Part 1 Guest speakers: childline and the voices of children; a critical review of psychiatric are in the '80s - the implications for the promotion of mental health in the next millennium; the promotion of mental health - meaning and tasks. Part 2 Theoretical issues: the spiritual dimensions of mental health; mental health and Daoism; an evolutionary approach to the conceptualization of mental health; imaginative assessment of personal health needs; the role of health education in promoting mental health; the changing language of mental health; can social problem-solving training help people with learning difficulties; accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative - the role of boosting and putting-down signals in mental health; the role of affective education in society; breaking the single continuum; community mental health promotion - a paradigm approach; between psyche and society - the role of the community mental health promotion officer. Part 3 Research: quality of life issues in the evaluation of mental health services; the health promoting potential of a college of further education; promoting mental health after childbirth; community mental health centres - the natural setting for the prevention of mental health problems?; promoting mental health - whose priorities?; promoting mental health through social support; Blyth Valley walk-in advice centre; the prevention of domestic violence - skills learning in a group setting. Part 4 Programmes: psychic hygiene in mental health promotion; "Look after your mental health", a mental health roadshow; the shrewsbury mental health promotion project; early intervention for stress problems - experience of three service delivery models; working in partnership with depressed parents and their children; emotional wellbeing - a samaritan perspective; promoting a mixed economy of care through use of specific grant for mental health projects; promoting mental health in the workplace - the staff care concept; breakthrough '91 - promoting mental health; a better state of mind; use of the media and public lectures to publicize stress.
