Stand Up/Sit Down

Instructions

1. We will read certain facts to the class based off of our powerpoint.
2. Students will stand up if the fact is correct, and sit down if the fact is
incorrect.
3. Students will discuss why the incorrect fact was wrong with their
surrounding peers.
4. Once all the groups have discussed, the entire class will discuss why
each incorrect fact was wrong.
There is only one treatment for inmates
with mental illness and it is individual
therapy.
Correct Answer

There are 3 main treatments for inmates with

mental illness and they are medication, group
therapy, and individual therapy.
Individual therapy is a popular treatment for
depression.
Bipolar 1 is also known as “manic
depression.”
25% of inmates with a mental illness suffer
from some level of schizophrenia.
Correct Answer

5% of inmates with a mental illness suffer from

some level of schizophrenia.
The NAMI is the National Alliance against
Mental Illness.
17% of people with serious mental illness
will come into contact with the justice
system at some point in their lives.
Correct Answer

40% of people with serious mental illness will

come into contact with the justice system at
some point in their lives.