Mental health can be strengthened
Founded in 1897, for more than a century, the Finnish Association for Mental Health, FAMH, has worked in mental health as an innovator and inspirer.
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What is mental health?
The WHO (2013) defines mental health as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential and can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.
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Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program - LINITY Project in Finland 2013-2017
The aim of the project in SOS-Crisis Centre is to prevent and reduce suicide attempts and suicides in Finland by supporting suicide attempters.
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Seeking help for mental health problems
The threshold for seeking help for mental health problems has become lower, but many people still suffer alone for far too long.
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Voluntary work for promoting mental health
The FAMH is a Finnish non-governmental organization and a federation of over 50 local mental health associations making part of it, hosting approximately 4 000 individual members.
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Peer Learning: "Participation of young people with mental health issues"
Promoting the (mental) health of young people is also one of the eight action areas in the European youth strategy. The Netherlands EU presidency in the first half year of 2016 addressed this issue during several meetings. Together with Finland - and with the participation of Ireland, Cyprus, Malta, Romania, Greece and Scotland and Estonia - the topic of the participation of young people with mental health issues and the role of youth work will be continued during a peer review.