Journal of Public Mental Health: Volume 1 Issue 1

Editorial

Michael Murray

‘Mental Health’: A Contested Concept

Sandy Herron, Rebecca Mortimer

The literature reflects a contested view of the concept ‘mental health’. What we ‘know about’ mental health can be translated within the definitions, models, elements of and…

Mental Health Promotion in a Rural Context: Research and Realities from a Community‐Based Initiative in Northern Ireland

Margaret Barry, Elaine O'Doherty, Ann Doherty

This paper describes the development of mental health promotion strategies for rural communities in Northern Ireland. The initial phase of a community‐based project targeting…

Stress in the Workplace: A Risk Assessment Approach to Reduction of Risk

Rebecca Lancaster, Elizabeth Burtney

Mental ill‐health in the workplace is estimated to cost UK employers £6.2b each year in lost working days. This concern to employers and employees alike was recently highlighted…

Weaving the Threads of Mental Health Promotion in South Australia

Adrian Booth, Angela Burford

Mental health promotion is a relatively new, evolving and very exciting area of public health. The challenge for mental health promotion in Australia is ‘weaving its many threads’…

‘Just Because I Like it Doesn't Mean it has to Work’: Personal Experiences of an Antenatal Psychosocial Intervention Designed to Prevent Postnatal Depression

Sandra Wheatley, T. Brugha

The antenatal psychosocial intervention to prevent postnatal depression, Preparing for Parenthood, was evaluated in an additional qualitative study of the participants' experience…

Social Integration and Mental Health Promotion

Odd Dalgard

Mental health promotion initiatives may be targeted towards different social units, such as a local community or a neighbourhood. It is then of crucial importance to identify…

Mental Health Promotion Theory and Practice: Insights from a Literature Review

Natasha Mauthner, Michael Killoran‐Ross, Jane Brown

This article reports on a literature review of interventions specifically identified as emanating from a mental health promotion (as opposed to prevention) paradigm. A number of…