Premise: What is mental health like in IB/MYP students?

What can Turner Fenton do

to help?

1. Introduction:

● Briefly introduce the topic of mental health and why it is important to address and talk

about.

● Set the stage for the rest of the documentary by introducing why mental health is

important to be addressed in schools. Questions #3, 11, 12, 13, 18

2. The state of mental health in schools:

● Discuss the prevalence of mental health issues among students and the impacts that these

issues can have on their academic and personal lives. Questions #2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14,

15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

3. The role of schools in addressing mental health:
● The role that schools can play in addressing and supporting student’s mental health

● Explore strategies or techniques that schools can use. Questions #6, 8, 9, 10, 21, 22

4. The stigma surrounding mental health/prevention of speaking up:

● Explore the stigma and discrimination that people with mental health conditions often

face.

● Discuss the negative consequences of this stigma and how it prevents people from

seeking help and support. Questions #17, 19, 20

4. The importance of seeking help:

● Discuss the various ways in which people can seek help for their mental health, such as

therapy, medication, and self-care.

● Reference practices that have had a good output

● Emphasize the importance of seeking help and not trying to tough it out on one's own.

Questions #21, 22
5. Personal stories:
● Interview individuals who have experienced mental health challenges and share their

stories.

● Allow these individuals to speak candidly about their experiences, including their

struggles and their triumphs.

6. Experiment

● Test methods of “self-improvement” recommended by interviewees

7. Conclusion:

● Recap the main points of the documentary and the importance of addressing and talking

about mental health.

● Encourage viewers to seek help if they are struggling with their mental health, and

remind them that they are not alone.

● Recap quote