Section: Module 2: Lesson 1: Influence of Risk Factors on Global Mental Health | Global Mental Health | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
    • Outline the potential risk and protective factors associated with mental health.
    • Illustrate the core social determinants of mental health at the individual and population levels.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 4 hours and 27 minutes.

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes)

      American Mental Wellness Association - 2016

    • Read the content under the headings "Introduction" and "Discussion." (10 minutes)

      Read the content under the heading "Results." (11 minutes)

      Molecular Psychiatry - 2020

    • Read the content under the heading "Findings" on pages 9-18. (40 minutes)

      Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Report - 2019

    • Read the article below (stop before the section entitled “Policy implications”).  (25 minutes)

      Cambridge University Press - 2021

    • Recommended Additional Readings
    • Read the content of Table 3: "Potential risk factors for mental illness by primary and secondary categories" on pages 236-237. (7 minutes)

      Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - 2017