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Be There for Others Unit Plan

In this 6-lesson unit, students will learn to recognize signs of mental health struggle and how to be there for others.

Student learning related to the Living Skills expectations takes place in the context of learning related to the Active Living, Movement Competence, and Healthy Living strands, and should be assessed and evaluated within these contexts.
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Be There for Yourself

Students will learn to recognize their limits and how to take care of their own mental health.

resources; connect; barriers; support
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Golden Rule #1: Say What You See

Students will learn the difference between a mental health struggle and crisis, how to start a conversation with someone who is struggling with their mental health, and what to do if someone is in crisis.

support; warning signs; symptoms; coping; cope; responding; help seeking; Tik Tok; social media; breaking news; golden rule 1; say what you see
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Golden Rule #2: Show You Care

Students will learn how to build trust and find practical ways to help someone through their day to day life.

support; warning signs; symptoms; coping; cope; responding; help seeking; Tik Tok; social media; breaking news; golden rule 1; say what you see
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Golden Rule #3: Hear Them Out

Students will learn what it means to be a good listener and how to balance the conversation.

listen; active listening; conversation
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Golden Rule #4: Know Your Role

Students will learn what their role is - and is not - when supporting someone and how to set boundaries to protect their relationships and their own mental health.

boundaries; role; self-harm
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Golden Rule #5: Connect to Help

In this lesson, your students will learn to access professional and community resources and what to expect from them.

resources; connect; barriers; support
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Jack Talk On Demand: Mental Health Essentials

As part of the Jack Talks program, this On Demand Talk uses peer-to-peer learning to teach young people across Canada that we all have mental health and we all need to care for it. Jack Talks aim to reduce barriers to help-seeking through the goals of all Jack.org programs: increasing mental health awareness, knowledge, and literacy; reducing negative attitudes like shame, stigma, and silence; and advocating for more appropriate and accessible services. 

support; warning signs; symptoms; coping; cope; responding; help seeking
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Jack Talk On Demand: Mental Health Essentials Post-Talk Discussion and Activities

As a follow-up to Jack Talk On Demand: Mental Health Essentials, students have the opportunity to revisit some of the key ideas shared by the speakers. Students can consolidate their learning through discussion, reflection, and application of knowledge.

support; warning signs; symptoms; coping; cope; responding; help seeking
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Many Ways to Wellness: Learning from Indigenous Perspectives on Mental Health

This lesson explores Indigenous perspectives on wellness, highlighting diverse supports—nature, laughter, relationships, creativity, animals, and personal reflection.

Indigenous
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Together in Change: Building Belonging After Disruption

This video-based lesson helps students explore empathy, inclusion, and community connection to support youth well-being after emergencies and disruptive events. Students learn to recognize the emotional impact of crises, understand ways to foster safe and inclusive spaces, practice supportive communication, and develop skills to help peers and communities recover while maintaining their own well-being.

belonging, community, disruption, inclusion, connection, support, empathy
Jack Intersections
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Together in Change: Digital Well Being in Emergencies

This video-based lesson helps students explore how digital platforms can both support connection and increase stress, especially during emergencies. Students learn to notice the emotional impact of online content, identify signs of stress from digital use, set healthy boundaries with social media and news, and develop strategies to protect their well-being while staying connected to peers and trusted supports.

digital, social media, media, boundaries, strategies
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Together in Change: Facing the Cost of Living

This video-based lesson helps students explore how rising living costs and financial uncertainty can affect emotions, relationships, and sense of future. Students learn to recognize stress and worry related to financial pressures, understand common emotional and social reactions, and develop strategies to cope, reduce stigma around financial challenges, and connect with trusted supports.

cost of living, finance, stress, financial, pressure, strategies, support
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Together in Change: Navigating Stressful News and Events

This video-based lesson helps students explore how news and world events can affect emotions, relationships, and daily routines. Students learn to recognize signs of stress, set boundaries with news and social media, navigate difficult conversations respectfully, connect with trusted supports, and use practical strategies to cope with overwhelm.

stress, news, crisis, crises, politics, political, boundaries, social media, media
Jack Intersections
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Together in Change: Strengthening Indigenous Mental Health

In this video-based lesson, speakers discuss how climate emergencies, such as wildfires, can affect Indigenous mental health and community connection. They explore the emotional impact of displacement, why Indigenous communities are often disproportionately affected, and practical ways young people can support themselves and others.

Indigenous, wellness, disruption, climate change, climate, colonialism, oppression, intergenerational, trauma
Jack Intersections
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Together In Change: Youth Grief, Loss, and Eco-Anxiety

This video-based lesson helps students explore how grief, loss, and eco-anxiety can affect emotions, relationships, and daily routines, especially in the context of emergencies and climate change. Students learn to recognize common emotional responses, validate their own and others’ feelings, and develop strategies to cope, maintain optimism, and foster collective care in classrooms and youth programs.

eco anxiety, climate change, climate, environment
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Digital Well-Being: Digital Snapshot & Intention Check

Students will reflect on their digital interactions and their effects, whether through social media, games, apps, or other online platforms.

digital social media self-awareness phone online
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Digital Well-Being: Digital Spaces That Lift You Up

In this activity, students reflect on how different online spaces, people, and content affect their mood and mindset, recognizing which support their well-being and which tend to drain or distract them. They then decide what to keep, limit, or let go of.

digital social media self-awareness phone online
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Digital Well-Being: Pause, Notice, Replace

In this activity, students examine when their screen use feels automatic or unhelpful, then create small, realistic strategies to pause or replace those habits in support of their well-being.

digital social media self-awareness phone online
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Minds On: Active Listening

This activity focuses on the importance of active listening, especially when someone shares a mental health struggle.

active listening; communication; advice; care; support
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Minds On: Checking In

In this activity, students explore what stops people from asking for help with their mental health and introduces the importance of offering support and connecting to help.

support; warning signs; symptoms; coping; cope; responding; help seeking; Tik Tok; social media; breaking news
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Minds On: Pyramid of Self-Care

In this activity, students discuss the concept of self-care and explore coping strategies they can implement in their lives.

self care; well being;
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Classroom Discussion Guide

Talking about mental health can sometimes be difficult for young people — especially those who are struggling or have experienced a difficult situation. In accordance with multiple academic and school boards’ best practices, we have taken measures to ensure that our messages are well evaluated, safe, and as non-triggering as possible.

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Mental Health 101

Teaching mental health is no small feat. Brush up on your mental health fundamentals with our Mental Health 101 Guide, designed to make sure you have the information you need to answer student questions with confidence.

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Safer Language

The words we choose are important. Build a healthier conversation with our notes on choosing language that supports the mental health of your students.

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Trauma Informed Teaching Guide

Trauma is “both the experience of, and a response to, an overwhelmingly negative event or series of events, such as interpersonal violence, personal loss, war or natural disaster. In the context of violence, trauma can be acute (resulting from a single event) or complex (resulting from repeated experiences of interpersonal and/or systemic violence)”.

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Together in Change: Building Belonging After Disruption

This video lesson helps students build empathy, inclusion, and supportive communication skills to strengthen community well-being after emergencies.

belonging, inclusion, empathy, community, disruption, emergency, recovery, supportive communication, Together in Change, Jack Intersections

Maryam & Aswani - Connect To Help | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health?

Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Maryam, Aswani, Connect to Help, Golden Rule 5, Be There, friendship, listening, recovery, respecting choices

Self-Care Pyramid

What's your self-care pyramid? Quelle est ta pyramide d'autosoins?

self-care, self-care pyramid, basic needs, well-being, everyday actions, Be There for Yourself, short

Lee - Be There for Youself | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Lee, Be There for Yourself, self-care, taking breaks, checking in with yourself, help seeking, boundaries

Max - Connect To Help | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Max, Connect to Help, Golden Rule 5, Be There, barriers to care, following up, accessing resources

Erica & Liv - Know Your Role | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Erica, Liv, Know Your Role, Golden Rule 4, Be There, siblings, boundaries, accountability

Bri & Neta - Know Your Role | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org. SHARE YOUR "BE THERE" LOVE! Head to BeThere.org/Photo to create your own Be There pic. Head over to our Instagram Stories to join our interactive Be There campaign. Created by Jack.org.

Bri, Neta, Netta, Know Your Role, Golden Rule 4, Be There, sitting with a friend, listening, presence

Estyr & Kirbie - Know Your Role | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Estyr, Kirbie, Know Your Role, Golden Rule 4, Be There, boundaries, limits, friendship

Shayan - Know Your Role | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Shayan, Know Your Role, Golden Rule 4, Be There, boundaries, bias, connecting to resources

Be There : Listening Legend #LevelUp

In recognition of Canadian Mental Health Week, Jack.org has launched a national campaign promoting their youth mental health resource Be There, which aims to give young people the tools they need to support friends experiencing mental health issues. The new campaign includes a series of online videos that show young people unlocking video game–style achievements for practicing skills like checking in on a friend, being an attentive listener, and not trying to fix a friend’s problem by giving unhelpful advice. Visit https://bethere.org/Level-Up for more.

Listening Legend, Level Up, Be There campaign, active listening, checking in, achievements, short

Mel & Matt - Hear Them Out | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Mel, Matt, Hear Them Out, Golden Rule 3, Be There, listening without judgment, validating feelings

Jessie & Manvir - Hear Them Out | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Jessie, Manvir, Hear Them Out, Golden Rule 3, Be There, active listening, open-ended questions, checking in

Ashley - Hear Them Out | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Ashley, Hear Them Out, Golden Rule 3, Be There, open-ended questions, silence, listening

Nightingale & Henry - Say What You See | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Nightingale, Henry, Say What You See, Golden Rule 1, Be There, trust, stigma, opening up, listening

Be There : Text Training #LevelUp

In recognition of Canadian Mental Health Week, Jack.org has launched a national campaign promoting their youth mental health resource Be There, which aims to give young people the tools they need to support friends experiencing mental health issues. The new campaign includes a series of online videos that show young people unlocking video game–style achievements for practicing skills like checking in on a friend, being an attentive listener, and not trying to fix a friend’s problem by giving unhelpful advice. Visit https://bethere.org/Level-Up for more.

Text Training, Level Up, Be There campaign, texting, checking in, achievements, short

Wali & Fariha- Show You Care | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Wali, Fariha, Show You Care, Golden Rule 2, Be There, mother and son, culture, cultural barriers, connection

Shawn & Shaiya - Show You Care | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Shawn, Shaiya, Show You Care, Golden Rule 2, Be There, honest feedback, encouragement, making time

Charlotte - Say What You See | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Charlotte, Say What You See, Golden Rule 1, Be There, starting a conversation, feeling seen, support

Be There : Check-in Champ #LevelUp

In recognition of Canadian Mental Health Week, Jack.org has launched a national campaign promoting their youth mental health resource Be There, which aims to give young people the tools they need to support friends experiencing mental health issues. The new campaign includes a series of online videos that show young people unlocking video game–style achievements for practicing skills like checking in on a friend, being an attentive listener, and not trying to fix a friend’s problem by giving unhelpful advice. Visit https://bethere.org/Level-Up for more.

Check-in Champ, Level Up, Be There campaign, checking in, achievements, short

Sadia & Luana - Say What You See | BeThere.org

Sadia & Luana - Say What You See | BeThere.org

Sadia, Luana, Say What You See, Golden Rule 1, Be There, mother and daughter, changes in behaviour, honest conversations

Mohammad - Show You Care | BeThere.org

Know someone struggling with their mental health? Be There is a game-changing mental health resource that teaches anyone how to support people when they're struggling with their mental health. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, get started at BeThere.org.

Mohammad, Show You Care, Golden Rule 2, Be There, taking action, offering support, asking what someone needs

Together In Change: Youth Grief, Loss, and Eco-Anxiety

As a part of Jack Intersections: Mental Health in a Changing World, this Together in Change video features a subject matter expert and a young person discussing eco-anxiety, grief, and loss in the context of environmental change. They explore how concerns about the climate and the future can affect our mental health and emotions. The conversation also shares ways to process these feelings and support ourselves and each other through them.

grief, loss, eco-anxiety, climate anxiety, environment, hope, coping skills, Together in Change, Jack Intersections

Together in Change: Digital Well Being in Emergencies

As a part of Jack Intersections: Mental Health in a Changing World, this Together in Change video features a subject matter expert and a young person discussing digital well-being during emergencies. They explore how news, social media, and constant updates can impact mental health during stressful times. The conversation also shares practical ways to stay informed while protecting your well-being and supporting others online.

digital well-being, social media, screen time, online, boundaries, stress management, staying connected, Together in Change, Jack Intersections

Together in Change: Strengthening Indigenous Mental Health

This video lesson explores the mental health impacts of climate emergencies on Indigenous communities and ways young people can build resilience and support.

Indigenous, Indigenous youth, climate emergency, climate change, resilience, community support, Together in Change, Jack Intersections

Together in Change: Facing the Cost of Living

This video lesson helps students understand the mental health impacts of financial stress, build coping skills, and connect with trusted supports.

cost of living, financial stress, money, affordability, coping skills, trusted supports, Together in Change, Jack Intersections

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This is not a site for personal disclosure of mental health distress, suicidal thoughts or behaviours. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call a helpline, 9-1-1 or emergency services, or go to your nearest emergency department.

If someone’s thoughts or behaviours threaten the safety of themselves or others, then this is what’s called a mental health crisis. Call a helpline, 9-1-1 or emergency services. If someone has recently hurt themselves, but is no longer in danger, follow Be There’s Golden Rules and connect them to resources in their area.

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