Facilitating Mental Health

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the concept of mental health within the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. After providing an outline of the sustainable development goal agenda, this chapter defines mental health and highlights current global mental health and existing strategies for facilitating mental health. Following this, the chapter explores the concept of sustainable development and considers barriers to sustaining global mental health. To conclude, it presents alternative, nontraditional approaches to facilitating positive mental health and highlights the mechanisms that generate these improvements.