Interventions for Mental Health Promotion in The Community The World Health Organization has enlisted two types of interventions to promote mental health in the community; macro-interventions and micro-interventions.  Macro Interventions  Improving nutrition Improving housing Improving access to education Strengthening community networks Reducing the misuse of addictive substances Intervening after disasters Preventing violence Micro interventions Preschool educational and psychosocial interventions Reducing violence and improving the emotional well-being in the school setting Effective school-based interventions for mental health Improving the school ecology Multicomponent programs Reducing the strain of unemployment  Stress prevention programs at the workplace Improving the mental health of the elderly Interventions for Low-Income Settings Advocacy Empowerment Social support e.g. improving maternal health will improve mother-child attachment/bonding and outcomes for the child.