Social Media and Mental Health
By Graphene - Digital Life Lessons
This Mental Health Awareness Month social media and mental health lesson helps grades 7–12 students explore screen time, mood, teen mental health, digital wellbeing, social media habits, and online mental health. This health class, advisory, life skills, and school counseling lesson gives teachers a structured way to discuss social media and mental health without scare tactics or forced personal disclosure. Students analyze research claims about social media and teen mental health, complete a private screen time and habit reflection, and take part in a structured debate about whether social media is a major cause of the youth mental health crisis or whether that framing oversimplifies a much wider issue. This resource helps students think critically about evidence, reflect privately on their own habits, and identify practical strategies for reducing pressure online. Check my blogpost that dives a bit deeper. This is a low-prep, structured discussion lesson designed to help students think clearly, not tell them what to think. It is evidence-based without pretending the evidence is simple, and it avoids scare tactics, shame, or forced personal disclosure. Useful for Mental Health Awareness Month, health class, life skills, advisory, school counseling, digital wellbeing, or any lesson on social media and mental health. This activity is part of the Wellbeing and Mental Health bundle — one of 6 activities covering social media and mental health, emotions and regulation, gaming and
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