Classroom Resource

Suicide Prevention

Subject Area

Health Education

Grade(s)

Overview

This resource is a lesson plan where students will use cards to sort and understand a large quantity of information regarding suicidal teens, then apply what they learn to analyses of case studies.

The objectives of the lesson plan are to:

Learn key concepts of suicide prevention.
Understand the characteristics of students who are at higher risk to attempt suicide, warning signs of suicidal teens, and what to do if a friend is suicidal.
Practice needed skills by studying stories of suicidal teenagers.
Discern facts and myths of suicide.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

Content Standards

Health Education (2019) Grade(s): 10 - Health Education

HE19.HE.1.2
Describe the interrelationships of emotional, mental, physical, social, spiritual, and environmental health.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/educators/lessons/depression2/

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

Other

Resource Provider other

www.pbs.org

Accessibility

Text Resources: Content is organized under headings and subheadings

License

License Type

CUSTOM

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.pbs.org/about/terms-use/

Comments or Notes

Estimated Time of Completion: One or two 50-minute periods for activity, plus 30 minutes for viewing the video.

If you choose to show the video, you will need to purchase the video and have access to an interactive board, projector, or student access to devices to display the video.

This lesson plan can be modified by not showing the video and completing the other activities listed.

Approved Date

2019-06-18

Curated by

Design by Adaptive Theme

Learning Resource Type