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Increasing momentum in prevention of mental illness and mental health promotion across Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Chiara Samele
Chiara Samele*
Affiliation:
Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham, Informed Thinking, London, UK, email informedthinking@gmail.com
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Prevention of mental illness and mental health promotion activities across Europe have gathered some pace since the launch of the European Union's Pact for Mental Health and Well-Being in 2008. Within the context of a large treatment gap in mental health and limited resources to meet the high demand for mental healthcare, a concerted effort is now needed to ensure that initiatives in both mental illness prevention and mental health promotion become a fundamental part of where we are educated, work and live. Cost-effective, evidence-based approaches in prevention and promotion make these initiatives more accessible.

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BJPsych International , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , February 2016 , pp. 22 - 23
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