Mental Health

Mental health, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”. According to the WHO, mental health includes "subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, intergenerational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential, among others". From the perspectives of positive psychology or of holism, mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and to create a balance between life …

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WHO: World Health Organization · 15 January 2025 English

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package ▫ Include HIV services, NCD screening, mental health support, and sexual health services ▫ Incorporate emotional and social spheres. • Integrate mental health and substance use services ▫ Offer screening and substance use ▫ Address stigma around mental health issues in men • Train HCWs in male-specific including NCD screening, male sexual health, and mental health care, all delivered by male- only staff in a


WHO: World Health Organization · 14 January 2025 English

This document highlights the imperative for hospitals to evolve in response to demographic shifts, technological progress and changing public expectations. This vision for future hospitals stresses the importance of patient-centered …

adopted, collaborating with PHC, community mental health, and LTC services, emphasizing prevention and attractive area in which to work and improving the mental health and well-being of the workforce; • improving


Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 14 January 2025 English

controls on IP. 3. Jacob Trefethen, on reforming science funding. 4. In ex-Soviet States, the mental health of the young seems fine. 5. New Ashlee Vance sci-tech media venture...


University of Stirling · 10 January 2025 English

‘Systems leadership’ describes collective action towards a common goal: harnessing the energy of many, and spanning boundaries across policy sectors or outside government. There is not – and should not …

leadership (singular), such as when addressing mental health (Deputy Prime Minister and Minis- ter for Health


UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues · 10 January 2025 English

The brief contributed to the understanding of the roles of Indigenous Peoples' Organisations in the context-specific environmental governance challenges in the Arctic Region. [...] Has your entity responded to the …

to improve the food security, and sexual and mental health of Indigenous youth in the region. This research that address the intersection of sexual and mental health. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-024-04397-w


UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues · 10 January 2025 English

The Permanent Forum is mandated to provide expert advice and recommendations on Indigenous issues to the ECOSOC and through the Council to United Nations agencies, funds and programmes; to raise …

project which applied a well-being lens to mental health (culminating in the 2023 report How to Make Well-being and Mental Health); • A dissemination workshop on the “Climate Mental Health Nexus” in the ating-approaches-to-promote-well-being-and-mental-health-fc6b9844-en.htm https://www.oecd.org/wise/h ating-approaches-to-promote-well-being-and-mental-health-fc6b9844-en.htm https://www.oecd.org/en/pub multi-year project applying a well-being lens to mental health (culminating in the 2023 report, How to Make


UN: The United Nations · 9 January 2025 English

Adopted 33-1-17, 45th plenary meetingRecommends that the General Assembly declare 2007 the UN Year for Violence Prevention; requests the Commission on Human Rights to submit to the Council a draft …

highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Summary Recommends that the General Assembly


UN: The United Nations · 9 January 2025 English

Adopted, 48th plenary meeting

highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Action note2004-07-22 Vote summary Adopted, Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health RIGHT TO HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH


Amnesty International · 9 January 2025 English

The Philippines is the world’s largest exporter of nickel ore, which is a key component in lithium-ion batteries used to power electric vehicles and renewable storage units. In the provinces …

residents suffer devastating physical and mental health consequences and human rights violations as residents suffer devastating physical and mental health consequences and human rights violations as residents suffer devastating physical and mental health consequences and human rights violations as


UN: The United Nations · 9 January 2025 English

Adopted, 51st meeting

highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Action note2005-04-15 Vote summary Adopted, Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health WHO Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS


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