RESOURCES

Risk and Protective Factors

SAMHSA

A helpful alternative way to think about stress-vulnerability factors in causing, preventing, and managing mental health.

Related lessons in the Akin Family Program

Causes of mental illness
Explore the causes of mental illness, risk factors, and ways to reduce its impact on your family.

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Brain Basics
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Your brain is core to all of your thoughts, all of your actions and most fundame...
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Causes of Mental Illness
• Activity
Where do these illnesses come from and what causes this to happen?
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NIMH "Mental Illness"
• 3rd-party resource
Statistics and definitions on severe mental illness and mental illness overall i...
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