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Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Promoting Positive Mental Health in the European Youth Sector

READING LIST

To understand more about the meaning and the different aspects of Positive Mental Health, check pages 11 to 18 of our Theoretical Framework for Promoting Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing in the European Youth Sector.

QUESTIONS FOr reflection

Now that you have heard and read about what we mean with the term Positive Mental Health in the European youth context, take some time to reflect about the following questions:

• What does the term mental health mean to you?
• How would you define positive mental health?
• What influences young people’s mental health?
• How can young people’s mental health and wellbeing be promoted?

want to explore more?

  • Kuosmanen, T., Dowling, K. and Barry, M.M., (2020). A Framework for Promoting Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing in the European Youth Sector. ERASMUS+ Project www.nuigalway.ie/hprc
  • Barry, Clarke, Petersen & Jenkins (2019). Implementing Mental Health Promotion (2 nd Ed.) Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. Part 1 – Chapters 1-3. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030234546
  • Barry, M.M., Kuosmanen, T., Clarke, A.M. (2017). Implementing Effective Interventions for Promoting Adolescents’ Mental Health: A Review of the Evidence in the European Region. WHO European Regional Office
  • Barry, M.M. (2009). Addressing the determinants of positive mental health: concepts, evidence and practice. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 11(3) 4-17.
  • Clarke, Morreale, Field, Hussein & Barry (2015). What works in enhancing social and emotional skills development during childhood and adolescence? Report for the Early Intervention Foundation & the UK Cabinet Office
  • Herrman, H., Saxena, S. and Moodie, R. (eds) (2005). Promoting Mental Health: Concepts, emerging evidence, practice. Geneva: World Health Organization. www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/en/promoting_mhh.pdf
  • Keyes, C.L.M. (Ed.) (2013). Mental Well-Being: International Contributions to the Study of Positive Mental Health. New York: Springer – Chapter 16. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789400751941
  • Kuosmanen, T., Clarke, A.M. and Barry, M.M. (2019), “Promoting adolescents’ mental health and wellbeing: evidence synthesis”, Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 73-83. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-07-2018-0036
  • WHO (2013). Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2020. Geneva: World HealthOrganization. http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/89966/1/9789241506021_eng.pdf

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Positive Mental Health - PMH

8 months ago

Positive Mental Health - PMH

Great news: Our new Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership project was approved! The project aims at supporting Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing of young people, and its central element is the development and testing of an Online App that will support young people in developing their social and emotional competences. The project was applied as a follow-up to the current project and is funded by the Dutch National Agency. Stay tuned for more updates! ... See MoreSee Less

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The innovative Curriculum for training youth workers in applying the Theoretical Framework and Youth Worker Manual is now available for download on project's web page. The curriculum was already piloted with a group of youth workers in February/March 2021. positivementalhealth.eu/2021/08/26/curriculum-for-training-youth-workers-now-available/ ... See MoreSee Less

Curriculum for Training Youth Workers now available! - Positive Mental Health

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A new and innovative Curriculum for training youth workers was just published as part of the third intellectual output of the project. The curriculum can be used to train youth workers in applying the Theoretical Framework and Youth Worker Manual in practice. Some of the sessions were already pilote...
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Infographic on the six Domains of Social and Emotional Competencies. Also available on all the national languages at positivementalhealth.eu/downloads/ ... See MoreSee Less

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