Social Determinants of Mental Health

Highlights:
Family members share painful experiences their caregiving families have had with social institutions and their thoughts on why change must happen. (4:31)

Questions for Discussion:

• Discuss how the Social and Structural Determinants of Health and Mental Health show up in interviewees’ stories.
• Family members share how supports and social services are either not in place, or are stripped away, when people become ill. How does this contribute to persistent illness and difficulties with staying well?
• List the social institutions family members discussed interacting with, and the ways in which each one perpetuates experiences of marginalization.