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10th Grade Health - Building Mental Health: Explore: Identity

Online resources for students to explore in Ms. Lipschitz' 10th grade health class.

Explore: Identity

General Resources About Personal Identity

Identity and Cultural Dimensions
From the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Self at Home vs. At School (12 minutes)
From This Teenage Life
Too Muchness (10 min)
From This Teenage Life

Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI)

An AAPI Perspective: Cultural Roots of Mental Health
Database article from Gale
A Brief But Spectacular Take on Asian American Mental Health (3 minutes)
From PBS on YouTube
How Institutions Can Improve AAPI Students' Mental Health
Database article from Gale
Identity and Cultural Dimensions: Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
From the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Mental Health in the AAPI Community (37 minutes)
From Providence Healthcare

Gender & Sexuality

Identity and Cultural Dimensions: LGBTQ+
From the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
The Impact of Age and Gender on Mental Health
From McLean Hospital
Intersection of Sexual Identity and Mental Health (2 min)
From Homewood Health
Queerness and Community (13 min)
From This Teenage Life

Indigenous Peoples

Identity and Cultural Dimensions: Indigenous
From the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Native American Mental Health: What You Need To Know
From McLean Hospital
Native Americans Know How Place Affects Health
From Place Matters Oregon
Two Americas: Native American Lessons in Understanding Mental Health (3 min)
From Fox 13 News

Athlete

An Introduction for Athletes
From University of North Texas
How Do Men Battle With Body Image? (12 min)
From BBC Sport
Student Athletes are Struggling with Mental Health issues: What to Know
From ClickOnDetroit
Youth Sports and Mental Health
From Gale database

Related Resources

Related Resources (from Management and Society)

Racism and Mental Health
From Mental Health America (MHA)
Double Edged Sword: How Diverse Communities of Young People Think About the Multifaceted Relationship Between Social Media and Mental Health
From CommonSense Media

Black & African American

Black Men and Mental Health (3 minutes)
From The Chicago School
Black Teens Gain Mental Health Boost From 'Connectedness' at School
Database article from Gale
Causes Behind Black Women’s Mental Health Inequities (3 minutes)
From ABC News
Changing Views on Mental Health in the Black Community (14 minutes)
From TEDx
Identity and Cultural Dimensions: Black/African American
From National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Hispanic & Latinx

Culture Barrier Risks Hispanic Mental Health
From Gale database
Democrats Introduce Bill to Improve Mental Health of Young Hispanics.
From Gale database
Identity and Cultural Dimensions: Hispanic/Latinx
From the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Imperfecta: A Latina Mental Health Journey (10 minutes)
From TEDx
Mental Health + the Latinx Communities (30 min)
From Providence Healthcare

People with Disabilities

The Arc and United Health Foundation Launch $2.5M Partnership to Tackle Mental Health Crisis for People with Disabilities
From a Gale database
Hidden Disability 2 (16 min)
From This Teenage Life
How the Mental Health Crisis Impacts Americans With Disabilities
From the ARC
Identity and Cultural Dimensions: People with Disabilities
From the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
The Mental Health of People with Disabilities
From the Center for Disease Control (CDC)