How to Have Difficult Mental Health Conversations Masterclass — Get Real 9

Difficult mental health conversations include conversations when you have a mental illness, when you think someone else has a mental illness, when suicide is involved, when a person is acutely ill, and other times too. None of these topics are easy to handle; they are incredibly important, however. This online masterclass is about how to successfully talk about these tough, mental health-related topics.

Masterclass: How to Have Difficult Mental Health Conversations — Get Real 9

If you haven’t had a difficult conversation about mental health yet, someday you will. With so many people touched by mental illness, either you or a loved one will surely experience it at some time in your life. It’s critical to have the tools to have these conversations so you can reach out if you’re in distress or help someone else in distress. Let’s get real about how to talk about these tough topics.

Difficult Mental Health Conversation Topics

What is mental health? What is mental illness?
Why are we afraid of talking about mental health?
Why you should talk about mental health and mental illness
What mental health topics might you want to talk about?
How to talk to others when you have a mental illness
How to talk to someone who may have a mental illness
How to talk about addiction
How to talk to someone who is manic, severely depressed or otherwise cognitively impaired
How to talk to someone who is psychotic
How to talk about suicide
How to educate others about mental health and mental illness
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