Journal of Public Mental Health: Volume 1 Issue 2
The art, science and politics of creating a mentally healthy society
Table of contents
The Value of Model Programmes in Mental Health Promotion and Mental Disorder Prevention
Clemens Hosman, M. Claire, L. EngelsThis article discusses the state of the art concerning the meaning and value of model programmes in mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention. Model…
What Public Health Could (Belatedly) Contribute to Mental Health Promotion
Bret HartAlthough public health practitioners have made some contribution to the prevention of mental illness, this has not been a result of deliberate intent. Considering the…
From the Margins to the Mainstream: The Public Health Potential of Mental Health Promotion
Lynne FriedliThere are encouraging signs that mental health, as opposed to mental illness, is beginning to move up the political agenda, but much still needs to be done to challenge…
Problems, Possibilities, People Power and Passion: What Mental Health Promotion is and What it is not: A Response to the Inaugural Issue
Glenn MacDonaldThree articles in the inaugural issue of this Journal discuss the idea of mental health promotion. Here, each is discussed in terms of claims, assumptions and, in some…

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1746-5729Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Lee Knifton
- Neil Quinn