Mental health is a vital and necessary component of health. Mental health promotion creates positive environments for the good mental health and wellbeing of populations. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program on promoting mental health of nursing students. Aquasi-experimental design was used. A convenience sample included 130 nursing students from the nursing program at Zagazig University were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. Participants completed the Thai Defense Style Questionnaire 40 (DSQ-40) and Sense of Coherence Questionnaire (SOC-29). Prior to the implementation of training program, mean scores on both measures did not differ significantly between the intervention and control group. However there were significant differences between both groups before and after the intervention. The current findings supported the efficiency of mental health promotion program. Therefore, it is essential to conduct further structured and executive programs concerning promote mental health among the nursing students, which it is important to prepare nursing students to accomplish their experiences more effectively.

Background: Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric illness, representing the eighth leading cause of disability among patients. The affected persons suffer from marked impairments in social and occupational functions. It represents 7.4% of all disabilities resulted from psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders worldwide.The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between social support and childhood maltreatment among patients with schizophrenia. Subjects and Methods: Research design: A correlational descriptive study design was utilized in this study. Setting: This study was carried out at El-Azazi Hospital for Mental Health in Abo-Hamad City,Sharqia Governorate. Subjects: A purposive sample of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia (102) from both genders present at the previously mentioned hospital at the time of the study was recruited. Tools of data collection: Four tools were utilized in this study: Socio-demographic data sheet, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Childhood Traumatic Questionnaire (CTQ) and The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Results: the current study results revealed that the highest percentage of perceived social support among studied patients was from significant others, followed by family and friends. The majority of patients had moderate to severe level of positive symptoms. Emotional neglect was the most prevalent type of childhood maltreatment among the studied patients.Total CTQ was positively correlated with total positive and total psychological symptom scale; however it was negatively correlated with the total negative symptom scale. Total social support was negatively correlated with the total general psychological scale and total CTQ. Conclusion: The level of social support was low among studied patients. Social support was negatively correlated with the general psychological scale and CTQ. Recommendations: A training program for nurses about the importance of social support to mentally ill patients and their families during difficult times is recommended.