Book chapter
Promoting mental health
Child, Youth and Family Health: Strengthening Communities, pp.166-188
Elsevier Australia
2008
Abstract
Child, youth and family health: Strengthening communities examines cornerstone issues affecting the health and wellness of infants, children, young people and their families in Australian and New Zealand. Pivotal to the text is the role of health care professionals, specifically but not exclusively nurses and midwives, in maintaining and strengthening individual and community health across a range of contexts and life stages. Ever topical issues such as Indigenous health, mental health, becoming a family, acute and chronic illness, and loss and grief are explored in depth, and professional challenges such as developing programs, communication strategies and practice integrity are addressed in discrete chapters. Cultural safety, diversity and difference, and historical, economical and social factors are reinforced throughout the text. The ample use of case studies, practice tips, critical questions and reflective activities serves to highlight the application of theory and further engage the reader. [Book Synopsis]
Details
- Title
- Promoting mental health
- Authors
- Margaret McAllister (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and EducationC Handley (Author)
- Contributors
- Margaret Barnes (Editor)Jennifer Rowe (Editor)
- Publication details
- Child, Youth and Family Health: Strengthening Communities, pp.166-188
- Publisher
- Elsevier Australia
- Date published
- 2008
- ISBN
- 0729537994
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449238402621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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