Education in Mental Health
Health is a human right which is closely linked to education and learning. For the past 20 years, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)‘s work has made a stronger emphasis on education and learning in order to promo
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Contents Education and Health: Health Education and Health Promotion in the Community . . . . . . . . . . Education and Mental Health: Public Mental Health Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education to Reduce Stigma in Mental Health Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Role of the Family in Mental Health Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education in Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education in More Specialized Mental Health Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other Barriers to Implementation and New Challenges for Mental Health Education . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Abstract
Health is a human right which is closely linked to education and learning. For the past 20 years, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)‘s work has made a stronger emphasis on education and learning in order to promote both physical and mental health worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has differentiated between health education and health promotion and defined the second as a more complex process that moves from an individual level toward a wide range of social and environmental interventions that increase knowledge and influence attitudes toward health. Mental health is contributed by a constant interactive relationship between the individual and their environment. In the shaping process of mental and emotional development during childhood and adolescence, education within the family, the school, and the whole community has a paramount influence. This chapter M. Ferrin (*) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, ReCognition Health, London, London, UK Haringey CAMHS, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust, London, UK Brain and Behaviour Laboratory, University of Southampton, Southamptom, UK e-mail: [email protected] © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 E. Taylor et al. (eds.), Mental Health and Illness of Children and Adolescents, Mental Health and Illness Worldwide, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2348-4_41
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focuses on the importance of education in families, schools, and communities and gives examples of successful educational programs and initiatives across the globe. The potential role of education for reducing stigma in mental health and psychoeducation for improving outcomes in different mental health conditions is also discussed. Finally, current barriers for implementation of educational programs are highlighted. A better understanding and effective implementation of the successful approaches for promoting educ
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