Enhancing Global Mental Health
The Role of Health Promotion Foundations in Enhancing Global Mental Health
Strategies, Innovations, and Workplace Well-Being
Contents
Intro
Health promotion foundations are key in
- Creating supportive environments
- Reducing stigma
- Expanding mental health services.
- and Advocating policy changes
Mental health issues are a growing global challenge, affecting millions worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that one in four people will experience mental or neurological disorders in their lifetime, with depression now a leading cause of disability. Addressing mental health requires effective promotion and early intervention strategies that focus on prevention, resilience, and social connectedness. Early intervention reduces long-term impacts and improves recovery. Health promotion foundations are key in creating supportive environments, reducing stigma, and expanding mental health services.
Addressing mental health requires
- Effective promotion
- Early intervention strategies that focus on Prevention, Resilience, and Social Connectedness
Role of Health Promotion Foundations and Agencies
Health promotion foundations and agencies play a crucial role in addressing mental health issues by creating supportive environments, advocating for policy changes, and implementing community-based interventions. These organizations not only enhance the capabilities of service providers but also develop innovative programs to promote mental health and well-being.
Key Initiatives
Key Takeaways
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**** เรื่องนี้การจัดเรียงเนื้อหาให้เข้าใจง่าย เราคิดแบบนี้
- สาเหตุ ให้พอเห็นภาพรวม และพอนึก solution ที่เป็นไปได้ออก
- แล้วบอกว่าทำอะไรบ้าง (projects / campaigns ต่างๆ)
- สรุป
ซึ่งตอนนี้มันขาดสาเหตุแหละ
เราว่าเนื้อหาดีแล้ว แต่ขาด insight หรือที่มาที่ไป key initiatives ของกระบวนการคิดถัดมา จนออกมาเป็น campaign ซึ่งสำคัญมาก
ท่อนนี้เลยจะใส่เป็น Key Initiatives นะ
ตอนนี้มันเน้นไปที่ปลายทาง
จากที่อ่านของเกาหลีนี่ชัดมากว่าเน้นจัดการที่ปลายทาง แม้กระทั่งหาสาเหตุยังหาจากปลายทางเลย
เช่น การ support ตลอด 24 ชั่วโมง การเพิ่มเตียง การจัดการกับวิกฤต มันสื่อให้เห็นว่า เขาคิดว่ามันจะต้องมีเหตุเกิดขึ้นเยอะ แล้วจะจัดการมันยังไง มากกว่าที่จะไปมีขอสาเหตุที่แท้จริงและลดปัจจัยเสี่ยง
ไม่แน่ใจว่าประเทศอื่นยังไง แต่อาจจะเพราะเราไม่เห็นสาเหตุที่ปูทางมาด้วยแหละ เลยเชื่อมโยงได้แค่กับปลายทาง
ปัญหาของแต่ละประเทศ
อยากรู้ว่า ปัญหาที่พบเยอะของแต่ละประเทศคืออะไร เช่น anxiety, depression,
Korean น่าจะ mental health stigma เด่นๆ ซึ่งก็ดูสัมพันธ์กับการ bully
https://www.quora.com/Is-bullying-in-South-Korea-as-monstrous-as-it-is-in-The-Glory-I-cried-so-much-Do-bullies-really-burn-their-victims-like-that-Does-everyone-really-just-let-this-happen
ปัญหาของการเข้ารับบริการ
ปัญหาของการเข้ารับบริการเท่าที่นึกมาได้จากบทความ ก็ stigma, remote areas และมีอะไรอีก ฝากเติมให้หน่อยนะคะ
กับอีกอย่าง ถ้าไม่พูดถึงในเชิงป้องกัน ซึ่งคำว่าป้องกันมันมีความเป็นไปได้เยอะที่คิดจะจัดการตรงใกล้ๆ ข้ามเส้นแล้ว จริงๆแล้ววิธีการที่มีประสิทธิภาพมากกว่า น่าจะเป็นให้คนมีความสุขอย่างสันติในใจ และ resilient ได้ เราว่าถ้าเน้นตรงนี้ เรื่องสุขภาพจิตจะน้อยลงเยอะมากเลย หรือก็คือ health promotion ซึ่งควรเน้นมากๆ
หัวข้อ Promoting mental health and well being
ขอแปะความเห็นของหัวข้อไว้ตรงนี้นะ ไม่แน่ใจว่าเนื้อหานี้มันจะเหมือนสาเหตุในท่อนแรกรึเปล่า
หัวข้อนี้เนื้อหาดีเลย แต่ถ้าเห็นสาเหตุด้วย น่าจะเติมเต็มได้ดีทีเดียว
** คือเราอยากเห็น insight และคิดว่ากลุ่มเป้าหมายก็อยากเห็น insight ที่มาที่ไป ก่อนจะมาเป็นแคมเปญเช่นกัน
ถ้าเอาแบบทำงานง่ายๆ อาจจะไม่ต้องบอกสาเหตุก็ได้ แต่เราอยากรู้ว่า การดำเนินงานหรือแคมเปญต่างๆ มันเกิดขึ้นมาโดยวิเคราะห์จากสาเหตุหรือเปล่า ถ้าใช่ ก็แค่บอกว่าเขาวิเคราะห์สาเหตุที่แท้จริงจากอะไรๆ และอาจจะมีตัวอย่างสาเหตุสักหน่อยก็น่าจะดี
หรือเป็นไปได้ว่า จริงๆแล้วสาเหตุของ mental health ก็มีอยู่ไม่กี่อย่าง เช่น การจัดการใจเมื่อประสบกับสิ่งที่ไม่คาดหวัง ไม่พอใจ (ก็เลยโกรธ หงุดหงิด ถ้าเอาเข้ามาลงที่ตัวเองก็อาจกลายเป็นซึมเศร้า คนที่รักจากไป การเมืองไม่ได้ดั่งใจ เขาพูดเขาทำอะไรไม่ตรงกับที่เราอยากให้เขาทำ (ผิดหวัง) ) กับอีกอย่างที่น่าสนใจคือ เราอยู่ในสังคมที่เบียดเบียนกันหรือเปล่า เราเบียดเบียนใครหรือเปล่า เช่น การบูลลี่ เท่าที่เห็นข่าวผ่านๆ ตา เกาหลีใต้มีเรื่องนี้เยอะมาก และผลที่ตามมาอันง่ายๆก็คือ ทำให้ทำให้คนรู้สึกว่าตัวเองไม่มีคุณค่า
ถ้าสาเหตุมันเป็นประมาณนี้ ก็อยากให้ใส่ท่อนประมาณนี้เข้าไปด้วย
วิธีแก้เท่าที่เรารู้ น่าจะเป็น Being well (ไม่เบียดเบียน), ตระหนักรู้ แยกแยะความคาดหวังกับความจริง และยอมรับได้เมื่ออะไรๆ ไม่เป็นไปดั่งหวัง, Resilience (รับมือได้ ฟื้นคืนได้)
นี่พิมพ์ๆ เท่าที่มันไหลๆ มา เจ้เก็บตามสมควรนะคะ ไม่จำเป็นต้องเก็บหมดนะ มันก็คงจะมีที่แค่อ่านผ่านๆ ไปก็พอน่ะ
Solutions
เก็บเป็น common มาน่ะ นึกออกเท่านี้ ฝากแปะเพิ่มนะคะ
- Early
- Peer
- Holistic, including promoting both physical and mental health.
Promoting Mental Health
and Well-Being…
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In Singapore
Efforts are underway to
- Promote mental well-being
- Normalize conversations about mental health,
- Improve mental health literacy
- Reduce stigma.
A comprehensive mental health strategy should focus on both prevention and treatment, in line with the Healthier SG approach. Efforts are underway to promote mental well-being, normalize conversations about mental health, improve mental health literacy, and reduce stigma. Key initiatives include public education campaigns like “It’s OKAY to Reach Out” from the Health Promotion Board (HPB) and the “Beyond the Label” movement by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) to combat stigma. Workplace campaigns, such as “Take Time to Take Care,” aim to foster well-being in professional settings.
It’s OKAY to reach out
With the daily demands of our lives, we may sometimes feel stressed, worried, or even sad. It is common to feel this way and we are not alone in experiencing them. When things start to feel overwhelming, it’s okay to reach out for support.
Inspired by real events, here are stories of everyday youth taking the
first step to reach out for support. Listen now.
Beyond the label
A Mental Health Anti-Stigma Movement
Its primary focus is on addressing stigma and promoting awareness and acceptance of persons with mental health conditions (PMHCs).
Take time to take care
Take time to take care of each other’s safety and health.
Staying safe at the workplace should be our utmost priority.
Employers must build a culture of trust and empower workers to co-create safer and healthier workplaces, while employees are called upon to embrace safe work practices and speak up upon seeing unsafe situations, because ultimately, “Reporting Saves Lives”.
How would five good friends follow safe work procedures to avoid mishaps?
SG Mental Well-Being Network
Key points
- Creates Well-Being Circles to train peer supporters in neighborhoods
- Addressing harmful online content for youth
- Cyber wellness i.e. a guide for positive technology use.
The SG Mental Well-Being Network, launched in 2022, unites public, private, and community sectors to enhance mental health outcomes. It creates Well-Being Circles to train peer supporters in neighborhoods, with over 500 volunteers already trained and more circles planned. A key focus is addressing harmful online content for youth, with the Ministry of Education emphasizing cyber wellness. The government is also developing a guide for positive technology use.
HWQld
- Healthy lifestyle choices : HWQld promotes healthy lifestyle choices to improve mental health, emphasizing the link between physical and mental well-being.
- Reducing social isolation : The programs focus on reducing social isolation through events like
- Festivals and arts projects
- Building mental health awareness through educational resources and workshops.
- Safe environments
HWQld promotes healthy lifestyle choices to improve mental health, emphasizing the link between physical and mental well-being. Community-based mental health initiatives through Mental Health and Wellbeing Grants support local projects focused on mental health promotion, early intervention, and prevention, particularly for at-risk groups like Indigenous Australians, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and rural communities.
The program promotes collaboration between community groups and health services to ensure mental health resources are accessible. The programs focus on reducing social isolation through events like festivals and arts projects and building mental health awareness through educational resources and workshops. These activities foster connections and combat loneliness, supporting mental wellness. Safe environments in schools and workplaces, especially for marginalized groups, are also promoted.
These activities foster connections and combat loneliness, supporting mental wellness.
Students and Youth
Promoting Mental Health and Well-being
for Students and Youth
In Singapore
Initiatives are also planned to help preschoolers develop resilience. HPB runs programs for students during critical transition years.
Building mental health literacy and resilience should begin early. The Ministry of Education (MOE) has launched programs in schools and Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) to support students’ mental well-being. Initiatives are also planned to help preschoolers develop resilience. HPB runs programs for students during critical transition years and collaborates with IHLs to create peer support systems and train volunteer peer supporters.
Challenges
However, the requirement for parental consent may limit access to mental health services for children and youths, as the age of consent is set at 21 and above. The government is looking into practices from other countries to address this issue effectively.
Strengthening support for parents through workshops and a Parents’ Toolbox to help nurture their children’s mental well-being.
To build resilience in young people, the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Health Promotion Board (HPB) have introduced mental health education programs in schools and higher learning institutions, including peer support structures. They are currently reviewing parental consent rules for mental health services and strengthening support for parents through workshops and a Parents’ Toolbox to help nurture their children’s mental well-being.
Resilience
Youth Support Youth (YSY)
The Youth Support Youth (YSY) Program trains youth aged 17-25 to identify mental health warning signs, encourage peers to seek help, and provide support. By 2013, HPB aims to train 250 youth for this initiative.
Bounce Back Stronger Youth Online Kit
Offering tips and tools to build resilience, cope with stress, and share inspiring stories of overcoming challenges.
Develop psychological resilience, self-esteem, and social connections
HPB also launched the Bounce Back Stronger Youth Online Kit for those aged 13 and above, offering tips and tools to build resilience, cope with stress, and share inspiring stories of overcoming challenges. This kit helps develop psychological resilience, self-esteem, and social connections, providing resources like peer support tools and coping strength checklists. The launch included peer-led projects and a seminar featuring local celebrities to emphasize resilience.
Korea
Mindlink
Mindlink serves as a community-based, stigma-free early-intervention center for young people aged 15 to 30, addressing significant barriers to mental health care, such as
- Social stigma
- Lack of youth mental health services.
KHEPI runs national campaigns to reduce mental health stigma and promote early intervention, including the “Mindlink” campaign, which connects mental health with physical health. The South Korean government aims to raise public awareness through suicide prevention education for 16 million people and by using integrated hotlines and social media counseling services.
****อันนี้อ่านแล้วไม่เข้าใจว่า มัน connects mental health with physical health ยังไง
Mindlink serves as a community-based, stigma-free early-intervention center for young people aged 15 to 30, addressing significant barriers to mental health care, such as social stigma and a lack of youth mental health services.
VicHealth, Victoria, Australia
Bright Futures Campaign
Societal trends that affect youth mental health.
Aimed at increasing resilience and social connectivity.
The Bright Futures Campaign, launched by VicHealth, focuses on identifying and addressing societal trends that affect youth mental health, targeting individuals aged 12 to 25. Key objectives include building resilience, enhancing social connections, and fostering community cohesion. From 2016 to 2020, the Bright Futures for Young Victorians Challenge encouraged councils to tackle issues highlighted in VicHealth’s megatrends report, which outlined challenges for youth mental well-being. Councils co-designed over 20 programs aimed at increasing resilience and social connectivity.
ConnectMates
Connected individuals with disabilities to community volunteers, and the Young Women’s Leadership Program, which built confidence among young women from diverse backgrounds.
Creating handbooks for future replication of successful programs.
Successful projects included ConnectMates, which connected individuals with disabilities to community volunteers, and the Young Women’s Leadership Program, which built confidence among young women from diverse backgrounds. The initiative emphasized workshops and community collaboration to ensure knowledge transfer and sustainability, leading to improved mental well-being for participating youth and creating handbooks for future replication of successful programs.
Resilience
VicHealth promotes mental health among young people through creative platforms that build resilience and help them navigate mental health challenges.
Big Connect
Aims to support youths affected by social isolation by offering activities in sports, recreation, arts, and culture.
One major initiative is The Big Connect, which received a $5 million investment to create over 100,000 new social connection opportunities for young people in Victoria. This program aims to support youths affected by social isolation by offering activities in sports, recreation, arts, and culture.
SUP (Stand-Up Paddleboarding)
For example, Surfing Victoria’s Community Connect uses stand-up paddleboarding to promote the mental well-being of regional multicultural youth, providing a safe space for physical activity and social connection.
****ตรงนี้อยากเพิ่ม connect with nature, in a safe and fun environment เพราะมันเห็นภาพชัดดี
เอาประโยคมาจาก https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/funding/the-big-connect
“Programs across the state will give unreached youth the opportunity to connect with each other, nature, and physical activity in a safe and fun environment.”
JumpStart
- Encourages active, vibrant communities through sports, art, play, and food-related activities.
- Targets children and youth aged 0–25
- A variety of activities, such as dance workshops, gymnastics for mothers and babies, and dodgeball, all aimed at promoting both physical and mental health.
Another initiative, JumpStart!, targets children and youth aged 0–25 and encourages active, vibrant communities through sports, art, play, and food-related activities. In 2022-2023, VicHealth invested $3.5 million into 180 local JumpStart! programs, expected to engage 68,000 young people across Victoria. These programs include a variety of activities, such as dance workshops, gymnastics for mothers and babies, and dodgeball, all aimed at promoting both physical and mental health.
Future Healthy
Envisions a future where young people are active, connected, and healthy.
Through holistic approaches that promote
Nutritious food • Physical activity • Community engagement.
The Future Healthy initiative envisions a future where young people are active, connected, and healthy. It aims to improve both mental and physical health through holistic approaches that promote nutritious food, physical activity, and community engagement. This initiative collaborates with numerous organizations to implement community-driven projects and campaigns, helping youth stay connected and maintain their overall well-being.
HWQld, Queensland, Australia
Dear Mind
- Positive mental health activities
- Providing tools to develop coping skills and resilience while managing stress and anxiety.
Similarly, the Dear Mind campaign (HWQld) targets youth aged 15-17, engaging them in positive mental health activities and providing tools to develop coping skills and resilience while managing stress and anxiety.
Workplace
Improving Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being
Mostly focused on
- Reducing Stress
- Reducing stigma
- Improving mental well-being
- Promoting early intervention
- Supporting for mental health issues
- Working both on employer and employee side
- Raising mental health awareness
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HPB
Workplace Mental Well-being Champions
HPB
HPB recognizes the workplace’s significant impact on mental health, with employers and employees playing a vital role in promoting mental well-being. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), the Workplace Safety and Health Council, and HPB are collaborating to improve mental health support systems in workplaces.
Key points
- Training employees to be peer supporters
- Recognizing employers who are committed to enhancing their staff’s mental health.
They are creating a community of Workplace Mental Well-being Champions, training employees to be peer supporters, and recognizing employers who are committed to enhancing their staff’s mental health.
Workplace Wellbeing Challenge
VicHealth, Victoria, Australia
Key points
- Encouraging employers to foster supportive environments for mental health at work.
- “Stay on Track,” helps young workers manage the increasing demands of their jobs by promoting social connections, resilience, and skill development.
- Helping young employees navigate disruptions like automation and changing job demands.
VicHealth supports workplace programs aimed at reducing stress and improving mental well-being. The “Workplace Wellbeing Challenge” encourages employers to foster supportive environments for mental health at work. One of its initiatives, “Stay on Track,” helps young workers manage the increasing demands of their jobs by promoting social connections, resilience, and skill development.
Its main goal is to assist employers in creating healthier workplaces that enhance mental well-being through increased social support and emotional skills development. This is crucial in a rapidly changing job landscape, as it helps young employees navigate disruptions like automation and changing job demands, enabling them to thrive in their careers.
Queensland, Australia
Work Well Program
Queensland, Australia
The Work Well Program in Queensland has successfully helped over 200 businesses support mental well-being in the workplace, positively impacting more than 50,000 employees.
This initiative creates healthy work environments that :-
- Boost productivity
- Reduce absenteeism
- Increase job satisfaction
It includes activities and workshops aimed at raising mental health awareness, reducing stigma, and promoting early intervention and support for mental health issues.
Assisting employers
Mentally Healthy Workplace Toolkit
Queensland, Australia
“Mentally Healthy Workplaces Toolkit” offers practical resources for creating and maintaining healthy work environments.
To further assist employers, the “Mentally Healthy Workplaces Toolkit” offers practical resources for creating and maintaining healthy work environments. This toolkit guides employers on promoting positive practices, preventing psychological harm, and supporting recovery.
“People at Work” survey tool
Queensland, Australia
Additionally, the “People at Work” survey tool helps organizations assess psychosocial risks and improve workplace mental health.
Overall, creating a mentally healthy workplace is not just beneficial for business but also a legal requirement under the Work Health and Safety Act.
Thailand
“Happy Workplace”
Aims to improve workers’ quality of life in Thailand, including mental health, stress reduction, and financial management.
- Urban areas like Bangkok have a lot of fast food and high stress levels.
- Supporting from community centers like temples.
- Continuing efforts to integrate the Happy Workplace concept into national policies.
ThaiHealth’s “Happy Workplace” initiative aims to improve workers’ quality of life in Thailand by focusing on eight key areas, including mental health, stress reduction, and financial management. This program seeks to create healthier and happier work environments, especially in urban areas like Bangkok, where fast food and high stress levels contribute to health issues such as diabetes and unhealthy lifestyles.
The initiative, inspired by the World Health Organization’s framework, includes strategies like a long-term plan to enhance workplace happiness, tax incentives for health-promoting seminars, and support from community centers like temples.
Since its launch, the program has reached over 10,500 organizations, positively impacting millions of workers by encouraging healthier habits and reducing stress. ThaiHealth is committed to continuing its efforts to integrate the Happy Workplace concept into national policies, helping create a more productive and healthier workforce.
Enhancing Capabilities
of Service Providers
To provide effective mental health services, it’s essential to have more trained service providers across various sectors.
In Singapore
Key points
- Volunteers and Frontline workers
- Enhance the skills of 15,000 social service professionals.
In Singapore, the HPB has introduced the National Mental Health Competency Training Framework that will help these providers gain the necessary skills for each level of care. So far, over 90,000 volunteers and frontline workers from government agencies, community partners, and mental health services have received training in mental health awareness. These workers will also learn how to offer psychological first aid when needed. In the next two years, the goal is to train about 10,000 more frontline personnel and enhance the skills of 1,500 social service professionals.
VicHealth
Victoria, Australia
Key points
- Training for Mental health practitioners and community workers.
- Pilot project
VicHealth provides ongoing training for mental health practitioners and community workers, helping them improve their skills to deliver better mental health services. One notable initiative is the mental health literacy pilot project, where VicHealth partnered with three multicultural consultants, community leaders and advocates to enhance the mental wellbeing of young people in South Sudanese, South Asian, and Pasifika communities. This project adopts tailored approaches to address specific needs and emphasizes community-led strategies, acknowledging that more work is needed in this area.
In South Korea
Key points
- Collaborates with universities and research institutes to improve the skills of mental health professionals.
In South Korea, the Korea Health Promotion Institute (KHEPI) collaborates with universities and research institutes to improve the skills of mental health professionals. It offers advanced training workshops to integrate mental health service providers more effectively. This initiative also includes placing mental health specialists in emergency response centers and increasing the number of counselors available on hotlines, such as the new “109” suicide prevention line, to better support individuals in crisis.
Expanding Capacity
of Mental Health Services
Health promotion foundations contribute to expanding the capacity of mental health services by working with governments, healthcare providers, and communities to ensure broader access to care.
In Singapore
Interesting points
- Plans to offer mental health services at all polyclinics by 2030.
- Training more general practitioners and establishing new psychiatric nursing home and a rehabilitation home.
- Assist police with suicide cases, particularly for young people experiencing psychosocial stress.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Singapore is enhancing mental health services by expanding hospital and community care. This includes increasing psychiatric inpatient and rehabilitation services at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and Alexandra Hospital, with plans to offer mental health services at all polyclinics by 2030. MOH is also training more general practitioners through the Mental Health General Practitioner Partnership (MHGPP) and will establish two new psychiatric nursing homes and a rehabilitation home.
Additionally, national helplines and crisis support services are being launched, and IMH is testing a Crisis Response Team (CRT) to assist police with suicide cases, particularly for young people experiencing psychosocial stress.
VicHealth
Victoria, Australia
Improving access to community services.
Support social inclusion • Enhance resilience • Reduce mental disorders
VicHealth focuses on promoting mental health by improving access to community services. It develops programs that support social inclusion, enhance resilience, and reduce mental disorders.
Future Reset
Using creativity to boost mental health, and strengthen social connections and resilience among young people facing modern challenges.
Future Reset aims to boost mental health and social connection through creative expression. It works with nine arts organizations and nine young creative leaders to help youth create artistic projects in their communities. By encouraging young people to participate in arts initiatives, the program fosters a sense of belonging and mental wellbeing. It also offers a digital platform to showcase their work and engage the community, using creativity to strengthen social connections and resilience among young people facing modern challenges.
HWQld, Queensland, Australia
Healthy lifestyles with diet and exercise programs
Focusing on preventative services through local initiatives in Queensland.
Health and Wellbeing Queensland (HWQld) integrates mental health promotion into its public health campaigns, focusing on preventative services through local initiatives in Queensland. It supports mental health by encouraging healthy lifestyles with diet and exercise programs that positively influence wellbeing.
Shifting Minds and Better Care Together
Emphasize a systems approach :
Addressing social factors such as housing, income, and education that greatly impact mental health.
The Queensland Government aligns its efforts with strategies like Shifting Minds and Better Care Together, which emphasize a systems approach to mental health. This means addressing social factors such as housing, income, and education that greatly impact mental health. Collaboration across government, healthcare, and community sectors is essential to create a supportive environment for mental health.
Shifting Minds
Vision
Queenslanders are mentally healthy and well, connected with their communities, and supported by an integrated and coordinated mental health and wellbeing system.
Focuses on preventing and reducing the impact of mental ill-health, problematic alcohol and other drug use, and suicide.
In South Korea
Reduce suicide rates
The Republic of Korea has implemented several policies to reduce suicide rates, starting with the 2011 “Act on the Prevention of Suicide and the Creation of a Culture of Respect for Life.” This led to the establishment of the Korea Suicide Prevention Center and the Korea Psychological Autopsy Center. The National Action Plan for Suicide Prevention (2018 – 2022) was launched, creating a dedicated Suicide Prevention Policy Department within the Ministry of Health & Welfare. Despite increased funding for suicide prevention.
Gatekeeper
A key strategy to reduce suicide rates
- Trains individuals to identify people at risk of suicide and connect them to support services.
- By 2018, 1 million gatekeepers had been trained.
A key strategy is the Gatekeeper Program, which trains individuals to identify people at risk of suicide and connect them to support services. By 2018, 1 million gatekeepers had been trained. The standardized program, called Suicide CARE, was first introduced in 2012 and has been updated to cater to various groups, such as teenagers and office workers. This program takes a life-cycle approach and continuously improves based on feedback and data analysis from the Psychological Autopsy Center.
The government also collaborates with local governments and community centers to provide emergency psychological support and runs community-based crisis programs to manage suicides effectively. Key changes include creating joint response centers for 24-hour support, increasing psychiatric emergency beds, and enhancing case management to improve crisis response services.
Innovative Technologies
and Funding Models
Key Takeaways
- Increasing accessibility and providing support to individuals who may not have access to traditional services.
As the landscape of mental health care evolves, health promotion foundations and agencies are adopting innovative technologies and funding models to improve the delivery of services and expand access to care.
Technological Innovation
Digital technology has revolutionized mental health care by increasing accessibility and providing support to individuals who may not have access to traditional services.
MindSpot
Expands access to mental health care, particularly for individuals living in remote areas, via telephone and online platforms.
In Australia, MindSpot delivers mental health services via telephone and online platforms. This digital alternative to traditional in-person therapy has expanded access to mental health care, particularly for individuals living in remote areas or those who face barriers to accessing in-person services.
MindSG and mindline.sg
Provide mental health resources and self-help tools, ensuring private, stigma-free access to support.
Digital platforms like MindSG and mindline.sg provide mental health resources and self-help tools, ensuring private, stigma-free access to support. These platforms will be improved under the Healthier SG initiative to align with care protocols for anxiety and depression, further supporting mental well-being in the community.
KakaoTalk
Offers mental health self-diagnosis tools.
South Korea has integrated mobile technology into its mental health services through platforms like KakaoTalk, which offers mental health self-diagnosis tools.
Step-by-Step
Provides guided mental health support for adults with depression.
The WHO has also developed a digital self-help intervention called the Step-by-Step App, which provides guided mental health support for adults with depression. These innovations help reduce barriers to care by providing flexible, accessible, and stigma-free support options.
Funding Models
Innovative funding models are crucial for sustaining mental health initiatives. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) and social impact bonds (SIBs) are two examples of how governments and organizations can leverage resources for mental health programs.
Public-private partnerships (PPPs)
KHEPI in South Korea utilizes PPPs to expand mental health services in rural communities by partnering with private firms to fund local programs. In Thailand, the Happy Workplace initiative benefits from collaborations between ThaiHealth, the government, and private organizations. The initiative’s success has been bolstered by tax incentives for companies that conduct health-promoting seminars.
Social Impact Bonds
Social Impact Bonds (SIBs)
- Social impact bonds are a funding model that binds private risk capital to specific outcomes, with returns paid only if those outcomes are achieved.
- This approach encourages investment in mental health programs while ensuring accountability and impact.
In Queensland, the government is exploring the use of social impact bonds to drive measurable outcomes in public mental health interventions.
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VicHealth in Australia also utilizes a mix of government funding and leveraged private donations to support mental health research and prevention programs. These funding models enable health promotion foundations to expand their reach and continue developing innovative solutions for improving mental health.
Conclusion
Health promotion foundations and agencies play a vital role in enhancing global mental health by expanding the capacity of mental health services, improving the capabilities of service providers, and promoting mental well-being through innovative programs. Their efforts extend beyond healthcare settings, addressing mental health challenges in workplaces and leveraging new technologies to make mental health care more accessible.
Adopting holistic approaches that address the social determinants of mental health, fostering community-led interventions, and exploring new funding models.
As the burden of mental health issues continues to grow, the work of these foundations becomes even more critical. By adopting holistic approaches that address the social determinants of mental health, fostering community-led interventions, and exploring new funding models, health promotion agencies can continue to improve mental health outcomes on a global scale.
The future of mental health care lies in collaboration, innovation, and continued investment in prevention and early intervention. Through these efforts, health promotion foundations are helping to create a world where mental health is a priority, and individuals everywhere can access the care and support they need to thrive.
