Identifying Characteristics of Community-Embedded Positive Mental Health Promotion Programs: An Integrative Review
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
20 November 2023
Abstract
Mental health programs are varied in scope and nature; there is little consensus across theoretical background and program content. This review consists of a database search complemented by an environmental scan. The peer-reviewed literature mapped the body of literature on national and international programs embedded in the community. Records (N = 12) on primary studies describing programs were included and complemented by an environmental scan of existing community programs in one Canadian province (N = 16). Most programs were considered effective, psychoeducational in nature, and grounded in positive psychology theory. A promising path forward for promoting mental health is through enhancing mental health literacy (MHL); community MHL programs require further investigation.
Résumé
Les programmes en santé mentale varient selon leur portée et leur nature ; il y a peu de concordance entre la théorie et le contenu de ces programmes. Un examen de la portée de la littérature évaluée par les pairs a permis d’établir une vue d’ensemble des programmes internationaux mis en place dans la communauté. Des articles (N = 12) sur des études primaires décrivant les programmes ont été inclus et enrichis par d’autres publications portant sur des programmes communautaires existants dans une province canadienne (N = 16). La plupart des programmes sont considérés comme efficaces, à vocation psychoéducationnelle et bien ancrés dans la théorie de la psychologie positive. Une voie prometteuse pour la promotion de la santé mentale consiste à enrichir la littératie en santé mentale (LSM) ; ceci induit un besoin d’approfondir les études des programmes communautaires de LSM.
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Volume 42 • Number 3 • November 2023
Pages: 55 - 79
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Taylor G. Hill, Lindsay K. Heyland, Sophie Keddy, Alanna Kaser, and Jodi E. Langley. 2023. Identifying Characteristics of Community-Embedded Positive Mental Health Promotion Programs: An Integrative Review. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
42(3): 55-79. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2023-022
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