“Mental Health is the emotional and spiritual resilience which enables us to enjoy life and to survive pain, disappointment and sadness. It is a positive sense of wellbeing and an underlying belief in our own and others’ dignity and worth.”
(Promoting Mental Health Strategy & Action Plan 2003-2008, DHSS&PS)
The Investing for Health Strategy has as one of its key objectives "to promote mental health and emotional wellbeing at individual and community level". The actions associated with this objective cover such areas as suicides, the working environment, the troubles, education, domestic violence and implementation of the Mental Health Promotion Strategy above.
There are three levels of mental health promotion:
Strengthening Individuals Strengthening Communities Reducing barriers to mental health
