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1 Practical Training for Carers Facilitator Guide Mental Health Awareness

2 Contents Facilitator Guide Workshop - 5 hours BEFORE YOU BEGIN HOW TO USE THE FACILITATOR S GUIDE... 3 MATERIALS REQUIRED... 4 SYMBOLS USED IN THE FACILITATOR S GUIDE... 5 FACILITATOR GUIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS... 6 INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL HEALTH... 8 ATTITUDES TOWARD MENTAL ILLNESS SIGNS AND SYMPTONS OF COMMON MENTAL ILLNESS POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORT RECAP REFERENCES Version 1:04 Mental Health Awareness 2/38

3 HOW TO USE THE FACILITATOR S GUIDE Version 1:04 Mental Health Awareness 3/38

4 MATERIALS REQUIRED Version 1:04 Mental Health Awareness 4/38

5 SYMBOLS USED IN THE FACILITATOR S GUIDE Image here Version 1:04 Mental Health Awareness 5/38

6 MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS Version 1:04 Mental Health Awareness 6/38

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8 INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL HEALTH Version 1:04 Mental Health Awareness 8/38

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36 REFERENCES 1. International society for the psychological treatments of the schizophrenias and other psychoses. International society for the psychological treatments of the schizophrenias and other psychoses. [Online] [Cited: 1 February 2012.] 2. ABS. National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing: Summary of Results, Australian Bureau of Statistics. [Online] [Cited: 1 February 2012.] cument. 3. Beyond Blue. [Online] [Cited: 1 February 2012.] 4. WHO. Promoting mental health - summary report. France : World Health Organisation, Investing in Mental Health pdf. World Health Organisation. [Online] [Cited: 5 February 2012.] 6. Lynne Friedli, Michale Parsonage. Pdf. Community Health Exchange. [Online] [Cited: 6 February 2012.] %20Building%20an%20Economic%20Case.pdf. 7. Pathways, rehabilitation and support services ltd. [Online] [Cited: 1 February 2012.] lth&catid=7&itemid= Kitchener BA, Jorm AF, Kelly CM. Mental health first aid manual 2edn. Melbourne : Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, ABS Australian Social Trends Mental Health pdf. Australian Bureau of Statistics. [Online] [Cited: 7 February 2012.] 4/$File/41020_Mentalhealth.pdf. 10. Reachout Australia. [Online] [Cited: 6 February 2012.] [Online] ABS Year Book Australia. Canberra : Australian Bureau of Statistics, Vol. Number 91, ABS Catalogue No Version 1:04 Mental Health Awareness 36/38

37 13. Better Health Chanel. Better Health, Victorian Government. [Online] [Cited: 5 February 2012.] en. 14. Neimark, MD. The Fight or Flight Response. Mind/Body Education Center. [Online] [Cited: 5 July 2011.] What is Stress. Understanding and Dealing with Stress. [Online] [Cited: 7 February 2012.] Stress. Oracle Think Quest. [Online] [Cited: 6 July 2011.] WebMD Medical Reference. Medicine Net.com. [Online] February [Cited: 3 February 2012.] The Medical Journal of Australia. [Online] [Cited: 5 February 2012.] Fact File: Anxiety Disorders. ABC Health and Wellbeing. [Online] 7 June [Cited: 3 February 2012.] End anxiety for ever. [Online] [Cited: 6 February 2012.] Youth Beyond Blue. [Online] [Cited: 2 February 2012.] 22. Australian Government: Job Access/Disability. [Online] [Cited: 4 February 2012.] Medline Plus. National Institute of Health. [Online] [Cited: 8 February 2012.] PubMed Health. US National Library of Medicine. [Online] [Cited: 8 February 2012.] Mental illness: myth versus fact. Mental Health Foundaton of Australia (Victoria). [Online] [Cited: 7 February 2012.] Mental Health and Wellbeing: Profile of Adults, Australia, Australian Bureau of Statistics. [Online] [Cited: 5 February 2012.] [Online] Zarcadoolas, Pleasant, & Greer. [Online] Version 1:04 Mental Health Awareness 37/38

38 29. [Online] [Online] document&tabname=summary&prodno=4233.0&issue=2006&num=&view=) [Online] Quickgude. [Online] [Online] [Online] Zarcadoolas, Pleasant, & Greer, 2006 at [Online] USA Department of health and Human Services, [Online] document&tabname=summary&prodno=4233.0&issue=2006&num=&view= [Online] [Online] [Online] World health Organization, [Online] [Online] [Online] [Online] Weiss, BD (MD). 13. Health literacy and patitent safety: help patients understand, 2nd edn. s.l. : American Medical Association Foundation and American Medical Association, The Body Soul Connection. [Online] [Cited: 10 July 2011.] Dionne-Coster, S Sauve, L Shively, J. Family Literacy and Health. Canada : Centre for Family Literacy, Version 1:04 Mental Health Awareness 38/38

39 47. Library think quest. [Online] [Cited: 6 July 2011.] Druss, B (MD, MPH) Reisinger Walker (MAT, MPH) E. Mental Diosrders and medical comorbidity. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. [Online] February [Cited: 7 February 2012.] ABS. Mental Health and Wellbeing: Profile of Adults, Australia Canberra : Australian Bureau of Statistics, Vol. ABS Catalogue No , ISBN Statistics, Australia Bureau of Year Book Australia. Canberra : Australian Bureau of Version 1:04 Mental Health Awareness 39/38

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