Mental Health and Wellness

In this five-part course on Mental Health and Wellness, learners will explore topics about mental health and its importance to us as individuals and to our communities. Subjects covered include how to recognize mental health issues, identifying normal reactions to everyday life, when a normal reaction may become a mental illness, and what you can do to help promote mental health awareness in your community.

What Will You Learn?

✓ Define mental health and explain why it is important
✓ Understand how mental health supports well-being, productivity, and resilience
✓ Identify stress, loss, and trauma as factors that can affect mental health
✓ Learn practical ways to maintain good mental health through knowledge, thoughts, and behaviors
✓ Recognize common mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance misuse
✓ Distinguish normal emotional distress from possible mental health disorders
✓ Understand how stigma and discrimination impact people with mental illness
✓ Learn when and how to encourage referral and additional care
✓ Apply strategies to promote mental health awareness in communities

Course Curriculum

Mental Health and Wellness: Course Introduction
In this introductory module, you will get an overview of this course on Mental Health and Wellness as well as meet the authors. This course was written by Dr. Paul Bolton and Dr. Laura Murray of the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. We look to define mental health and its importance, how to recognize mental health issues, identify normal reactions to everyday life, and what you can do to help promote mental health awareness in your community.

Module 1: Mental Health and Wellness Course Introduction

04:26
Module 2: What is Mental Health?

09:34
Module 3: Recognizing and Confronting Mental Health Problems

06:33
Module 4: Normal Reactions or Possible Disorder?

07:05
Module 5: Promoting Mental Health: What You Can Do!

07:32
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35 minutes Duration
January 24, 2026 Last Updated
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Mental Health and Wellness

What Will You Learn?

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Mental Health and Wellness Course Introduction

Module 2: What is Mental Health?

Module 3: Recognizing and Confronting Mental Health Problems

Module 4: Normal Reactions or Possible Disorder?

Module 5: Promoting Mental Health: What You Can Do!

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