Mental Health Promotion

Mental health and well-being are important across all ages. However, some of the issues and how these are addressed in practice differ between age groups. This book provides an accessible, user-friendly text on applied mental health promotion across age groups. This book is intended to be a student textbook for those working or intending to work in public health, health promotion, social work, nursing, youth and community, and community care. It can also act as a useful reference text for practitioners in the field. The most important features of the book are:A lifespan approach; identifying and recognising different health promotion interventions for different age groups The application of health promotion theory and principles to mental health promotion practice Inclusion of up to date evidence based examples of good practice for different age groupsMima Cattan is the author of 'Mental Health Promotion', published 2006 under ISBN 9780335219674 and ISBN 0335219675.