Pathways to Wellbeing is Ireland’s first cross-government mental health promotion plan, setting out a shared national approach to improving mental health and wellbeing at a population level. Mental health promotion focuses on strengthening the protective factors for good mental health and is fundamental to achieving Ireland’s wider social, economic and environmental goals. At a system level, improving population mental health and preventing mental health difficulties helps to reduce long term demand on health, social care, justice and welfare services, contributing to more sustainable public services.