Collection: Mental Health Awareness Month Movie Guide Collection (High School)

Mental Health Awareness Month Movie Guide Collection (High School)

This collection assembles five classroom-ready movie guides for thoughtful, age-appropriate conversations about mental health, identity, and help-seeking. Use them for substitute plans, advisory, or ELA and social studies lessons that build reflective writing and evidence-based discussion. Videos are not included; teachers should source films independently.

What is included

• Student movie guides with short-answer and reflection prompts
• Answer keys; many prompts encourage open-ended, evidence-based responses
• Digital or printable formats vary by title (see individual product pages)

Films included

• A Beautiful Mind (PG-13, 2001) — schizophrenia, stigma, support systems
• Good Will Hunting (R, 1997) — trauma, therapy, relationships, growth
• Pay It Forward (PG-13, 2000) — kindness, community impact, emotional burdens
• Dead Poets Society (PG, 1989) — pressure, purpose, belonging, voice
• The Breakfast Club (R, 1985) — identity, stereotypes, adolescent stressors

Classroom guidance

• Set norms for respectful dialogue and remind students how to access campus supports
• Use preview questions to focus attention and pause for claim and evidence checks
• Offer optional reflection alternatives for sensitive topics

Keywords: Mental Health Awareness Month lesson plans for high school, movie discussion questions about stigma and help seeking, SEL writing prompts, ELA social studies film study guides, trauma informed classroom activities, printable and digital worksheets.