MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION - Health Promotion Agency

Mental Health Promotion in Northern Ireland
These categories were originally devised as a conceptual framework for analysis of effective mental health
promotion in an extensive literature review undertaken by Professor Ray Hodgson and Tina Abbasi and
published by Health Promotion Wales in 1995. 1
Presentation of responses
Responses to the questionnaire are presented in each of the six categories. It is important to note that the
survey was not intended to identify every mental health promotion programme in Northern Ireland,
depending as it did on self-selection rather than on a restricted representative sample. It is also important
to note that this information will be updated in the future.
Not all responses received have been included in this edition, either because of missing information,
because some have not yet started or because the implications for mental health promotion were not made
clear. Several responses indicated more than one category. However one category only was allocated to each
project for the purpose of providing exemplars. A few projects did not indicate any category, and were
therefore placed in a category based on the information provided. Contacts have been identified in each
case for further information.
The descriptions of the projects included in this database are those of the survey respondents. This
database has been compiled by the Health Promotion Agency and the inclusion of projects does not signify
their endorsement by the Agency. While every effort has been made to ensure that this information is
accurate no responsibility (legal or otherwise) is accepted by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern
Ireland for any errors, omissions or otherwise.
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