Contents

1. Acknowledgements
2. Introduction
   1. About Bettercare
   2. Why decentralised learning?
   3. Free Bettercare Online Learning Platform
   4. Learning programmes
   5. Format of the courses
   6. Updating the course material
   7. Contact information
   8. Registration
3. About this book
4. 1 Promoting mental health
   1. Contents
   2. Objectives
   3. An introduction to mental health
   4. Stress
   5. Stigma
   6. Mental and physical health
   7. Healthy routine and habits to promote mental health
   8. Case studies
5. 2 Common mental health conditions
   1. Contents
   2. Objectives
   3. Introduction to mental health conditions
   4. Depression
   5. Anxiety
   6. Recognising common mental health conditions
   7. Other mental health problems
   8. Suicide
   9. Case studies
6. 3 High risk and vulnerable people
   1. Contents
   2. Objectives
   3. Introduction to high risk and vulnerable people
   4. Maternal mental health
   5. Infant mental health
   6. Adolescent mental health
   7. Mental health in the elderly
   8. Care workers
   9. Case studies
7. 4 How to help people with mental health conditions
   1. Contents
   2. Objectives
   3. Introduction to helping people with a mental health condition
   4. Helping mothers
   5. Helping infants
   6. Helping adolescents
   7. Helping ourselves as care workers
   8. Helping people who are suicidal
   9. Other simple ways to help people with mental health conditions
   10. Case studies