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Addressing the determinants of positive mental health: concepts, evidence and practice
- Author:
- BARRY Margaret M.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 11(3), August 2009, pp.4-17.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Positive mental health is recognised as a key resource for population well-being and the social and economic prosperity of society. This paper provides an overview of current concepts of positive mental health and its contribution to the health and well-being of society. Frameworks for promoting mental health are presented, together with an overview of key concepts and principles underpinning this multi-disciplinary area of practice. Drawing on empirical studies, the article reviews the determinants of positive mental health across the lifespan. Enhancing factors for promoting mental health at the structural, community and individual levels are identified. The growing evidence base on the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions is discussed, and the implications of addressing the psychosocial determinants of mental health for policy and practice are considered.
Evaluating the impact of the Winning New Jobs programme on the re-employment and mental health of a mixed profile of unemployed people
- Authors:
- REYNOLDS Colette, BARRY Margaret M., NIC GABHAINN Saoirse
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 12(2), May 2010, pp.32-41.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The JOBS programme is an evidence based intervention designed to promote re-employment and improve the mental health of the unemployed. The programme consists of five intensive half day training workshops held over a one to two week period. Pairs of male and female trainers work with groups of 12-22 unemployed people. This programme has been adapted and implemented in Ireland and is known as Winning New Jobs (WNJ). In this study to assess the programme impact and outcomes in a mixed profile of WNJ participants, including long-term unemployed, questionnaires were completed by 162 participants in the WNJ programme and a comparison group of 190 unemployed subjects who did not participate in the programme. The intervention group contained a significantly higher percentage of females, and length of unemployment was also greater in this group (mean 5.06 vs. 3.09 years). The two groups differed significantly at baseline on measures of job-seeking efficacy, job searching activities and inoculation against setbacks, with the comparison group reporting the highest levels on all three measures. At the one year follow-up 47.7% of the intervention group were employed compared with 16.8% of the comparison group. The intervention group also reported significantly less economic hardship and showed significantly increased inoculation against setbacks compared with the comparison group at one year follow-up. The authors conclude that the programme has mental health promotion benefits in addition to enhancing skills that are specific to job searching and reemployment.
Promoting positive mental health: theoretical frameworks for practice
- Author:
- BARRY Margaret M.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 3(1), January 2001, pp.25-34.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Reviews current conceptual frameworks for mental health promotion practice, covering both models of promoting positive mental health and those addressing the prevention of mental disorders. The theoretical perspectives underpinning these frameworks are considered and key constructs and approaches are identified. The theoretical implications of current findings concerning the effectiveness of prevention and mental health promotion programmes are critically examined. Based on the evidence, a compelling case is made for focusing on programmes that enhance protective factors with the explicit goal of developing positive mental health and well-being rather than prevention or risk reduction.
Promoting adolescents' mental health and wellbeing: evidence synthesis
- Authors:
- KUOSMANEN Tuuli, CLARKE Aleisha M., BARRY Margaret M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 18(1), 2019, pp.73-83.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify evidence-based mental health promotion and prevention interventions for adolescents that have been developed and/or implemented across the school, community and digital settings in Europe. This review also sought to identify the relevant implementation processes in relation to what works, for whom and under what circumstances. Design/methodology/approach: A narrative synthesis of the evidence was conducted which included two stages: a systematic search of studies assessing adolescent mental health promotion and prevention interventions; and a selection of interventions with the most robust evidence base, using pre-defined criteria, that have been either developed and/or implemented in Europe. Findings: A total of 16 interventions met the inclusion criteria. The majority of interventions were school-based programmes. The review findings support the delivery of interventions aimed at enhancing young people’s social and emotional learning (SEL) and preventing behavioural problems. Results indicate that the effective delivery of SEL interventions on a school-wide basis could provide an important platform on which other universal interventions such as anxiety and bullying prevention, and targeted depression prevention could be developed in a multi-tiered fashion. There were a limited number of studies providing robust evidence on the effectiveness of suicide prevention, digital and community-based interventions. Originality/value: This review identifies a number of robust evidence-based promotion and prevention interventions for promoting adolescent mental health. While the interventions have been implemented in Europe, the majority has not been evaluated rigorously and few included detailed information on the quality of programme implementation. Evidence of the effective cross-cultural transferability of these interventions needs to be strengthened, including more systematic research on their implementation across diverse country contexts. (Edited publisher abstract)
Creating a mentally healthy society: lessons from a cross-border rural mental health project in Ireland
- Author:
- BARRY Margaret M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 4(1), March 2005, pp.30-34.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Public mental health can be described as the science, politics and art of creating a mentally healthy society. Discusses these three concepts with reference to the literature as the necessary components of any strategy or programme to create, promote and maintain mental well-being at a community and population level. The article goes on to describe how they were applied in a cross-border rural mental health project in Ireland.
Mental health promotion in a rural context: research and realities from a community-based initiative in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- BARRY Margaret M., O'DOHERTY Elaine, DOHERTY Ann
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 1(1), January 1999, pp.9-14.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes the development of mental health promotion strategies for rural communities in Northern Ireland, examining the initial phase of a community-based project targeting depression and suicide. The article brings together practitioner and research perspectives on an analysis of the factors that made this initiative possible and facilitated its development to date. The research approach adopted is outlined and the implications of the findings are discussed.