Resource Tag: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

This regional strategy for mental health has been prepared to support Western Pacific governments in their efforts to improve mental health & intergrte services for people with mental disorder. Six key approaches are incorporated into the strategy: advocacy, service provision, mental health promotion, policy & legislation, encouraging the development of a research culture & capacity, […]

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This publication aims to guide readers in the discovery of mental health, in the magnitude & burdens of mental disorders, & in understanding what can be done to promote mental health in the world & to alleviate the burdens & avoid deaths due to mental disorders. (66 refs)

This fact sheet on self-directed violence discusses the extent of the problem, providing rates & information on suicide & suicidal behaviors around the world. Risk factors for self-directed violence are reviewed, as are possible methods of prevention.

This report describes: violence as an universal challenge; the forms & contexts of violence; & what can be done to prevent violence. Suicide is identified as the 13th leading cause of death worldwide. The magnitude of this problem & the dynamics of this phenomenon are discussed. Risk factors for suicide are included, such as substance […]

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This document assesses the level of suicide prevention activities in countries of the WHO European Region. Of 38 countries that responded to questionnaires, 11 had national suicide prevention initiatives supported by government policy & 6 were approved by parliament. Common themes between these initiatives are identified & discussed. The implementation of national prevention initiatives in […]

The author discusses the challenge posed by the need to assemble ‘evidence’ in ways which are relevant to the complexities of contemporary health promotion, while avoiding the possibility that this may lead down a narrow, reductionist route. Three issues are considered: 1) what is meant by effectiveness in health promotion; 2) what represents ‘best practice’ […]

See SIEC #2002-0382 for the first edition of this report.