Nations for mental health: a focus on women

Contents

Preface
Executive summary

Chapter 1
Introduction
The extent of mental health problems
A focus on women
Significant mental disorders and problems experienced by women

Chapter 2
Overview of a plan to improve women’s mental health
Policies and legislation
Education, training and structural interventions
Other community-based activities

Chapter 3
Policies and related legislation
Background
Major aims
Project 1: The development of policies to protect and promote women’s mental health 

Chapter 4
Primary care:
education and training on women’s mental health
Background
Major aims
Project 1: DevelopmEnt, implementation and evaluation of training programmes for primary care providers
Project 2: Development, implementation and evaluation of programmes introduced into training curricula 

Chapter 5
Workplace interventions
Background
Major aims
Project 1: Development, implementation and evaluation of programmes in the workplace

Chapter 6
Criminal justice system:
education and training on violence against women
Background
Major aims
Project 1: Training within the criminal justice system
Project 2: Introducing a course component on violence towards women into tertiary education curricula

Chapter 7
Community services and supports
Background
Major aims
Project 1: Review, evaluation and strengthening of community services to protect and promote women’s mental health
Project 2: Review, evaluation and strengthening of community supports to protect and promote women’s mental health
Project 3: Promoting community services and supports in hard-to-reach communities

Chapter 8
Grassroots activities
Background
Major aims
Project 1: Facilitating the development of unified networks and collaboration between NGOs and women’s groups in priority areas for women’s mental health
Project 2: Developing and promoting a resource to stimulate grassroots activities

Chapter 9
Use of the media
Background
Major aims
Project 1: Providing a basis for lobbying to reduce the negative portrayal of women and to promote positive images of women
Project 2: Increasing community awareness of women’s mental health and reducing the stigma of mental problems
Project 3: Advocating for improved mental health for women
Project 4: Promoting women’s mental health through ‘edutainment’
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