Another aspect of influencing positive talk surrounding mental health with technology is creating a compassionate classroom environment. This resource is free as well and it geared towards informing teachers how to offer support and advocate for their student(s). This booklet offers insight surrounding common mental health issues and provides tools to help teachers identify those students who require assistance and additional resources. Another useful element of this booklet is right at the beginning is defines the differences between mental health problems and mental illness. The objective outlined is how to build a compassionate classroom where mental health can be discussed comfortably.
Under the chapter, What can Teachers do?, It outlines four specific factors that contribute to make an inclusive, compassionate environment.
Additionally, at the end of this chapter one thing I found interesting in this resource was that at the bottom of the section there are many commonly asked questions from teachers, parents, and students that provide some great insight.
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