Training Module on the Right to Mental Health
Training Module on the Right to Mental Health in the Academe
in the Academe
Module2
WhatisMentalIllness?
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Training Module on the Right to Mental Health
in the Academe
Activity1.FactorFiction?
• Mentalhealthproblemsdon'taffectme.
• Childrendon'texperiencementalhealth
problems.
• Peoplewithmentalillnessareall
potentiallyviolentanddangerous.
• Peoplewithmentalillnessaresomehow
responsiblefortheircondition.
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Training Module on the Right to Mental Health
in the Academe
Activity1.FactorFiction?
• Poormentalhealthisnotabigdealin
teenagers.Theyjusthaveadesireforattention
and moodswingscausedbyhormonal
fluctuations.
• Thereisnowaytopreventmentalhealth
problems.
• Peoplewithmentalillnesses nevergetwell.
• Onlypoorpeoplecandevelopmentalillnesses.
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