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Protective Factors
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Protective factors support mental health for community members - they can be individual skills or community features.
Strong bonds are a protective factor that provide relational support.
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"Protective Factors" defined by Dr. Peter Wyman
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Dr Peter Wyman explains that strong bonds are a protective factor that enable help seeking behaviors.
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Dr Peter Wyman explains that unspoken norms are a category of potentially protective factors. The behaviors that are encouraged and discouraged in a community have a significant effect on relationships and mental health.
Unspoken community norms can be protective if they involve positive behaviors.
