Mental health in children and young people

摘要

Poor mental health is a public health issue because the promotion of mental wellbeing is a major consideration for the prevention of illness, with mental wellbeing going hand-in-hand with physical and/or spiritual wellbeing in the development of good quality of life, productivity of individuals, families and the community (Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP), 2010).Public health strategies have tended to focus on physical health, with little thought given to mental illness and mental wellbeing. This is despite the World Health Organization (WHO) identifying that: 'About 450 million people suffer from mental and behavioural disorders worldwide.