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    The document discusses improving mental health literacy. It notes that a WHO study found that only a minority of people receive treatment for mood, anxiety, or substance abuse disorders, even in developed countries. It then presents five ways to improve mental health literacy: 1) Identifying developing mental disorders to facilitate early help-seeking, 2) Learning about professional help and effective treatments available, 3) Knowledge of effective self-help strategies, 4) Knowledge and skills to provide mental health first aid and support to others, and 5) Knowledge of how to prevent mental disorders.

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    RESEARCH

    The World Health Organization's World


    Health Initiative looked at data from
    28developed and developing countries,
    which showed that even in developed
    countries, only a minority of people
    received treatment for mood, anxiety
    or substance abuse disorders in the
    year of the episode.

    WHAT

    SHOULD

    WE DO ?
    LET S'
    IMPROVING

    MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY !

    Mental
    Mental Health
    Health

    Literacy
    Literacy

    The knowledge that


    contributes to the
    identification, management or
    prevention of mental
    disorders.
    HOW

    TO

    IMPROVE ?
    TALK TO OTHERS?

    ？
    DO SOME EXERCISE

    LET'S TRY
    FIVE WAYS!
    Five Ways to Improving
    Mental Health Literacy

    1. Identifying developing mental


    disorders to facilitate early help-
    seeking.

    2. Learn about professional


    help and effective treatments
    available

    3. Knowledge of effective
    self-help strategies

    4. Knowledge and skills to


    provide mental health first aid
    and support to others

    5.Knowledge of how
    to prevent mental
    disorders
    Works Cited
    Jorm, Anthony F. “Mental Health Literacy:
    Empowering the Community to Take Action for
    Better Mental Health.” The American psychologist
    67.3 (2012): 231–243. Web.

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