Community mental health ppt

What can society do to help mental health?
What changes can society make to prevent mental health problems?
1helping parents nurture their children.2protecting children from trauma.3educating young people to understand and manage their emotions.4supporting people under a lot of stress at work.5reducing loneliness for older people..
What does community mean mental health?
The American Psychological Association defines community mental health as activities that promote mental health that are performed in the community instead of institutional settings..
What is community mental health nursing SlideShare?
Community mental health nursing • Community mental health-psychiatric nursing is the application of specialized knowledge to populations and communities to promote and maintain mental health, and to rehabilitate populations at risk that continue to have residual effects of mental illness..
What is the community approach to mental health?
The human brain is extremely complicated.
Some research suggests that mental health problems may be linked to a variation in certain brain chemicals (such as serotonin and dopamine)..
What is the Community Mental Health Journal?
The Community Mental Health Journal focuses on the needs of people experiencing serious forms of psychological distress, as well as the structures established to address those needs..
Why mental health matters to a society?
It's all about how we think, feel, and act.
Taking care of our mental health is vitally important because it can affect every aspect of our lives, from relationships with friends and family members to our productivity at work or school..
What causes mental health problems?
childhood abuse, trauma, or neglect.social isolation or loneliness.experiencing discrimination and stigma, including racism.social disadvantage, poverty or debt.bereavement (losing someone close to you)severe or long-term stress.having a long-term physical health condition.
Conducting an assessment and evaluation of the patient's mental health status.
Creating a comprehensive treatment plan for the patient's care.
Collaborating with other healthcare professionals to consult on the treatment plan.
Administering care and psychotherapy treatment to the patient.
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being.
It affects how we think, feel, and act.
It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. ¹.

How to improve mental health care?

Diffusion of mental health skills to the periphery 2

Appropriate appointment of task in care 3

Equitable and balanced distribution of resources 4

Integration of basic mental health care into general health services 5

Linkage to community development 6

Utilization of existing infrastructure to deliver minimum mental health care services

What can public officials do to improve mental health?

Public officials can push for the development of clear guidelines on the correct way to manage crisis situations and on how to avoid coercive practices, violence and abuse

Public officials can provide financial and other necessary resources for training and support for mental health and other practitioners

What is community mental health?

DEFINITIONS • Community mental health is the application of specialized knowledge to population and communities to promote and maintain mental health, and to rehabilitate population at risk that continue to have residual effects of mental illness

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Community mental health ppt

What can society do to help mental health?

What changes can society make to prevent mental health problems?

What does community mean mental health?

What is community mental health nursing SlideShare?

What is the community approach to mental health?

What is the Community Mental Health Journal?

Why mental health matters to a society?

What causes mental health problems?

How to improve mental health care?

What can public officials do to improve mental health?

What is community mental health?