Mental Health

Mental health, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is “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”. According to the WHO, mental health includes "subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, intergenerational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential, among others". From the perspectives of positive psychology or of holism, mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and to create a balance between life …

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WHO: World Health Organization · 7 February 2025 English

Report of the WHO South-East Asia Regional meeting on nutrition and climate change. [...] • While progress has been made in ensuring food security in the country, there are increasing …

preventing malnutrition, managing climate- related mental health risks, addressing malaria and dengue outbreaks


WHO: World Health Organization · 6 February 2025 English

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informed of the publication of the updated Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Guidelines in sfvrsn=a2465f84_3&download=true, accessed September 2024) 4 Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guideline for mental


WHO: World Health Organization · 6 February 2025 English

The 18th annual meeting of European Network for Promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (‎HEPA Europe)‎ took place on 31 August 2022 in Nice, France, during the HEPA Europe conference 2022. …

evaluating community-led HEPA promotion for mental health and wellbeing. This includes a qualitative


WHO: World Health Organization · 6 February 2025 English

This report comprehensively reviews Japan’s well-child care (‎WCC)‎ from systems perspective, examining policies, strategies, and programs that have driven significant improvements in child health. It focuses on six key areas …

chronic diseases in children ◉Children’s mental health clinic network programme Maternal and detect and provide care for women at risk of mental health problems. According to research conducted by


WHO: World Health Organization · 4 February 2025 English

2024 saw the Mental Health Flagship, under the Division of Country Health Policies and Systems at the WHO Regional Office for Europe, make inroads in more sustainable and accessible mental health systems through and stigma reduction. It marked the third year of the pan-European Mental Health Coalition and second year of the Addressing mental health challenges in the European Union (‎EU)‎, Iceland and Norway project policy, protecting the human rights of people with lived experience of mental health conditions, and supporting the mental health of health and care workers. This report provides a snapshot of the Flagship’s

Strengthening mental health in the WHO European Region in 2024: a year in reviewAbstract: The year year 2024 saw the Mental Health Flagship, under the Division of Country Health Policies and Systems at the inroads in more sustainable and accessible mental health systems through four key areas: policy, services the pan-European Mental Health Coalition and second year of the Addressing mental health challenges in lived experience of mental health conditions, and supporting the mental health of health and care workers


WHO: World Health Organization · 3 February 2025 English

Brief interventions are recognized by WHO as effective for addressing the risk factors of noncommunicable diseases (‎NCDs)‎, including smoking, alcohol consumption, insufficient physical activity, unhealthy diets and over- or underweight. …

acknowledging sociodemographic characteristics, mental health status and the personal values and beliefs of


WHO: World Health Organization · 3 February 2025 English

The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. [...] The MR laboratories processed more than 110 000 serology samples. In addition to support the …

system. Launched on 10 October 2022 (World Mental Health Day), the Tele MANAS helpline has received MANAS WHO conducted a review of India’s Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele


WHO: World Health Organization · 3 February 2025 English

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and retention issues; migration, burn out and mental health conditions; absenteeism and performance issues; and retention issues; migration, burn out and mental health conditions; absenteeism and performance issues;


WHO: World Health Organization · 1 February 2025 English

Health workers’ adoption of digital health technology 134 Bull World Health Organ 2025;103:126–135F| doi: Minmin Wang et al. [...] Health workers’ adoption of digital health technology in low- and middle-income …

medical appraisal, referral and treatment (SMART) mental health programme: formative research informing a cluster


WHO: World Health Organization · 1 February 2025 English

University of Basel, Switzerland. [...] The influence of economic policies on social environments and mental health. Bull World Health Organ. 2024 May 1;102(5):323–9. doi: http:// dx .doi .org/ 10 .2471/ BLT .23

quences for population health, especially mental health due to an increase in fi­ nancial hardship. impacts could further exacerbate the youth mental health crisis. As seen recently among young people widespread improvements in work-life balance and mental health,48 thereby enhancing overall quality of life hubs that provide job retraining, reskilling, mental health support and financial counselling, using AI support systems, focusing on preventive care, mental health services, and social support, ensuring resilience


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