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Module 11 of the Mental Health Literacy programme

Public Mental Health

How communities and countries can prevent mental ill-health and promote wellbeing, from social determinants and prevention to schools, workplaces, ASHA workers and national policy.

About 35 minutes, 4 lessons, 10 activities

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Public Mental Health and Policy x Jf

About this module

Most of this programme has focused on individuals: understanding, supporting and treating people who are struggling. Public mental health goes upstream. Rather than only rescuing people from the river, it asks why people keep falling in. This module introduces the social determinants of mental health, the three tiers of prevention, and how schools and workplaces can protect mental health. You will learn how India's National and District Mental Health Programmes, ASHA workers, digital health and NGOs are expanding access, and why the future lies in 'Mental Health in All Policies'.

What you will learn

  • Distinguish public mental health from clinical mental health
  • Explain the social determinants of mental health
  • Describe primary, secondary and tertiary prevention with examples
  • Explain how school and workplace programmes promote mental health
  • Describe India's NMHP, DMHP, ASHA workers, Tele-MANAS and the role of NGOs
  • Explain the 'Mental Health in All Policies' approach

Syllabus

  1. 1

    Going Upstream

    Public mental health, social determinants and prevention.

    • Environment and Public Mental HealthVideo, 2 min
    • What Is Public Mental Health?Reading, 3 min
    • The Three Tiers of PreventionReading, 2 min
  2. 2

    Schools and Workplaces

    Protecting mental health where people learn and work.

    • Schools and WorkplacesReading, 3 min
  3. 3

    India's Public Mental Health System

    National programmes, ASHA workers, digital health and NGOs.

    • National Programmes and ASHA WorkersReading, 3 min
    • Digital Public Health and the Role of NGOsReading, 2 min
    • Mental Health in All PoliciesReading, 2 min
    • Practice Quiz: Public Mental HealthPractice quiz, 5 min
  4. 4

    Module Wrap-up

    • Module SummaryReading, 1 min
    • Graded Quiz: Public Mental HealthGraded quiz, 12 min

Earn your certificate

Pass the graded quiz in each of the twelve modules and the final assessment to receive a verifiable Certificate in Mental Health Literacy.

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