Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Mental Health

The social determinants of mental health involve the economic, social, and political conditions into which one is born that influence a person's mental health - and, in particular, that affect the likelihood a person raised in deficient or dangerous conditions often associated with poverty will develop persistent mental health challenges throughout his or her life.To explore how health professions education and practice organizations and programs are currently addressing social determinants that contribute to mental health disparities across the lifespan, the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a workshop in Washington, DC on November 14-15, 2019. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction2 The Social Determinants of Mental Health3 Recruiting and Supporting a Diverse Workforce4 Experiential Learning In and Out of the Classroom5 Turning Experience into PolicyAppendix A: Members of the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional EducationAppendix B: Planning Meeting and Workshop AgendasAppendix C: Speaker Biographical SketchesAppendix D: Background PaperAppendix E: Faculty Development MaterialsAppendix F: Forum-Sponsored Products