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HEP 211 Introduction to Mental Health Education

ND2 levelMedical & Health Sciences13 topics

HEP 211 covers 13 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Concept of mental health education
  2. Importance of mental health education
  3. Mental illness: definition, causes and classification
  4. Nigerian Mental Health Act 2023
  5. Prevention of mental illness
  6. Positive mental health habits
  7. Activities promoting positive mental health
  8. Referral process for mental illness
  9. Standard procedures for mental health referral
  10. Introduction to mental health education
  11. Positive mental habits
  12. Prevention of mental health illness
  13. Community mental health talks

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Concept of mental health education

Mental health education is the systematic process of providing knowledge, skills and attitudes that enable individuals to understand, prevent, and manage mental health issues. Mastering this concept is crucial for exams because it underpins the rationale for curriculum design, assessment of learning outcomes, and the development of community‑based mental health programmes.

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