Dr. Mecky McNeil - Pillars of mental health and providing mental health first aid

If you are interested about building optimal foundation for mental health, and also how to support people who are encountering an acute mental health crisis, this episode is for you! This week Heikki will be discussing with Dr. Mecky McNeil about five fundamental pillars of Mental Health as well as tools to work on each of the pillars. Mecky will also introduce mental health first aid procedures which all of us can learn in order to be there for a person who is undergoing a severe mental health situation. Dr. Mecky McNeil is a British-qualified General Practitioner (GP), with a background in looking after patients with a range of psychiatric illnesses including eating disorders, depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. Dr. Mecky is the mental health and wellbeing director at Healthfirst, a Swiss company that focuses on delivering first aid training and health promotion services. She is also working with UNICEF and Z Zurich Foundation on a joint global project aimed at supporting young peoples mental health. Follow Mecky on Linkedin and see more about Healthfirst here: https://healthfirst.ch/ NHS 5 pillars of Mental Health: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/guides-tools-and-activities/five-steps-to-mental-wellbeing/ Mental Health first aid more information: https://mhfainternational.org/ Enjoy the show, rate, give feedback and follow us!