Teen Mental Health

May 1, 2013 — Teen Mental Health is a website is sponsored by IWK Health, Sun Life Financial and Maritime Psychiatry at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The main site contains a helpful glossary of medical and scientific terminology. There is a specific tab for educators revealing many useful and informative sections. The headings include Art and the Teenage Brain, Mental Health and the High School Curriculum and School Mental Health.

In addition, there are links to private and public websites focusing on mental health, mental disorders, and medical information. One of the unique and most practical features of this website is the free Virtual Classroom in which Teen Mental Health has collaborated with Taking it Global (TIG). The virtual classroom provides mental health lesson plans devoid of advertisements that teachers can use with their students in a secure manner. 

This website is an insightful and comprehensive tool for education professionals working with teenagers with mental health issues and disorders.