Front cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures, tables and boxes; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 What is mental health?; Chapter 3 Mental health promotion; Chapter 4 Infancy and childhood (0-5 years and 6-12 years); Chapter 5 Adolescence and emerging adulthood (12-17 years and 18-24 years); Chapter 6 Adulthood: increasing responsibility and middle-age (25-45 years and 45-65 years); Chapter 7 Older people: the retirement years (65-80 years and 80+ years). Chapter 8 Concluding comments and the future of mental health promotionAppendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Glossary; Index; Back cover.
Mental health and well-being are important across all ages. However, some of the issues and how these are addressed in practice differ between age groups. This book focuses on applied mental health promotion across age groups.