Fourth Edition, September 2011

Signs your student may be experiencing a mental health 
problem, continued
Communication/Social Skills signs
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Spends most of their time alone
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Goes on and on about a subject and takes over a conversation
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Acts ‘silly’ in a group to get attention but doesn’t fi t in
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Plays too roughly in the playground and hurts other children
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Poor motor skills (e.g. can’t catch or throw a ball)
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Other children may feel their schoolmate is being bossy or too rough
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Damages toys, etc. without meaning to
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Speaks without thinking
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Barges into games

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Making a Diff erence: An Educators’ Guide to Child and Youth Mental Health Problems
www.cymhin.ca
A 8
Mental Health in the Classroom
Where to fi nd further information about child and youth 
mental health problems
Centre of Knowledge on Healthy Child Development
www.knowledge.off ordcentre.com
Developed by the Off ord Centre for Child Studies, the site has evidence-based information 
about child and youth mental health problems.
Caring for Kids
www.caringforkids.cps.ca
Developed by the Canadian Paediatric Society, this site has health information for parents, 
about a number of child and teen health issues
Canadian Mental Health Association
www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=2-29&lang=1
Some information about children’s mental health problems.
Teen Mental Health
www.teenmentalhealth.org
Teen Mental Health has been developed by Dr. Stan Kutcher, at Dalhousie University, Hali-
fax. The site contains information about teen mental health problems, and is directed to-
wards youth, their parents, and others interested in young people.
When Something’s Wrong Handbook: Ideas for Teachers
www.cprf.ca/publication/handbook_pdf.html
Developed by the Canadian Psychiatric Foundation, this guide helps teachers recognize 
and deal with mental health problems in the classroom.
Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health
www.onthepoint.ca/index_e.htm
The Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO, along with 
other leaders, is working towards an integrated system that truly meets the mental health 
care needs of children, youth, and their parents and caregivers.

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B 1
Anxiety Problems
Making a Diff erence: An Educators’ Guide to Child and Youth Mental Health Problems
www.cymhin.ca