The document discusses various perspectives on defining and understanding mental health and well-being. It covers how mental health relates to both the individual and community levels. It also examines how inequality, stigma, discrimination, and social exclusion can influence mental health and discusses bringing a holistic understanding of mental health to the local level.
11. So how does mental illness relate to mental health?
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13. Low Levels of Mental Illness Great Mental Health (Flourishing) Poor Mental Health (Languishing) High Levels of Mental Illness Dual Axis Model of Mental Health
14. Low Levels of Mental Illness Great Mental Health (Flourishing) Poor Mental Health (Languishing) High Levels of Mental Illness Dual Axis Model of Mental Health
15. Dual Axis Model of Mental Health Low Levels of Mental Illness Great Mental Health (Flourishing) Poor Mental Health (Languishing) High Levels of Mental Illness After Tudor (1996) Services often move people this way Promote recovery, and expectation of good MH MH improvement at population level Risk factors can reduce MH, and risk illness People can be medically ‘mentally ill’ but enjoy good MH…also a valuable recovery outcome Even when symptoms/signs remain
18. And we have to look at life from the beginning to the end…
19. From Bedlington et al (2008) Mental Capital Through Life: Future Challenges ( www.foresight.gov.uk ) All these people have a view to express, and their own set of perspectives…so ALL mental health improvement should involve stakeholders. This includes people with lived experience of mental ill health!
23. www.healthscotland.com/understanding/population/mental-health-indicators.aspx HIGH LEVEL CONSTRUCTS Positive mental health (2) Mental health problems (7) CONTEXTUAL CONSTRUCTS Individual Community Structural/policy Learning and development (1) Participation (3) Equality (2) Healthy living (4) Social networks (1) Social inclusion (2) General health (3) Social support (2) Discrimination (3) Spirituality (1) Trust (2) Financial security/debt (2) Emotional intelligence (1) Safety (4) Physical environment (6) Working life (6) Violenc e (3)
28. Income Inequality Definition: The ratio of total income received by the 20% of the population with the highest income (top quintile) to that received by the 20% of the population with the lowest income (lowest quintile). Income must be understood as equivalised disposable income. Source: Eurostat
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30. Cost of Depression: EU Wide Sobocki et al , J Mental Health Policy & Econ, 2006 Leal et al, European Heart Journal, 2006 € 41 billion direct costs € 77 billion productivity losses € 35 billion productivity losses for cardiovascular disease
One key message…mental health means different things to everyone. The simple thing thing is that mental health underpins wverything that we are, say and do.
Determinants of mh
Difference between the two…one is about making the whole population a bit more mentally healthy…the other is about preventing mental ill health where possible, and targeting support to those most at risk
Increasingly thinking about Mental Capital as a colleague of social capital and economic capital as a measure of how countries, and areas/societies are measured…GDP or measures of gross national happiness (NEF)