Mental Health in Ontario Sexuality Education
This article engages in a content analysis of the Ontario Health and Physical Education Grades 1-8 and 9-12 curriculum documents to better understand if, when, and how mental health is discussed within Ontario provincial health education curriculum documents. Accordingly, this article provides an overview of both historically and currently how mental health as a construct has been addressed within Ontario health education curricula. Following, the article provides recommendations of how improved conversations regarding mental health through both consent-oriented and trauma-informed practices could take place in Ontario health education curriculum documents and classes.
Authors
- Shoshanah Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2103-3739)
- Jennifer Lasenby-Lessard
- Adam Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9169-4997)
- Igor Lima Rocha
- Malissa Bryan
- Samantha O’Leary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4327-7989)
- Bronte Shay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6120-908X)
- Justin Brass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6577-6465)
- Victoria Martins Mendonca
- Orion Neustifter
- Katrina Esteireiro
Institutions
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Yorkville University (CA)
- University of Guelph (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brock Education Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26522/brocked.v34i1.1139
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.66