Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Foreword -- Marc Danzon; 1. Mental health in Europe -- The context; 2. Main issues and challenges; 3. Mental Health Declaration for Europe; 4. Mental Health Action Plan for Europe; 5. Mental health services in Europe: the treatment gap; 6. Stigma and discrimination against the mentally ill in Europe; 7. Mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention; 8. Mental health and working life; 9. Alcohol and mental health; 10. Suicide prevention; 11. Mental health of children and adolescents; 12. Access to good primary care in mental health
13. Mental health care in community-based services14. Human resources and training for mental health; 15. Mental health legislation; 16. Empowerment and mental health advocacy; 17. The economics of mental health in Europe; 18. Mental health information and research; 19. The way forward; Annex 1. Conference participants
Summary
This international book aims to bring to life the mental health dimension of health promotion. It describes the concepts relating to promotion of mental health, the emerging evidence for the effectiveness of interventions, and the public health policy and practice implications. The book includes evidence on the relationship between social and cultural factors and the mental health of individuals and communities. It reviews the available evidence from a range of countries and cultures. It documents how actions such as advocacy, policy and project development, legislative and regulatory reform
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"WHO European Ministerial Conference on Mental Health in Helsinki in January 2005"--Page ix
