Week 4: Can depression be treated?

Step 1: View/Research the following websites.

• http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?link_id=1.7
• http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_teen_teenagers.htm 
• http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/depression.html
• http://www.kidshelp.com.au/
• http://www.rch.org.au/cah/
• http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/177_07_071002/bur10371_fm.pdf

Step 2: What did you discover from the above sites? In pairs, design a poster illustrating 'How depression can be treated? Who can help?' You may also wish to incorporate the signs and symptoms of depression from the previous week. Take a photo of your poster and post it to your blog.

Step 3: Form groups and choose one of the following topics to construct a role-play or create a movie (using MovieMaker) to show your understandings about the relationship between these topics and depression.  

• Bullying
• Negative Body Image
• Drugs
• Teenage Pregnancy
• Academic stress 

Please note: step 3 does not have to be completed until the end of week 5 (see week 5 for more details).