Mental health is still very much stigmatised and individuals who experience low to moderate levels of anxiety and depression may not seek help as often this is something they do not recognise as needing or they may feel that a mental health setting is too frightening a prospect (mentalhealth.org.uk)
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The Human Givens approach which combines the biological, psychological and sociological factors to proposes that all humans have the ‘givens’ to be able to overcome psychological trauma and associated distress (HGI.org)
A fieldwork study conducted in 2007, found that engaging in lifelong learning was beneficial for a plethora of health outcomes; overall well-being, the recovery and psychological protection from mental health challenges, enhancing the coping abilities for stressful situations which included enhanced resilience in dealing with the onset of debilitating ill-health and disability (Hammond, C. 2007).
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Crespo, et al. (2014). Compulsory schooling, education, depression and memory: New evidence from SHARELIFE, Economics of Education Review, Volume 43, 2014, Pages 36-46, ISSN 0272-7757, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2014.09.003. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272775714000892)
Hammond, C. (2004). Impacts of lifelong learning upon emotional resilience, psychological and mental health: fieldwork evidence, Oxford Review of Education, 30:4, 551-568, DOI: 10.1080/0305498042000303008
Mental Health Foundation (2011). Learning for Life: Adult Learning, Mental Health & Wellbeing. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/learning-for-life.pdf
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