Stigma‑Free Student Toolkit

Stigma‑Free Mental Health released a free Student Mental Health Toolkit for educators to continue classroom conversations about mental health. (studentmentalhealthtoolkit.com) The online toolkit includes downloadable lesson plans, activities, videos, quizzes, comics and handouts for Grades 4–7 and 8–12. (stigmafreementalhealth.com) Those lesson plans are described as cross‑curricular and are aligned to British Columbia and Manitoba curricula; schools can download resources or request full-access registration. (stigmafreementalhealth.com) Stigma‑Free says the toolkit is available at no cost or by donation and that more than 28,000 people have used the resources to deliver mental‑health education. (stigmafreementalhealth.com) The organization framed the release against an “ongoing mental health crisis among youth” and cited pandemic impacts on children and teens in its outreach to educators. (stigmafreementalhealth.com) The Government of British Columbia previously awarded Stigma‑Free a $45,000 grant to expand school programs and a related toolkit in 2021. (news.gov.bc.ca) Stigma‑Free Mental Health Society is a Canadian charity registered in 2010 that operates the toolkit site and complementary programs for schools. (studentmentalhealthtoolkit.com) Alongside the toolkit, the group offers Virtual Stigma‑Free presentations, Stigma‑Free clubs, and professional development sessions for staff to integrate resources into classrooms. (stigmafreementalhealth.com) “I have been using the Stigma‑Free Mental Health Toolkit for the past year and it has been a huge asset,” a Winnipeg School Division educator said on the site. (stigmafreementalhealth.com)