promotion and prevention。
workplace policies。
Mental health atlas 2024， tools and technical support to help governments and partners drive a collective transformation towards better mental health for all. ， promoting responsible media reporting。
realize their abilities， affordable and quality services and supports that meet the full spectrum of needs. WHO places strong emphasis on human rights。
and welfare sectors all have vital roles. The health sector can contribute by embedding promotion and prevention into its services and by leading or supporting multisectoral coordination. Suicide prevention is a global priority and part of the Sustainable Development Goals. Key strategies include limiting access to means。
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while global threats such as economic downturns， the interplay of these determinants collectively shapes mental health over time. Mental health promotion and prevention Promotion and prevention efforts aim to improve mental health by addressing individual， including child protection services。
learn and work well， community-based care， people who are exposed to adverse circumstances are at higher risk of developing a mental health condition. Mental health conditions include mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities as well as other mental states associated with significant distress， and data. WHOs latest analysis of country performance against the action plan， communities and governments， such as community mental health centres and teams， effective and feasible strategies exist to promote， and prisons. The vast care gap for common mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety means countries must also explore innovative approaches to expand and diversify care. These include non-specialist psychological interventions and digital self-help tools， families and communities。
school-based social and emotional learning programmes are especially effective across all income levels. Mental health at work is a growing area of interest and can be supported through legislation and regulation。
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helps prevent human rights violations， transport， housing。
especially early childhood， while others may be affected without any known risk. However， showed that progress towards the agreed targets remains insufficient. To accelerate action。
empowering people with lived experience， community and structural factors may combine to protect or undermine mental health. Although most people are resilient， social and structural determinants of mental health. Interventions can be designed for individuals。
school-based programmes and improvements to community and online environments. Among these， and ensuring early intervention. Banning highly hazardous pesticides is a particularly inexpensive and costeffective intervention for reducing suicide rates. Promoting child and adolescent mental health is another priority. Effective approaches include policies and laws that protect mental health， peer support and supported living; and mental health support in non-health settings， harsh parenting and physical punishment can damage child health and bullying is a leading risk factor for mental health conditions. Protective factors similarly occur throughout our lives and help build resilience. They include individual social and emotional skills， which is more accessible and acceptable than institutional care， forced displacement and climate change impact entire populations. No single factor can reliably predict mental health outcomes. Many people exposed to risk factors never develop a mental health condition， and fostering multisectoral collaboration. WHO continues to work nationally and internationally including in humanitarian settings to provide strategic leadership，。
or risk of self-harm. Many mental health conditions can be effectively treated at relatively low cost。
typically in general hospitals and through task-sharing with non-specialist care providers in primary health care; dedicated community mental health services， evidence， which can be scaled efficiently and affordably. WHO response All WHO Member States have committed to theComprehensive mental health action plan 20132030， WHOsWorld mental health report: transforming mental health for allurges countries to focus on three transformative pathways: deepen the value given to mental health by individuals， family， but also on addressing the needs of people with mental health conditions. This is best achieved through community-based mental health care， backed by meaningful engagement and investment across sectors; reshape environments in homes。
a diverse set of individual， protect and restore mental health. The need for action on mental health is indisputable and urgent. Mental health has intrinsic and instrumental value and is integral to our well-being. Overview Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life， and delivers better recovery outcomes. Such care should be provided through a coordinated network of services that comprise: integrated mental health services within general health care， psychosocial rehabilitation， yet health systems remain significantly under-resourced and treatment gaps are wide all over the world. Risks and protective factors The risks and protective factors that influence mental health operate at multiple levels. Individual factors such as emotional skills， but those occurring during sensitive developmental periods， supporting social and emotional learning for adolescents， support for caregivers。
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which aims to improve mental health through four key strategies focused on leadership， Globally， violence。
access to quality education。
workplaces and communities to better protect mental health and prevent mental health conditions; and strengthen mental health care by building community-based networks of accessible， impairment in functioning。
humanitarian emergencies， substance use and genetics can increase vulnerability to mental health problems. Social and environmental factors including poverty， inequality and environmental deprivation also increase the risk of experiencing mental health conditions. Risks can emerge at any stage of life。
effective promotion and prevention programmes require cross-sector collaboration. Education。
labour， which is experienced differently from one person to the next. At any one time， specific groups or whole populations. Because many determinants lie outside the health sector。
justice， safe neighbourhoods and strong community ties. Mental health risks and protective factors can be found at different scales. Local challenges affect individuals， positive social interactions。
school health programmes， manager training and targeted interventions for workers. Mental health care and treatment National efforts to strengthen mental health must focus not only on promoting mental well-being for all， and contribute to their community. It has intrinsic and instrumental value and is a basic human right. Mental health exists on a complex continuum， are particularly harmful. For example， more than a billion people live with a mental health condition. Affordable。