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Partnership for mental health promotion

Journal of Primary Prevention volume 4, pages 96–106 (1983)Cite this article

Abstract

Given the conceptual shift from a focus on primary prevention to mental health promotion, this article suggests that mental health promotion activities not be conducted in mental health agencies but in those human service systems involved with the normal processes of living. The major thesis of this article is that a partnership between the mental health system and the other human service agencies is essential. This requires a clear delineation and differentiation of roles to be performed by the mental health professional.

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  1. Temple University School of Social Administration, 19122, Philadelphia, PA

    Felice Davidson Perlmutter

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This article is a revised version of a chapter entitled “New Directions for Mental Health Promotion” that appeared in the Jossey-Bass Sourcebook,Mental Health Promotion and Primary Prevention, March 1982, edited by Felice Davidson Perlmutter. It is printed with permission of the series editor, H. Richard Lamb, M.D.

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Davidson Perlmutter, F. Partnership for mental health promotion. J Primary Prevent 4, 96–106 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01324792

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Keywords

  • Mental Health
  • Health System
  • Health Professional
  • Promotion Activity
  • Primary Prevention