13. Community Mental Health Promotion Flashcards
1988—Epp document
Positioned mental health within the emerging vision of health and health promotion
2006—Kirby Commission report
Focused on action to improve mental health promotion and prevent mental illness
Is the following statement True or False?
In 1988, the Epp document, Mental Health for Canadians: Striking a Balance, was influential in placing mental health and mental disorder within the developing national agenda of health and health promotion.
True
Epp’s foundational document on health promotion, Achieving Health for All: A Framework for Health Promotion, received significant recognition both nationally and internationally when it was published in 1986. Two years later, Epp released the parallel document that situated mental health within the health promotion movement, thus building on the momentum of his original report while showcasing mental health and mental illness.
List 3 Mental Health Challenges
Stigma and social exclusion
Lack of safe and affordable housing
Unemployment
Unhealthy workplaces
Family violence
Bullying
Suicide
Cultural discontinuity
Justice system issues
Limitations of existing health and mental health services
Definitions of Mental Health
A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community (WHO)
The capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being that respects the importance of culture, equity, social justice, interconnections, and personal dignity (PHAC)
two-continuum model of mental health and mental illness
1st continuum: Presence or absence of mental illness
2nd continuum: Flourishing and languishing
Ex:
- Presence of Mental Illness & Flourishing
- Absence of Mental Illness & Flourishing
- Presence of Mental illness & Languishing
- Absence of Mental Illness & Languishing
Complete mental health means absence of illness and a state of flourishing—anything less is associated with increased impairment and disability
If your laungishing with mental unwellness but without the diagnoses it’s still considered part of the mental health umbrellla
Population-level interventions for preventing mental health
Strengthening families
Strengthening individuals
Preventing specific diagnoses
Promoting mental health in schools
Promoting coping through health care and community programs
Targeted interventions for preventing mental health
Providing early intervention
Improving quality of life for those who live with escalating mental health issues
Providing psychosocial rehabilitation
Providing recovery-oriented services
When a community health worker provides early intervention services to prevent mental health issues, the focus of practice is:
- Reorienting mental health services
- Targeted interventions
- Population-level interventions
- Creating supportive environments
B. Targeted interventions
Early intervention is an example of a targeted intervention that aims to limit disruption caused by illness and alter the trajectory of illness. Prevention of mental health issues involves both population-level and targeted interventions.
Mental Health Early Intervention
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
Psychosocial rehabilitation
Recovery-oriented services
Is the following statement True or False?
Developing information, resources, and community mobilization is an example of the health promotion strategy of Reorienting Mental Health Services.
False
Developing information, resources, and community mobilization is an example of the health promotion strategy of Strengthening Community Action. The emphasis is directed toward providing the community stakeholders with the requisite information and resources as a basis for action on mental health promotion
Reorienting Mental Health Services include improving skills of front-line service providers, evaluating relevant elements of services, and addressing barriers to recovery
