Mental Health 5 of 10 Teaching Steps 1. Discuss depression Discuss depression and its occurrence in adolescence. Every adolescent experiences emotional highs and lows. Some adolescents experience depression.
Depression is very common.
It is important to receive treatment for depression. Tell groups to use the information they found as a reference to write a poem about depression. Encourage students to illustrate the poems by using drawings, color or designs. Provide butcher paper or poster board and art supplies for the poems. Ask groups to share their poems by posting them around the room with masking tape or pins.