Health Promotion Approach for Raising Awareness of Mental Health Among Children and Young People

This report discusses the health promotion approach for raising awareness of mental health among children and young people under the age of 24. It explores theories and communication strategies, as well as the influence of the Lalonde report on health promotion campaigns. The report also includes statistics on mental health among children and young people in Brooklyn, and discusses planning, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs.

HEALTH
PROMOTION

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Question 1: Theories and concept that inform the health promotion approach with purpose of
raising awareness of mental health among children and young people under the 24 years of
age...........................................................................................................................................1
Question 2: The Lalonde report influence the health promotion campaign are deisgned and
communicated.........................................................................................................................4
Question 3: Planning, implementation and evaluation of health programme on the them
mental health among children and young people in school in the borough...........................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Mental health is defined as the cognitive, behavioural and emotional wellbeing of individual. In
addition, it is usually referring to the thinking, feeling and the behaviour of people. Moreover,
people used to take some of the term which is related with the mental health to the mean of the
absence which is showing the factor which is related with the mental disorder. Therefore, the
mental health may affect the daily living and the relationship of people and also create hindrance
in the physical health of people (Pascoe and et. al., 2020). Within the UK, the number of people
used to face issue with the development of mental health problem which is related with the
adolescent, adults and young people. In this report, the major of discussion is based on the study
which is associated with the context of health promotion with taking the reference of mental
health in UK. The report consists of health promotion approach which is helpful to raise
awareness of mental health among children and young people under the age of 24, the discussion
is based on the Lalonde report which may be influence the way of health promotion which is
designed and communicated and last one is based on the discussion which is related with the
planning, implementation and evaluation of the health promotion programme (Seaton and et. al.,
2019).
MAIN BODY
Question 1: Theories and concept that inform the health promotion approach with purpose of
raising awareness of mental health among children and young people under the 24 years of
age.
Statistic and information on Mental Health among children and young people from chosen
borough (Brooklyn)
In this, UK is facing high range of mental health issue among the children and young
people. It is also stated that the 20 percent of adolescent is dealing with the mental health issue in
every year. Moreover, the 50 percent of the mental health issue are used to established by the age
of 14 and 75 percent and more at the age of 24. Therefore, the statistic also refers as the 10
percent of children and young people which is aged 5-16-year-old have a clinically diagnosable
mental issue and they do not have yet 70 percent of the children and the adolescent experience
the mental health issue which is not proper intervention which is taking in the significant way
with the large aspect of early age. The statistic which is chosen to the relevant borough that is
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Brooklyn. Within this, the unequal access to mental healthcare on new work city. In addition, the
working towards a city where the number of people can access the mental healthcare and there
are some of the fewer mental health crises. Therefore, they are doing this by using the approach
which is based on the critical gaps in the term of care which acknowledge that the access to the
mental healthcare disproportionately that usually affect the people of Brooklyn due to the race,
ethnicity and many more which is work as key factor which is measureable and show the
inequalities which affect the mental of people in the Brooklyn (Thomas and Bendtsen, 2019).
In this, it is well analysed that the people with mental health is affected on the large
number on Brooklyn. The data show that one of the five people in the New York usually
experience the issue of mental illness on the given year whereas that is about equal to the 65
percent of the resident in the Brooklyn. Moreover, the chosen borough show indicate that the
mental disorder used to continue which work as common, widespread and disabling. In addition
to this, every year more than the 1 to 5 year of New Yorker symptoms of the mental disorder. in
every year 1 to 10 children and adults are facing the issue of mental health challenge which is
critical that is enough to affect the functioning of work, family and school life (Hinrichsen and
et. al., 2020).
Two health promotion theories
There are several of theories and model which is helpful in order to support the practice
of health promotion and disease prevention. The two selected health promotion theories within
the scope of practice for the mental health includes:
Ecological model: The ecological model is used to refer as the interaction between the
interdependence, factor within and across the level of health issue. it also refers the people
interaction with their physical and social cultural environment. With the contrast with the mental
health, the lack of social interaction and communication is also a cause which is responsible for
the mental illness. The ecological model used to indicate the gap which is fulfilled with the help
of interaction among the people which reduces the complexities of people with mental health
because they can share their thought and opinions which provide them resilience and wellbeing
(Yap and et. al., 2019).
In this, ecological model realised various things which is related with the level of
influence on the health behaviour which mainly includes Intrapersonal/individual factor which
include the factor which influence the behaviour such as knowledge, attitude and personality.
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The interpersonal factor which also show the interaction with the other people which help to
provide the social support or create the barrier which is related with the interpersonal growth
which help to promote the healthy behaviour. Moreover, the other aspect is institutional and
organisational factor, community factor and public policy factor which may create positive
impact within the mental health promotion among the children and young people of age 24.
These all factor are helpful in order to create barrier and promote positive aspect for the mental
health with the support of ecological model (Wold and Mittelmark, 2018).
Health belief model: The health belief model is defined as the theoretical model which
help to explain health promotion and the disease prevention programme. It is help to explain and
predict individual change which is associated with the health behaviour. Moreover, it is also
analysing that the most widely used model for the proper understanding of health behaviour.
With this, the proper evaluation of the mental health promotion is taken with the consideration
which explain the changing of health behaviour which predominately promote the behaviour of
healthy life and outcome. the key elements of the health belief model which usually concentrate
on the health condition which is related with the mental health, that predict the health related
behaviour. While taking the contrast of mental health, it is important to configure the individual
behaviour during the mental illness for appropriate health promotion.
Plan and discuss health promotion technique for the mental health illness among children
and young people
The planning is important aspect which help to prevent the rising issue of mental illness
among the children and young people. Moreover, the mental health promotion attempt is used to
motivate and enhance the protective approach and promote healthy behaviour that can prevent
the onset of a diagnosable mental disorder and minimise the risk factor which can lead to create
development of the mental disorder. In addition, it also consists of various living condition and
the environment that useful in order to promote the supportive role for the mental health and
allow the people to adopt and maintain the healthy lifestyle and approach which contribute
towards the improvement of lives. without the security and freedom that provided by the right
which is difficult to manage and maintain the high level of mental health wellbeing (Van
Overmeire, 2021).
While on the specific level the mental health can be promoted through various useful
approach that are Early childhood intervention which include home visit for pregnant women and
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educate them for the healthy lifestyle, preschool education which is related with the psychosocial
activities. In addition, they also providing support for the children that include skill building
program, child and youth development program. Moreover, program targeted the vulnerable
group which usually contain the minorities, indigenous people, migrants and people who is
usually affected by the issue which mainly include psychosocial intervention after the disaster.
Formulating the mental health promotional activities in the school which include program,
supporting ecological change in the school and the child friendly school. In addition, the violence
prevention program and community development program. These are some of the factor which
may contribute within the health promotion activities which act as protective factor for the
children and young people (Hall and et. al., 2020).
Two communication strategies
Stakeholder engagement is defined as the communication between the leader and the
stakeholder. While stakeholder management is the broader process which is adopted in order to
manage the need and expectation
Email and e newsletter: Email is one of the most popular tool which is used on the
communication with the stake holder. It includes some of the benefits such as immediate delivery
of information, reporting, engagement and open rates. In addition to this, the effective managing
communication with each stakeholder. With the help of email, the proper communication is
being taken that include sharing of budget update of health promotion related with the mental
health, photos, data, information and many more.
Presentation: The presentation is also an approach which is best for communication that include
online and offline. Therefore, the online distinct advantage that taken advantage of being span
with the large geographic areas instant and effectively. In this, after completion slide
presentation, save slide and share with the stakeholder so they can refer to them in their own time
(khanalizadeh Amin and et. al., 2019).
Question 2: The Lalonde report influence the health promotion campaign are deisgned and
communicated
Lalonde report is a report that was produced by the Canada which has the new perspective of
Canadian health. In this report, there was proposal for the concept of health field which includes
the two objective related with health care system which include health problems along with
promotion of good health (McGough and et. al., 2021). In this report, there is discussion that
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biomedical model in false and there is need to take care about the health focus which can allow
to improve individual health and within country. Biomedical model of health has the focus on
biological and physical aspects of disease along with illness. In this, there are health care
professional who provide treatment, cure and diagnosis of the disease (Ritchie and et. al., 2020).
Whereas, Lalonde report is about taking prevention measures which can be effective to provide
safety from any type of disease to large population. In this, Canada take care about this repot in
which there was focus on the intervention which can be effective to reduce the risk of getting any
type of health related issues which includes mental health. There is also discussion about the
health care promotion which allow to increase the awareness regarding the healthcare service
which are effective and allow individual to get educated and take preventive measure own self to
reduce any risk of getting any type of health related issues or disease which may also include the
mental health disorders (Krishnamurthi and et. al., 2019).
This report influence individual about taking care about their own health through creating
awareness through different campaign and other promotional activities. These was effective and
allow to provide better reduction in the cases of getting bad health. This also influence individual
to take the preventive measures that can allow to get better mental health through using different
techniques. It also encourages about possessing good health through taking care of health and
avoid any risk of getting any type of bad health or ill health. In this, through using the Lalonde
report, Canada take the preventive measures through creating awareness which was effective and
allow to get better response in reduction of cases of ill health which also includes the mental
health issues (Yarımkaya and et. al., 2020). This report was effective and allow health care
system to wish for improving public health. It also includes the local health system where they
should promote better health through preventive and creating awareness about the health care
system that can lead to create high impact on delivery of better services and reduce the
increasing cases of mental health disorder. This may include four broad elements which are
environment, human biology, lifestyle along with healthcare organisation. This report has high
impact on the revolution of health promotion which includes the change in public behaviour
which was related with taking care that can lead to create high impact on their act and activity.
This also help to create high effect on large population within country that promote good health.
To attain this, there is need to take care about the prevention which can be effective and have
high response to delivery better care and support to large population (Lee and et. al., 2019).
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The Lalonde report also suggest about taking preventive measures instead of getting cure,
diagnosis and treatment for any diseases. Through using this health promotion, Canada get high
impact on reduce the risk of getting mental health issues which was effective and help
government to initiate campaign which can be effective to influence people about taking
preventive measures that can allow to get better care about the mental health. This allow to
delivery better care about the good health and take care about own health to the large population.
This also help to create promotional campaign which can influence large number of population
to take care about their own health. This was effective and many people get attention towards the
report which allow to reduce the higher cases of mental illness within country (Salmond and et.
al., 2021).
There is biological aspect which include physical and mental health that are developed
within individual body and can lead to influenced by the genetic make-up (Fiske and et. al.,
2019). There is environmental aspect which includes the health which are external to individual
body and should not be controlled by individual that includes social and physical environment.
This report also includes the lifestyle which is also an effective factor that have high impact on
individual mental health. In this, there is personal decision that have their role and contribution in
cause, death and illness. Lalonde report also includes the health care organisation which are
effective and have their role in medical practices, nursing homes, nursing hospitals, public health
services, dental treatment, paramedic services, medical drugs and other health services.
For health promotion in Canada, Lalonde report was first stage of health promotion which
was effective idea to promote health which includes the health field concept. This was the
concept which allow to take care about the health promotion for creating awareness about
attaining good mental health x (Fiske and et. al., 2019). To preventing health related issues, there
was need to take care about the good health which includes focusing on health inequalities which
was effective and help people to avoid the risk of getting disease or mental health related issues
which needs some care and support and every individual should get access to health services
without any discrimination. To enhance the prevention and health promotion, Canada
government has made different policies which was effective and have high response on taking
care about the health concern. In this, through using the health promotion and health prevention,
it allows to take care about the analysis of current state of health within people. There was also
implementation of large number of health policy which was effective and allow to get better care
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about individual health which were recommended and formulated in line with different new
approach (Schill and et. al., 2019). This was designed to create awareness through using different
campaign that attract people about the concept and help to delivery information about health
prevention through health promotion. Through this, The Lalonde report influence Canada for the
health promotion campaign along with design which has been communicated within large
population.
Question 3: Planning, implementation and evaluation of health programme on the them mental
health among children and young people in school in the borough.
Due to the DALY which is known as disability-adjusted-life-years that provide figure on mental
health in children and the young people under the age of 24 years. In order to this plan,
implement some of the aspect which is based on health promotion to restrict the cases of mental
health. The health promotion is discussed with the aspect of statistic and theories which is
relevant to selected borough name Brooklyn. Moreover, planning of health promotion take
proper aspect which is related with the stage which is defined different aspect that include:
Step 1: Identifying problem and opportunities: While taking the aspect of first stage of
planning, they are usually determining the issue which is related with the construction of plan. In
this, the health promotion is used to implement and the issue is rising cases of mental illness
among the children and young adult under the age of 24. The major opportunity is to educate
people and children in preschool and formulate some of the class which is related with the
development of psychosexual skill and knowledge. The proper activities and game are conducted
in order to develop wellbeing and focus on the core factor of communication and interaction
which provide proper aspect for the reducing of issue which may create complication. The major
causes of issue are based on the development of stress, frustration, depression for long which is
related with kind of activities that render the mental health (Oliffe and et. al., 2020).
Step 2: Inventorying and forecasting conditions: Before creating any health promotion,
it is essential to develop quality of plan and their alternative. The inventorying is referring as the
selection of resource which is used within the health promotion technique which make them
more impactful. While taking the contrast of mental health promotion, the condition which
include the range of years were selected for the education and list of skill which is performed
during the campaign in order to generate wellbeing and awareness regards with the mental health
illness.
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Step 3: Formulating alternative plans: In this, it is essential to formulate alternative plan
because the alternative plan is also useful in order to construct the health promotion technique.
Some of the alternative plan is to use of social media and create poster to formulate awareness
among the people which is preferred to be children and young people under age of 24 years. The
social media have high range of customer and also conduct E talk with the parent in order to
generate education for monitoring of their children when they show any unpredicted behaviour
and try to hide themselves and isolated with social interaction then they must take medical
support and care to reduce the complication (Rafeld and et. al., 2020).
Step 4: Evaluating alternative plans: The evaluation of the alternative plan shows that
how successful is plan which is related with the health promotion on mental health. The
evaluation of the plan indicate that it works on the selecting range because it is appropriate for
the children and young adult. The children use to get education form the school and parents and
young adults also get aware with the help of social media.
Step 5: Comparing the alternative plans: The comparing of the other plan with the
alternative plan is provide an additional aspect or vision when the alternative not achieved as
much success which is expected while planning. In addition, it fosters the rate of improvement
when design plan is getting comparison with other associated plan.
Step 6: Selecting a plan: It is well defining that the health promotion planning requires
proper discussion of the plan on the different stage for the particular issue which is indicative and
require proper analysis to select the plan to get proper advantage. In this stage, the confirmed
plan has been selected in order to implement and promote health promotion campaign to reduce
the issue which is selected on the stage 1 during the planning (Kubzansky and et. al., 2018).
The resource which is require for the successful implementation of the health promotion is
all material, personnel which is focus on the goal of the health promotion objective, facilities
which is require to conduct the health promotion campaign, funds and anything which can help
to provide the healthcare services. In addition to this, various stakeholder that particularly
provide their contribution with their aspect of investment to promote healthy behaviour and
conduct proper health promotion campaign activities for the prevention of mental health illness
among children and young people under age of 24 years. The stakeholder always makes proper
contribution with interaction and communication in order to introduce the proper aspect of health
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promotion which is helpful to provide advantage and benefits from the health promotion
(Córdoba-Castro and Rivera-Largacha, 2019).
With this contrast, the process and outcome evaluation is more appropriate for the analysing
the health promotion that it is addressing the problem in suitable way or not. In addition, the
health promotion is usually targeted the children and young people with the planning which is
implemented. In addition to this, the proper execution of the health promotion provide aspect
which is evaluated with the help of process evaluation and their outcome is review with the help
of outcome evaluation. Moreover, the justification of the health promotion activities provides
and indicate that the mental health issue within the Brooklyn is minimise while using the proper
aspect of health promotion which develop mental wellbeing and reduce the issue or the
complication which may be associated with the mental health issue. therefore, the selected and
planned health promotion technique is suitable to address the issue which is mental health illness
among the children and young people under age of 24 years (Bowers, 2020).
The health promotion activities which is adopted in mental health to create positive impact
by improving the life and get socially connected with each other. This health promotion is useful
in UK and other abroad. In addition, they must create impact in UK and reduce the complication
which is associated with the children and young people mental health (Hall, 2019).
CONCLUSION
From the above discussion, it can have concluded that health promotion plays an important
role in create awareness about attaining good health which can help in living quality of life.
Health promotion allows large population to avoid the risk of disease and help in attain good
health and well-being. Through health promotion approaches can help in raising awareness of
mental health among children along with young people under 24 years of age. This also includes
the health promotion and disease prevention strategies which can be employ to create high
impact in reducing mental health among young people and children. There is also discussion
about two relevant health promotion theories. This report also includes the application of two
communication strategies which can be used in engaging relevant stakeholders along with
disseminating message to them. There is also discussion about the Lanlode repot which may
influence health promotion campaign and their design and how they are communicated within
large population. There is also discussion about DALY figures related with mental health within
children along with young people within 24 years of age. This may include planning,
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implementation and evaluation of detailed health promotion programmes on provided theme
which was mental health among children along with young people within schools in borough.
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