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Mental Health Promotion is the first textbook to provide an accessible guide to applied mental health promotion across all age groups, and demonstrates how both principles and theory can be used to underpin mental health promotion. Cross cutting themes at each stage of the lifespan are addressed, including: reduction of inequalities; theory and evidence based practice and culturally sensitive approaches to practice. Key features of the book include: a recognition of the 'uniqueness' of different age groups in terms of specific mental health issues; a lifespan approach; identifying different health promotion interventions for different age groups; illustrations of how to apply health promotion theory and principles to practice; inclusion of up-to-date evidence based examples of good practice for different age groups; and, use of international, national and local examples. Mental Health Promotion is essential reading for those working in or studying public health, mental health promotion, social work, nursing, youth and community or community care.

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