Purpose
- Advocacy and Leadership
- Students influence school leaders on why it is important to have mental health education for their students
Objective
- Advocacy is the process of taking action to address concerns in your community. Leadership is the process of listening, reflecting, and representing your community. Advocacy and leadership often go hand-in-hand and can be used effectively to accomplish a goal.
Instructions
Materials
- Erika’s Lighthouse website
- Introduction to Erika’s Lighthouse Slide Show.
- Slideshow (i.e. PowerPoint, Google Slides)
- Posterboard & markers – optional
- Download full PDF for Monday.
Assembly
- Check out Introduction to Erika’s Lighthouse Slide Show.
- Work individually or with others to research Erika’s Lighthouse educational offerings.
Application
- Determine who in the school is a decision-maker when it comes to mental health education – This could include a health teacher, social worker, school counselor, and/or administrator such as a principal.
- Set up a meeting with this person.
- Complete the Worksheet prior to your meeting, to make sure you are prepared with all the necessary information.
- Prepare for the meeting by putting together a slideshow, poster and/or notes to share about why you believe it would be beneficial for your school to use Erika’s Lighthouse education program.
