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Social issues and personal growth (Effective action, Promote/ support…
Social issues and personal growth
Effective action
Promote/ support activities that maximise mental health
Build resilience through problem solving and life skills initiatives in school
Mentoring schemes in workplaces
Peer support programs
Community building activities
Examples of promotion
Needs to involve our entire community
Examples of early intervention
Suicide prevention
Preventing the development of disorders
Examples of prevention
Early identification of symptoms
For example:
Early identification of anxiety and behavioural problems in children
Early treatment to reduce the impact
To tackle these problems we need to
The Mental Health Action Plan
Preventing the development of mental disorders
Causes are multi-factorial
Solutions must be multi-factorial
1/5 of Australians are affected by mental health
The direct cost is $4-6 billion per year
Treatment alone cannot reduce the enormous personal, social and financial impact
Promote
mental health and wellbeing
Prevent
mental disorders from developing
Intervene
ASAP and at every stage of life
Including:
The whole government
Broader health sector
Educational institutions
Workplaces
Community, consumer and career networks
Non-government sector e.g. sports, art
Others with the potential to improve the mental health of the groups they interact with
For example:
Parenting programs
Anti-bullying programs
Support for children of parents with a mental illness
Counselling and support for those bereaved by suicide
Reducing association risk factors
Increasing protective factors
For example:
Awareness training
Cultural programs to build self-esteem and respect
Bereavement support programs
Telephone counselling services