Mental Health Awareness 1: Community Context

Community is a fluid concept in the 21st century. Religion, extended family and static communities are no longer commonplace, entities which once provided social support. Shorter employment contracts, where there is work at all, are a recognised stressor. Small wonder mental illness is commonplace, yet shrinking funds mean less available services. Mental health awareness is vital if communities are to thrive, yet readily available and affordable training is rare. This series aims to cover this gap. Each book contains a great deal of information but assuming no prior knowledge and jargon-free. Each book can be read in a weekend. Volume 1 covers the community context, a brief history of mental illness, mental health law, and the vexed subject of stigmatization. Volume 2 explains how diagnoses are made and the work of mental health professionals, together with case histories and an informal 'for interest only' diagnostic exercise.

Author: Marianne Richards

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Apr 20, 2017

Number of Pages: 118 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1545467692

ISBN-13: 9781545467695