Promoting Mental Health

Abstract

Mental health promotion is an umbrella term that covers a variety of strategies, all aimed at increasing internal capacita or having a positive effecr on mentl health. In praxis, the encouragement of individual skills and resources for improvements in the socio-economic environment are leading among them. But, defined by WHO, menrl health promotion requires multisectoral action, involving a number of governemnt sectors, civil societies and primary health care practitioners.