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  • Mental health promotion: Actions taken to maximise the mental health and wellbeing of populations by improving social, physical, and economic environments.
  • Because Mental Health Matters Mental health promotion is an important part of Victoria's Mental Health Reform Strategy

Mental Health Promotion

The Victorian Government is committed to establishing mental health promotion as a core responsibility of the whole of government.

 

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Highlighting: Using policy to promote mental health and wellbeing: A guide for policy makers

'Using policy to promote mental health and wellbeing: A guide for policy makers' has been revised from the previous edition to include updated data and reflect the priorities of the current government.

The guide is intended to encourage and enable policy makers in Victoria to systematically consider the social and environmental determinants of mental health when developing or reviewing policy. The guide introduces concepts in mental health promotion and key considerations for policy and program development.

It includes: 
  • what supports good mental health?
  • what is mental health promotion and how does it relate to policies?
  • assessing the mental health promoting impact of your policy