MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT OUTLINE
This is a project where you
are required to research a specific mental health disorder, gather reliable
health information and resources, and present your findings to the rest of the
class. Using your gathered data, you
will need to come prepared to each class, ready to work on this project.
You will be completing
questions based on ONE of the following roles: PATIENT, MEDICAL EXPERT, and
FAMILY/LOVED ONES. These questions will
be the basis for the poster you are going to create. You are also expected to create 2 Inquiry
Questions for each section. The answers
from your questions and research should be organized into categories for your
poster, to make it easier to read. Your
answer need to be in YOUR OWN WORDS, and you need to have CITATIONS TO SHOW WHERE
YOU GOT YOUR INFORMATION FROM.
POSTER PROJECT CRITERIA
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CONTENT/ACCURACY
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DESIGN
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EFFECTIVENESS
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The poster includes at
minimum, the following types of information:
- Title
-Clearly identified mental
health disorder topic
- Common symptoms
- Possible causes
- Treatments
- Relevant statistics (U.S.
or Canada only please)
- Available local services
and resources
- Citation of all of the
sources where you found the information
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The poster has graphic
elements such as:
- Cohesive look (all of the
parts of the poster work together to create a poster that looks as if it was
made by a professional team)
- Logical and easy to
follow graphics and organized poster content
- Creative use of visual
elements (e.g., images, colours, shapes, sizing of letters, etc.)
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The poster has the
following qualities that attract people's attention, and make it easy to
understand the content:
- It is easy to read and
identify different sections
- The information is
presented in clear writing and enhanced by design elements
- Content and design of the
poster are informative and respectful of the topic
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ROLES:
Patient
As the patient, you are
responsible for researching the symptoms associated with the mental
illness. How might you think, feel, and
act?
Medical Expert
As the Medical Expert, you
are responsible for researching current treatments for the mental illness and
informing others about different mental health professionals.
Family Member/Loved Ones
As a family member of a
person diagnosed with a mental illness, you are responsible for researching
resources in the community to help with the mental illness. Additionally, you are to research anything
that relates to the community and stigma.
THE BIG QUESTION YOU NEED TO ANSWER
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE CHOSEN, HOW COULD
FORMS OF HARRASSMENT LEAD TO MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS?
QUESTIONS FOR PATIENT:
1. What are some common
symptoms that patients experience when affected by the specific mental health
disorder your team has been assigned?
2. What are some known or
possible causes of this disorder?
3. How many people in Canada are
diagnosed with the disorder? What are some other relevant statistics that might
be helpful for patients?
4. What are some reasons
someone might not seek help for this mental disorder?
5. What other information do
you think will help people better understand this mental health condition and
seek appropriate help?
6. Write your two inquiry
questions here:
QUESTIONS FOR FAMILY/LOVED ONES:
1. What are some signs of the
mental health disorder that you can identify?
2. Are there any negative
stereotypes about people affected by this mental illness? Please describe.
3. List at least three local
mental health resources/services available for helping and supporting people
affected with this mental disorder as well as their family members?
4. List at least three online
resources with reliable information about this mental condition and explain why
you consider them credible.
5. What other information do
you think will help people better understand this mental health condition and
seek appropriate help?
6. Write your two inquiry
questions here:
QUESTIONS FOR MEDICAL EXPERTS:
1. What are some risk factors
in mental illness? And how is the specific mental health disorder you
researched diagnosed?
2. What are general methods
used to treat this mental disorder?
3. Why is it important to
identify and treat mental health disorders?
4. What are some medical
science careers available in helping and researching mental health issues?
(Hint: visit and explore LifeWorks web site at
http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/alpha.htm)
5. What other information do
you think will help people better understand this mental health condition and
seek appropriate help?
6. Write your two inquiry
questions here:
RESOURCES
- CAMH (Centre for Addiction
and Mental Health) at http://www.camh.ca/en/hospital/Pages/home.aspx
- Mental Health and Behavior
on the MedlinePlus® by the National Library of Medicine at
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html
- National Institute of
Mental Health, Mental Health Topics at
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml
- National Alliance on Mental
Illness at http://www.nami.org/Hometemplate.cfm
- Mental Health Services
Locator at http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/
- TeensHealth™ from Nemours
Foundation at http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/
- Healthy Minds Canada at
http://healthymindscanada.ca/resources/
- Canadian Mental Health
Association at http://www.cmha.ca/mental-health/
- Mental Health First Aid
Canada at http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.ca/EN/RESOURCES/Pages/default.aspx
LIST OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS
- Clinical Depression
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Post-Partum Depression
- Manic Depression (Bipolar)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
(SAD)
- Phobia
- Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder
- Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD)
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Eating Disorder
- Multiple Personality
Disorder (Dissociative Identity Disorder)
- Schizophrenia
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
