A anti-stigma mental health program for adolescents

School of Talk (SOT) is a 45-minute workshop that includes both face-to-face contact with a presenter with lived experience and psychoeducation. The SOT workshop teaches 5 practical anti-stigma strategies, including the use of proper dialogue and proper language around mental illness, inclusion techniques, stop and thought challenge for self-stigma, and the bystander effect.

 

The workshop consists of three key components:

(a) providing psychoeducation,

(b) decreasing stigma through exposure through a presenter with lived experience,

(c) teaching practical anti-stigma strategies to help cultivate a more accepting classroom environment.

 

These three elements make this a unique and effective workshop for students.