Promoting Public Mental Health and Well-being

Acknowledgements. Foreword by Professor John R. Ashton. Introduction: What Creates Mental Health and Well-being? 1. Measuring Outcomes Related to Mental Health and Well-being: What Do We Want to Achieve? 2. What Affects Mental Health and Well-being? The Wider Social, Cultural and Physical Environment. 3. What Affects Mental Health and Well-being? Individual Social, Cultural and Physical Circumstances. 4. What Affects Mental Health and Well-being? Individual Life Stage and Personal Behaviours. 5. How Can We Develop Mental Health and Well-being Strategically? 6. How Can We Develop Mental Health and Well-being Operationally? 7. Extended Case Study: Prevention of Suicide and Self-harm. 8. Extended Case Study: Improving Mental Health and Well-being Among Young Black and Minority Ethnic Groups. 9. Extended Case Study: Improving Mental Health and Well-being in People with Long-term Conditions. Conclusions. References. Index.

Generally, the style was concise and clear, with key points sections at the start of each chapter, reasonable text layout (although admittedly a bit bland), and a summary/coming up section at the end of each chapter. Relevant policy and legislation are outlined in a helpful rather than tokenistic way, and generally the references and anecdotal case studies seem to be pertinent and informative. Overall, this is a recommended read.