Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Public Health Law and Practice

Jill Krueger; Nathaniel Counts; Brigid Riley

doi:10.1177/1073110517703317

Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Public Health Law and Practice

J Law Med Ethics. 2017 Mar;45(1_suppl):37-40. doi: 10.1177/1073110517703317.

Authors

Jill Krueger¹, Nathaniel Counts¹, Brigid Riley¹

Affiliation

¹ Jill Krueger, J.D., is Director of the Northern Region of the Network for Public Health Law, based at the Public Health Law Center at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Nathaniel Counts, J.D., is Director of Policy at Mental Health America. Brigid Riley, M.P.H., is Principal Consultant at Willow Consulting.

PMID: 28661310
DOI: 10.1177/1073110517703317

Abstract

This article discusses the relationship between stress, physical health, and well-being in cultural context, offers examples of laws, policies, and programs to promote mental health and well-being, and examines how collective impact supports mental health and well-being.

MeSH terms

Health Policy*
Humans
Mental Health*