The Ontario government has introduced a new mandatory mental health-focused curriculum for students developed by School Mental Health Ontario. Apart of this curriculum, grades 7/8 students are participating in a series of modules that support the existing Health and Physical Education curriculum. These modules will help students learn about: 

• Mental health and mental illness and how they are connected. 
• Strategies to manage stress and take care of our mental health. 
• Ways to make healthy decisions about substance use.  
• How to help reduce stigma related to mental illness.  
• When it might be more than a bad day and how to seek support for ourselves and our friends, should we need it.  

To learn more about this, School Mental Health Ontario has provided a brief video that provides an overview of the modules and content.