Protective Factors

From Toolkit.Socialnetwork.Health

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.

"Protective Factors" defined by Dr. Peter Wyman
Dr Peter Wyman explains that strong bonds are a protective factor that enable help seeking behaviors.
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.