Pierre said this approach is proactive, practical and evidence-based, reaching students at a time when mental-health issues often emerge, and she hopes the new steps help prevent tragedies like the one her family experienced.
“Mike seemed just like any other student — the day before he died, he took a university campus tour, he worked a few hours at his part-time job and he got together with friends,” she said, wiping tears away. “The night before, he went to a school dance. Anyone seeing him would have observed a normal, healthy teenager, but we know now that was not the case. In the months and years that followed, I was shocked at just how many people: colleagues, family members, friends, neighbours, lawyers, teachers contacted me and came forward to share their own personal experience with mental-health struggles and how they suffered in silence. I decided we needed to do something about that.
Ontario’s health and physical education curriculum, updated in 2019, already includes learning on mental-health literacy in every grade, but Monday’s announcement adds curriculum expectations for the Grade 10 career studies course, helping students to recognize signs of being overwhelmed or struggling, as well as where to find help.
As well, teachers of the Grade 7 and 8 health and physical education curriculum will get new lesson plans including student activities, videos, interactive programming and information designed to help students learn how to manage stress and recognize signs and symptoms of a mental-health concern.Share this article in your social network
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