Learning Outcomes

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold.
• Explain the basic facts about mental illness to community members.
• Advise community members on effective ways to reduce their risk of developing mental illness.
• Screen for mental illness in your community.
• Describe ways that you can help to reduce the risk of suicide.
• Draw on community support to challenge stigmatising attitudes, discrimination and abuse.
• Apply preventative strategies to decrease some of the negative consequences of mental illness.