scholarly journals COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND OLDER ADULTS: A COMBINATION IN MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S845-S846
Author(s):  
Glaucia Salgado ◽  
Sharon Koehn
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
World Health ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Community Based

Abstract Mental health promotion among older adults has been considered an important goal by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2017). Mental health has been understood as not necessarily the absence of mental illness, but in fact, points on a continuum that although are not mutually exclusive, and it may intersect at times (Cowen, 1991; Keyes & Westerhof, 2012). With such complex health component, medical practices—although extremely critical in many cases—are often one factor of in the equation. Other practices, such as positive relationships among individuals and measures to tackle isolation are relevant and successful when planning practice for mental health promotion (Wister & McPherson 2014; Newall & Menec, 2019). A study done at a community-based seniors service in Vancouver – Canada shows that these spaces are considered a critical resource for visible minority older adults. Two focus groups were conducted at a community-based senior service with visible minority older adults between ages 55 to 80 years old. Results show that visible minority older adults strongly rely on this sector to maintain the connection with the society, and to the services provided in the wider community. Community-based seniors service provide opportunities for social inclusion and interactions, learning new things, and it has an inverse association with feeling isolated and lonely at home—a constant issue stated in the research. These findings indicate the critical role of this sector in ameliorating and promoting the mental health of visible minority older adults.

scholarly journals Stemming the tide: promoting mental health and preventing mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. Tol
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Global Mental Health ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
World Health ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

The first World Health Organization's global action plan for mental health recognizes the importance of mental health promotion and prevention of mental disorders, through the inclusion of one of four objectives focused on this crucial area of research and practice. This paper aims to provide an ‘aerial view’ of the field of mental health promotion and prevention of mental disorders with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Starting with reasons why promotion and prevention need to take center stage in global mental health efforts, the paper provides a framework and four general principles to guide such efforts: a socio-ecological perspective (place); an inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary approach (collaboration), a developmental perspective (timing), and a participatory and empowerment approach (strengths), or PaCTS. Evidence-based examples of mental health promotion, universal, selective, and indicated prevention are described.

scholarly journals Beyond Workers’ Compensation

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Oliffe ◽  
Christina S. E. Han
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Indirect Costs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Workplace Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion Programs

The mental health of men is an important issue with significant direct and indirect costs emerging from work-related depression and suicide. Although the merits of men’s community-based and workplace mental health promotion initiatives have been endorsed, few programs are mandated or formally evaluated and reported on. Conspicuously absent also are gender analyses detailing connections between masculinities and men’s work-related depression and suicide on which to build men-centered mental health promotion programs. This article provides an overview of four interconnected issues, (a) masculinities and men’s health, (b) men and work, (c) men’s work-related depression and suicide, and (d) men’s mental health promotion, in the context of men’s diverse relationships to work (including job insecurity and unemployment). Based on the review, recommendations are made for advancing the well-being of men who are in as well as of those out of work.

scholarly journals Process evaluation of a community-based mental health promotion intervention for refugee children

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. T. Nakkash ◽  
H. Alaouie ◽  
P. Haddad ◽  
T. El Hajj ◽  
H. Salem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Health Promotion Intervention ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Applying Salutogenesis in Community-Wide Mental Health Promotion

2022 ◽  
pp. 479-490
Author(s):  
Vibeke Koushede ◽  
Robert Donovan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Health Campaign ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Different Levels

AbstractThis chapter highlights the relevance of mental health as a resource and risk for population health and describes mental health problems and related financial and social implications for society, which has led to an increased focus on prevention of mental health problems in health policy lately. Using the river metaphor of salutogenesis and a mental health ease–disease continuum, mental health is seen not as a stable trait but rather as a constant process, which needs to be protected and promoted. Thus, mental health promotion is foremost focused on protective factors and promoting mental health resources at different levels of society and is relevant to everyone.The authors also present and describe the ‘Act-Belong-Commit’/‘ABCs of Mental Health’ Campaign, a world-first comprehensive, population-wide, community-based mental health promotion campaign designed to promote mental health and prevent mental ill health.

scholarly journals Introduction of a community-based participatory model for women's mental health promotion in Iran: A-Z

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Masoumeh Dejman ◽  
MonirBaradaran Eftekhari ◽  
Arash Mirabzadeh ◽  
AmenehSetareh Forouzan ◽  
Katayoun Falahat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Women’S Mental Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Women's Mental Health ◽  
Participatory Model

scholarly journals Mental health promotion in the wake of natural disaster

2017 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-28
Author(s):  
Lilian J Robinson ◽  
Hong Yu (Andrew) Su
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Community Integration ◽  
Psychological Trauma ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
World Health ◽  
Trauma Research ◽  
Relief Efforts

Significant psychological trauma to victims is an unavoidable by-product of severe natural disasters, and Hurricane Matthew is no exception. Making landfall on the 4th of October 2016, it swept across Haiti and eastern Cuba before reaching coastal regions of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Despite Matthew’s far-reaching impact, it was in Haiti where the Category Four hurricane made its greatest mark. Infrastructure damage led to water contamination and cholera outbreaks, sparking major concern amongst the World Health Organization and Haitian Ministry of Health. Consequently, physical health impact related to cholera control through clean water access was prioritized over psychological repercussions. In this article, we aim to provide recommendations for local organizations to deliver effectively psychological intervention to Haitian victims of Matthew. We focused on Global Trauma Research, one of few humanitarian agencies with an established framework for implementing psychological trauma relief efforts, and wish to use it as the basis of our suggestions. In order to do so, we chose to review mental health promotion in the context of a relevant historical precedent, Hurricane Katrina. We uncovered a two-pronged approach taken by Hurricane Katrina responders: identification of at-risk groups followed by provision of targeted-relief efforts, and widespread delivery of care to all affected populations, with an emphasis on community reintegration. Based on these general principles, we recommend that Global Trauma Research identify groups at risk of long-term emotional disturbance, provide relief in a targeted fashion on the basis of relative need, and place emphasis on Haitian citizen support through relocation and community integration.

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