For those who have never faced deep-rooted emotional or psychological problems, it can be difficult to see why maintaining mental health requires more than the capabilities of any one individual. While personal accountability remains an important step toward wellness, the complex demands of society do contribute to mental illness and create obstacles to healing. This program examines mental health at the personal level and in a social context. It discusses key processes for recovering and maintaining mental well-being; helpful information concerning depression and drug and alcohol abuse; and the importance of diet, exercise, meditation, social interaction, and community resources and structures.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Jan. 24, 2010. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Mental Health: Personal and Social Responsibility (1:00) -- Mental Health: Personal Responsibility (1:11) -- Mental Health: Social Responsibility (2:33) -- Maintenance of Personal Mental Health (1:06) -- Adolescence: Onset of Mental Illness (1:25) -- Techniques for Dealing with mental Health Issues (1:09) -- Individual Responsibility for Mental Health (1:27) -- Early Intervention for Mental Illness (1:02) -- Community Involvement and Mental Health (1:13) -- Community Health Care (1:29) -- Community and Government Involvement in Mental Health (1:39) -- Signs of Mental Illness (1:29) -- Good Mental Health (1:07) -- Social Networking (1:03) -- Key to Long-Term Mental Health (1:33) -- Prevention: Better Than Cure (1:05) -- Importance of Childhood Resilience (1:04) -- Research on Resilience (0:50) -- Media and Mental Health (1:14) -- Importance of Resilience to Mental Health (1:15).