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No health without public mental health: the case for action
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This statement sets out the Royal College of Psychiatrists' position on public mental health and outlines the contribution that public mental health makes to a wide range of health and social outcomes for individuals and society. It argues that the government should prioritise public mental health as part of public health policy, and sets out key points and features that should be part of a public mental health strategy. The document contains the following sections: epidemiology and impact of mental illness, mental health and inequalities, economic costs of mental illness, mental health underlies physical health, effects of positive mental health and well-being, interventions to reduce mental illness and promote mental well-being, and cost-effectiveness of prevention and promotion.