Table 4 Mental health-related items in the curricula
Target | Subcategory | Items of curricula | Japan | Indonesia | Philippines | Guam | FSM | Marshall Islands | Palau | Fiji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary school | Knowledge of mental health | Basic understanding of mental health or mental illness | Health | Health | Health | |||||
More specific knowledge of mental illness | ||||||||||
Understanding mental developmental stage | Religion (Ch) | Health | Health | |||||||
Science | Home economics | |||||||||
Communication skill | Mutual understanding with peers | Integrated studies | Religion (Is, Ch, Ca, Hi) | Health | Health | Language | Health | Morals | ||
Social studies | ||||||||||
Morals | Language | Social studies | PE | Health | ||||||
Communication with family members | Morals | Religion (Is, Hi, Ko) | Health | Health | Health | Morals | ||||
Language | Social studies | Health | ||||||||
Social studies | ||||||||||
Seeking help and finding support | Health | Health | Health | Health | Morals | |||||
Social studies | Health | |||||||||
Coping method | Self-awareness | Integrated studies | Religion (Is, Ch, Ca) | Health | Health | |||||
Management of emotions | Integrated studies | Religion (Is) | Health | Health | Health | |||||
Stress management and coping | Integrated studies | Health | ||||||||
Health | ||||||||||
Managing conflict | Integrated studies | Religion (Is, Ch) | Health | Social studies | Social studies | Social studies | Health | Health | ||
Positive mental health | Integrated studies | Health | Health | Health | ||||||
Other | Stigma toward mental illness | |||||||||
Middle school | Knowledge of mental health | Basic understanding of mental health or mental illness | Health | Health | Health | Health | ||||
More specific knowledge of mental illness | Health | |||||||||
Understanding developmental stage | Integrated studies | Health | Health | |||||||
Communication skill | Mutual understanding with peers | Integrated studies | Religion (Is, Ch, Hi) | Health | Language | Health | Health | |||
Morals | Language | |||||||||
Communication with family members | Morals | Social studies | Health | Health | Health | Health | ||||
Seeking help and finding support | Health | Health | ||||||||
Coping method | Self-awareness | Integrated studies | Social studies | Health | Health | Language | Health | Health | ||
Religion (Is, Ch, Hi, Bu) | ||||||||||
Management of emotions | Morals | Health | Health | |||||||
Stress management and coping | Health | Health | Health | |||||||
Managing conflict | Social studies | Health | Health | |||||||
Social studies | ||||||||||
Positive mental health | ||||||||||
Other | Stigma toward mental illness | |||||||||
Other (violence, bullying) | Health and PE | Morals | Health | |||||||
Other (child protection) | Morals | |||||||||
High school | Knowledge of mental health | Basic understanding of mental health or mental illness | Morals | Health | ||||||
More specific knowledge of mental illness | ||||||||||
Understanding developmental stage | Religion (Ch) | Morals | Home economics | |||||||
Communication skill | Mutual understanding with peers | Integrated studies | Religion (Ch) | Morals | Health | |||||
Communication with family members | Religion (Ch, Is) | Morals | Health | Health | ||||||
Seeking help and finding support | Health | |||||||||
Coping method | Self-awareness | Integrated studies | Religion (Is, Ch) | Morals | Health | |||||
Management of emotions | Religion (Ch) | Morals | Health | |||||||
Stress management and coping | Morals | Health | ||||||||
Managing conflict | Religion (Ch) | Health | Social Studies | Social studies | ||||||
Health | ||||||||||
Positive mental health | Morals | Health | ||||||||
Other | Stigma toward mental illness | |||||||||
Other (suicide prevention) | Religion (Ca) |