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MhGAP Basic: Mental Health for Communities · KADSAMHSA LMS

IntroductoryFree

MhGAP Basic: Mental Health for Communities

A free online course from the Kaduna State Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (KADSAMHSA), adapted from the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide 3.0. It gives the background knowledge to understand mental health, recognise priority conditions such as depression, anxiety and psychoses, and support people with respect. Each module has an ungraded pre-test, short lessons and a graded post-test (pass mark 80%).

9

Modules

9 modules · 45–60 min each

Duration

—

Pass mark

Free

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Course outline

1.

Welcome to MhGAP Basic

2 min read

Welcome to MhGAP Basic
Mental health matters — in every home in Kaduna
What is mhGAP?
The five priority conditions
Nine modules, taken at your own pace
Pre-test, learn, post-test
What completing MhGAP Basic gives you
Tips for getting the most from this course
If you remember nothing else, remember this
You are ready to begin

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2.

Caring for People with Mental Health Conditions

2 min read

Caring for People with Mental Health Conditions
What you will learn
Pre-test
Every person, whole and worthy
Good communication: how to listen
What helps — and what harms
Ladi's brother
Body and mind belong together
Kaduna's ladder of care
Practise reflective listening this week
If you remember nothing else, remember this
You now hold the foundation

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3.

Depression

2 min read

Depression
What you will learn
Pre-test
What is depression?
Signs to look for
Myths and facts
Musa at the mechanic yard
When someone talks of death: act
How you can support a person with depression
Where care is found in Kaduna State
Map your circle
If you remember nothing else, remember this
You can now see what others miss

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4.

Anxiety

2 min read

Anxiety
What you will learn
Pre-test
What is anxiety?
How anxiety shows itself
Panic attacks: frightening but not dangerous
Hauwa and the market crowds
Calming the body: skills anyone can learn
When and where to seek care
Practise slow breathing for three days
If you remember nothing else, remember this
Fear loses power when it is understood

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5.

Psychoses

2 min read

Psychoses
What you will learn
Pre-test
What are psychoses?
Early signs families often see first
Myths and facts
Ibrahim comes home from university
How to interact during psychosis
Treatment, family and community: recovery's three legs
Rewrite the story your community tells
If you remember nothing else, remember this
Dignity is the beginning of recovery

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6.

Epilepsy

2 min read

Epilepsy
What you will learn
Pre-test
What is epilepsy?
Two faces of seizures
Seizure first aid: do this
Seizure first aid: never do this
Sani, the boy who left school
Treatment and daily living
Teach seizure first aid to one household
If you remember nothing else, remember this
You now carry knowledge that prevents injury and saves lives

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7.

Substance Use Disorders

2 min read

Substance Use Disorders
What you will learn
Pre-test
From use to harm to dependence
Substances in our communities
Signs a person may be in trouble
Two situations that kill: know them
Grace's husband
Talking so a person can hear you
Treatment and recovery in Kaduna State
Script one caring conversation
If you remember nothing else, remember this
From condemnation to care

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8.

Perinatal Mental Health

2 min read

Perinatal Mental Health
What you will learn
Pre-test
Motherhood and the mind in Kaduna State
Three patterns to tell apart
Amina's second baby
The family as the first treatment
Where mothers find help in Kaduna State
The two-question visit
If you remember nothing else, remember this
Care for the mother, and you care for two

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9.

Safeguarding Children, Adolescents and Vulnerable Adults

2 min read

Safeguarding Children, Adolescents and Vulnerable Adults
What you will learn
Pre-test
Who needs safeguarding — and why
Forms of abuse and neglect
What should raise your concern
When someone discloses: do and never
Mary notices a change in Talatu
The law is on the side of the vulnerable
Build your personal safeguarding card
If you remember nothing else, remember this
You have completed MhGAP Basic

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Price: Free
Level: Introductory
Access: Self-paced
Certificate: None