Title: Differentiate between mental health and mental illness.
Course: Family Relations (19259-18) > Section: Nurturing Safety and Well-being

Differentiation should include description of

- optimal mental health
- the general term mental illness.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is the difference between asking, “What happened to you?” and “What is wrong with you?”
- What is included in the topic of mental health?
- What stigmas are associated with mental health?

Communication

- How can you communicate the need of a healthy mental well-being to others?
- How can you respectably communicate why the stigmas associated with mental health should be present?
- How can you lead a family discussion on mental health and wellness?

Leadership

- What resources are available for an unhealthy mental well-being?
- How can the stigmas that are associated with mental illness be broken down?
- How can stress affect mental health?

Management

- What ethical issues arise in the area of mental health?
- Why is confidentiality important in regard to mental health?
- What are some causes of mental illness?

Teacher Resources:

- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
- The Trauma Informed Care Project, Orchard Place/Child Guidance Center
- Toxic Stress, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
- Trauma Center, Justice Resource Institute
- "What is Trauma-Informed?" ChildSavers