Mental Health Matters: Part One - The Mental Health Disconnect
Duration: 15 Hours
Start Date: 1/1/2020
Enrollment opens: 12/23/2019
Mental Health Matters: Part One - The Mental Health Disconnect
Synopsis
Course Overview
According to the World Health Organization, there are more
than 350 million people all over the world with a mental health illness. With
that surprising statistic, it is highly possible that we will all interact at
some point with someone living with mental health illness, or that we may face
these issues ourselves. With that possibility in mind, the very people you
would not expect to be experiencing mental illness, such as friends, family,
coworkers, and even your boss, will be the ones fighting it. Is it mental
illness? In this module, we will explore what is mental illness and what is
mental health, what are the common types of mental illness and we will strive
to understand the effects of mental health.
What you learn
- How to destigmatize mental illness
- How to identify mental illnesses
- Common types of mental illnesses