Stress Report Germany 2012 18/03/2013
New report by the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on work related stress in Germany
Mental Health Promotion Handbooks Valued by Health Promotion Practitioners 25/10/2012
The 9th European IUHPE Health Promotion Conference was held from 27 to 29 September 2012 in Tallinn. The conference aimed to contribute to the development of population health in Europe by offering a means for exchanging information and know-how through debates with scientists, politicians and practitioners in the field of health promotion in Europe.
New Publication on Mental Health Promotion Projects 16/08/2012
ENMHP projects on Mental Health Promotion are highlighted in an article from the upcoming book "Arbeitnehmer in Restrukturierungsprozessen – Gesundheit und Kompetenzen erhalten (Workers in restructuring – maintaining health and competencies).
Face-to-Face Trainings in Educational Settings in Estonia 23/04/2012
Throughout 3-year period, MHP-Hands will produce a set of handbooks and training materials’ implementation for mental health promotion. MHP-Hands project completed the first versions of the Handbooks for specific setting - educational setting, workplaces and older people residences.
Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute implemented the first face-to-face session of MHP-Hands Handbook field trials in educational setting.
We would appreciate your assistance in assessing the usability and practicality of these handbooks and wish to invite you to participate in the Face-to-Face Field trial of the Handbooks.
Finnish Field Trial Started 07/03/2012
The National Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland has started the field trial of the Mental Health Promotion Handbook for the Older Peoples’ Residential Setting.
1st European Conference of Mental Health Nursing 18/05/2011
On May 23-25, 2012 in Helsinki (Finland) will be a First Conference of Mental Health Nursing entitled "Collaborating Practice and Research."
Irish Validation Workshops Completed 24/02/2011
The Irish validation workshops for the school and workplace settings were completed earlier this week. Postponed from December last year due to problems of snow in Dublin, 16 people took part in the workshops. The findings from the workshops largely confirmed those obtained from the initial focus groups. From the schools setting, a very important piece of advice was that the MHP-Hands manual should not involve extra work for teachers –there is very little spare time to undertake initiatives and any MHP-Hands initiative should fit in with existing programmes.
Finnish Validation Completed for Hands Project 13/02/2011
National Institute for Health and Welfare completed the validation for Mental Health Promotion Handbooks by executing a group interview for ageing family carers. The results were in line with the previous results from the group interview of elderly women. The participants emphasised for example that the professionals should concentrate on the basic interaction skills with respectful communication and treatment in order to promote their mental well-being.
Focus Group in Polish School Settings 27/01/2011
Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine (NIOM) conducted a focus group discussion in school settings. We have carried out interviews and gathered the opinions of headmaster, the teachers’ board, and other specialists connected with school.