Factors You May Not Know Are Affecting Your Mental Health

The social determinants of mental health are the various social and environmental factors that contribute to a person’s mental health. Our society has such a strong focus on medicine as a treatment that these other important social factors are often overlooked. Often these social determinants of mental health aren’t in the control of the person, but better understanding them can help inform policy decision making and advocacy.

Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - What are the social determinants of health?
02:55 - Early Life Development
03:25 - Education
03:55 - Employment & Working Conditions
04:40 - Food Security
05:13 - Disability
05:37 - Gender & Gender Identity
06:05 - Housing
06:17 - Income & Income Distribution
06:58 - Race
07:15 - Aboriginal Status
08:20 - Sexual Orientation
08:44 - Social Exclusion
09:01 - Social Safety Net
09:16 - Crime Rates
09:34 - Availability of Transportation
10:38 - Neighbourhood Conditions & Physical Environment
11:07 - Recreational & Leisure Opportunities

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[portraitsalt]

Going to the gym and working out 4-5 times a week helped me more than 10 years worth of antidepressants and antipsychotics did. I did WONDERS for my physical health AND mental health. I never thought just getting up and moving your body would do so much for my mind.

[Leesha]

Glad to see early childhood traumas brought into the conversation around mental health.

[monicanlamppost]

Thank you so much for mentioning the effect of intergenerational trauma on indigenous people! That was a welcome surprise. There is a whole other type of trauma passed down to the descendents of a genocide. I can speak from personal experience. It's probably very similar for black people who live in this country and went through a sort of cultural genocide because of slavery. Thank you so much for including this idea!

[theyoutubeanalyst]

Talking about gender, I think I'm non-binary. I hate to say that, cause I've always thought that concept doesn't make sense, and if it wasn't happening to me I'd be convinced it doesn't exist at all. I just keep pushing it to the side and living my life, and now your video reminded me that gender identity acceptance can affect good mental health. Goddamit. Good video btw.

[glitterbea]

Going to watch every ad bc Lauren and her family deserve it ❤❤

[brandondenney]

Just discovered this channel, thank you so much for the work you do! You are really giving a positive voice to people with invisible illnesses. Media depictions of poor mental health are pretty awful and contribute to the stigmatization of people experiencing these conditions. I am following, and will be recommending this channel to others!

[bethany]

Thank you so much for articulating how imperialism and capitalism have and continue to deteriorate our mental health, not just our physical and economic living conditions. We need to be talking about this now more than ever.

[Captain_Pink]

Oh man I've had to completely cut out refined sugar, I ate candy for a couple days after Halloween and I had a panic attack/breakdown every single day until I stopped.

[ashleymarie.]

I'm so glad to see ads on this video!!

[DroDro]

I appreciate the captions even though I'm hearing.

[daveygrace]

I can’t Thankyou enough Lauren x your an angel and you shouldn’t let your diagnosis define you x🤧

[cristinafrick]

Thank you for this Lauren- take care and God please bless you and Rob with ONLY much happiness and healthy ALWAYS- you seem like wonderful people and truly deserve it!:) We are ALWAYS here for you guys!:)

[rowanspindlecreek]

Good Morning Lauren and Rob. Thank you so very much for this video and all of the work the two of you are doing. This video is chalk full of information and you make it so accessible for us.

[jaredsax]

A great list. It really well demonstrates how socioeconomic status affects mental health -- and not just for those of us with "disordered" mental health, but everyone. I'd love to see you dive more deeply into some of these topics, especially social exclusion and the social safety net, which have particular relevance with the pandemic.

[KristenNicoleYT]

Love your work! Thanks for being such a good educational resource ☺️

[helpfulliving]

God bless you! You make a difference in so many lives. 1 out of 100 have this type of psychosis. Your channel is of value. I wish your channel great success! People close to me have this psychosis. Thank you for investing your time into educating others.

[CaterinaVigano]

This discussion is so necessary right now. Thank you

[stoneyvowell]

Thank you Lauren, that was a really good video! You touched on some subjects that not very many people do. I really appreciate the extra effort.

[MrSoldierperson]

I love you so much. You are the voice of reason when it comes to mental illness.