We will finish off Barankin & Khanlou's book, Growing up Resilient, by looking at the social environment which contributes to resilience.
Inclusion:
The doctors define inclusion as a sense of belonging. Societies providing an optimal environment for building resilience:
a) embrace and accept their members
b) have respect for diversity
c) remove barriers and create equal access opportunities.
Social Conditions & Access:
Socio-economic factors and media are two elements on which the doctors focus. When, for whatever reasons, individuals and families are poorly educated or poorly paid, access to providing basic needs becomes difficult or not met.
There is a need for universal education, health care and housing. Free or low fee recreational activities. Free or low fee counseling.
The media has come a long way since I was a child in reflecting the diversity of our world, and I hope it will continue to do so, as so many people seem to look to the media as a way of defining and modeling themselves.
Involvement:
This is the process of engaging in community life. Joining clubs, becoming involved in civic or volunteer activities, participating in sports--these are all ways of building healthy ways of interacting with others, social skills and resilience.
In my next post I will discuss these factors as I have experienced them, and ways I think we can improve our social context to promote resilience and mental health.
Inclusion:
The doctors define inclusion as a sense of belonging. Societies providing an optimal environment for building resilience:
a) embrace and accept their members
b) have respect for diversity
c) remove barriers and create equal access opportunities.
Social Conditions & Access:
Socio-economic factors and media are two elements on which the doctors focus. When, for whatever reasons, individuals and families are poorly educated or poorly paid, access to providing basic needs becomes difficult or not met.
There is a need for universal education, health care and housing. Free or low fee recreational activities. Free or low fee counseling.
The media has come a long way since I was a child in reflecting the diversity of our world, and I hope it will continue to do so, as so many people seem to look to the media as a way of defining and modeling themselves.
Involvement:
This is the process of engaging in community life. Joining clubs, becoming involved in civic or volunteer activities, participating in sports--these are all ways of building healthy ways of interacting with others, social skills and resilience.
In my next post I will discuss these factors as I have experienced them, and ways I think we can improve our social context to promote resilience and mental health.
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