Helping students develop their knowledge and skills related to mental health and substance use can be best accomplished by engaging students in thoughtful discussions, and encouraging students to think critically about their current beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours. This conversation can be best facilitated by caring adults who connect with students regularly (like teachers or counsellors). There are a number of resources, curriculum-linked lesson plans, and toolkits that you can use to have these conversations, while increasing your own knowledge with the subject material. Below are a few resources for school professionals to facilitate these discussions.
Note: For resources specific to social and emotional learning, click here.
Mental Health Resources and Curriculum
TeachBC
Online resource of teaching materials, lessons and research relevant to the K-12 BC curriculum. Teachers can search for mental health resources by subject, grade, language and more.
Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Educators (EASE)
EASE is a collection of evidence-informed anxiety prevention and resilience-building resources for use with students in grades K-7. EASE workshops and resources are available at no cost.
Everyday Mental Health Classroom Resource
This resource is designed to support elementary educators (K-8) in this role by offering a repository of high-quality everyday mental health practices that can be easily incorporated into classroom routines.
Healthy Schools BC
A list of programs and supports for positive mental health, substance use, healthy living and school connectedness.
Foundry Educational Resources and Workshops
Visit this Foundry page for school professionals, where you'll learn more about mental health resources and curriculum options for high school students.