Suggestions for Use

Use "Safe and Drug Free Schools Funds" to purchase Day for Night© as a supplemental material to help you meet the goals of your drug prevention program. Under the July 22, 1999 update to the Principles of Effectiveness, an agency or school district may purchase supplemental materials such as videos using SDFS funds. To do so, the agency or school district is asked to consider the following questions:

• Does Day for Night© meet an established need and goal of your drug prevention program?
• Does Day for Night support other prevention activities?
• Is the information in Day for Night© accurate and up-to-date? (YES)
• Is Day for Night© based on acknowledged research and evaluation efforts in the fields of drug education and violence prevention?(YES)

Use Day for Night© in High Schools as part of:

Coordinated School Health Programming
Comprehensive Health Education
Substance Abuse Prevention Programming

Family Life Education
Life Skills Education
Special Education
Peer Education Programs

Use Day for Night© in an Integrated Curriculum at the High School level:

Language Arts: poetry, fiction and nonfiction about teenage depression and related mood disorders, essays, other forms of creative writing, research papers and journal writing about mental illness; interview, reporting and presentation skills; analytical skills applied to movie reviews and/or book reports featuring stories that address teenage depression.

Health Classes: connections between mental illness and efforts to prevent substance abuse, violence, pregnancy and HIV/AIDS; mental illness and the brain; depression and interpersonal relationships; impacts of mental illness on families; access to health care and mental health resources; mental health as aspect of public health.

Science: biology; human biology; the nervous system; brain function; pharmacology; genetics; public health.

Social Sciences: stigma; prejudice and discrimination regarding mental illness; historical responses to mental illness; legal issues and mental illness; media messages about mental illness; cultural messages about mental illness; biographies of major public figures who suffered from depression or bipolar disorder.

UseDay for Night© in:

Alternative Schools
School Health Services
School Counseling, Psychological and Social Services
Juvenile Correctional Facilities
Drug Treatment Programs
Counseling Centers
Foster Care Programs
Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth
Social Services
Youth Services

Clinical Settings
Health Resource Centers
Patients’ Resource Rooms

Parenting classes
Youth programs
After-school programs
Youth groups organized by religious institutions

Residential Treatment Centers
Boarding Schools

Teacher preparation programs

Libraries

Local broadcasting

Day for Night© is NOT about Suicide Prevention or Violence Prevention. This film is not intended for use in Suicide Prevention Programming or Violence Prevention Education.

Use of Information

The information on this site is intended to help users learn about teenage depression and related mood disorders. It is provided for informational and referral purposes only. The web site should NOT be used as a substitute for medical advice, counseling, or other health-related services or as a replacement for the services of a trained medical or mental health professional. For medical or mental health advice, services, and treatment, consult your primary care physician or a qualified mental health care professional.