STR NG FOUNDATIONS - WHY EVERYONE NEEDS GOOD EMOTIONAL HEALTH

In the first paper, Strong Foundations: Why emotional health is critical for mental health, we explored the concept of emotional health and defined the relationship between emotional health and mental health. [...] THE LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT GOVERNMENT POLICY IN PREVENTING MENTAL ILL-HEALTH Currently, the government lacks a clear and comprehensive plan on preventing mental ill- health, accompanied by limited consideration of the importance of emotional health and the mechanisms that can be put in place to achieve good emotional health for all. [...] At the same time, approaches that support individuals, families and communities can also play a valuable role, building the emotional health assets they need to protect their own mental health and the mental health and wellbeing of others. [...] comprehensive strategy on mental health and wellbeing, accompanied by limited consideration Emotional health can most commonly be seen in of the importance of emotional health and the government education policy in the form of social mechanisms that can be put in place to achieve and emotional learning initiatives in schools. [...] and emotional learning refers to the process of developing social, emotional and behavioural In 2022, the government introduced the Mental skills.50 Health and Wellbeing Plan which demonstrated a cross-government commitment to addressing the Emotional health is more limited in government UK’s mental health challenge.51 The plan aimed mental health and work policies but, as we will see, to take a “.