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Rapid Assessment of Mental Health Needs of Refugees, Displaced and Other Populations Affected by Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations

World Health Organization (2001) C_WHO
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Philippines: A Training Manual for Health Workers on Healthy Lifestyle - Promoting Mental Health (Module 6/6)

WHO and DOH Philippines (2009) C_WHO
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Local suffering and the global discourse of mental health and human rights: An ethnographic study of responses to mental illness in rural Ghana

Ursula M Read, Edward Adiibokah and Solomon Nyame Globalization and Health (2009) CC
The Global Movement for Mental Health has brought renewed attention to the neglect of people with mental illness within ... more
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Adolescent Mental Health

Chiara Servili, Juliana Yartey, M.T. Yasamy, et. al. World Health Organization WHO, UNICEF (2012) C_WHO
Mapping actions of nongovernmental organizations and other international development organizations
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Mental Health System in Nepal

World Health Organization, Ministry of Health and Population Nepal (2006) C_WHO
WHO-AIMS REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM IN NEPAL A report of the assessment of the mental health ... more
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Mental Health Reforms

Mercer, E; Germanavicius, A.; Juodkaite D.; et al. Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP) (2011) C2
Special issue: Mental Health Challenges in Lithuania Nos. 1-2 '11
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Creating mental health and related services free from coercion, violence and abuse WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)
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World Health Organization WHO (2017)
This document provides training and guidance on the reasons for, and the impact of, violence, coercion and abuse within mental health and related settings. It also provides guidance on how to implem ... more
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Details of the Certificate and Diploma in Mental Health Programme Proposed for 2011/0212 Academic Year

Faculty of Nursing, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone (2011) C2
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Improving the physical health of adults with severe mental illness: essential actions

Academy of Medical Royal Colleges , England; et al. (2016) C1
This report, written in partnership with various Royal Medical Colleges and Public Health England, sets out the essential actions to improve the physical health of adults with severe ... more
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Adolescent mental health in the European Region. Fact Sheet

World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
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The mental health of children facing collective adversity poverty, homelessness, war and displacement

L. Pacione; T. Measham; R.l Kronick; et al. IACAPAP (2012) C2
Miscellaneous Chapter J.4
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IACAPAP Textbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Section G Substance use disorders

J. M Rey IACAPAP (2012) C2
Alcohol misuses Substance use disorders Chapter G.1
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Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World

World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) (2018) C1
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Mental Health. A Guide for Faith Leaders
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American Psychiatric Association Foundation and the Mental Health and Faith Community Partnership Steering Committee (2018) C2
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Mental Health Services in the Community

European Union EU (2018) CC
Good practices in Mental Health and Well-being
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Child mental health in Sierra Leone: a survey and exploratory qualitative study

H.N.C. Yoder, W..Tol, R. Reis and J.T.V.M. deJong (2016) CC
This study complements the growing amount of research on the psychosocial impact of war on chil-dren in Sierra Leone by examining local perceptions of child mental health, formal and informal care s ... more
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Closing the mental health treatment gap in South Africa: a review of costs and cost-effectiveness

Jack, H.; R.G. Wagner, I. Petersen, et al. (2014) CC
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Mental Health, Mental Capacity and Human Rights: A practitioner’s guide

The British Institute of Human Rights (2016) C1
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Mental health challenges among adolescents living with HIV

R. C. Vreeman; B. M. McCoy; S. Lee Journal of the International AIDS Society; PubMed.gov (2017) C2
Vreeman RC et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2017, 20(Suppl 3):21497 http://www.jiasociety.org/index.php/jias/article/view/21497 | http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.20.4.21497
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IASC Guidance: Operational considerations for Multisectoral Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programmes during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Inter-Agency Standing Comittee IASC; et al. (2020) C2
In March 2020 the IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support uniting 57 humanitarian organizations as member issued the Interim Briefing Note Addressing ... more
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Mental Health in the times of COVID-19 Pandemic

National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru India; Dept. of Psychiatry (2020) CC
Guidance for General Medical and Specialised Mental Health Care Settings
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Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the mhGAP Intervention Guide: experiences and lessons learned

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This document was designed to inform educators, amongst others, about enhancing the pre-service curriculum with mental health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) materials, which can ... more
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Guidelines on mental health promotive and preventive interventions for adolescents

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The Guidelines on promotive and preventive mental health interventions for adolescents - Helping Adolescents thrive (HAT), provide evidence-informed recommendations on psychosocial interventions to ... more
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A framework for mental health and psychosocial support in radiological and nuclear emergencies

World Health Organization (WHO) and InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC) (2020) C_WHO
The health impact of radiological and nuclear emergencies can last for decades. Lessons learned from past radiological and nuclear accidents have demonstrated that the mental ... more
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Mental health crisis services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community ... more
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Survey-Based Cross- Sectional Study

Abir, T.; et al. (2021) CC
Annals of Global Health, 87(1), p.43. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3269; The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of mental health ... more
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National Tele-Mental Health Guidelines

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2021) CC
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Mental Health and COVID-19: Early evidence of the pandemic’s impact

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
scientific brief, 2 March 2022
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Helping adolescents thrive toolkit: strategies to promote and protect adolescent mental health and reduce self-harm and other risk behaviours: executive summary

World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO
Helping Adolescents Thrive (HAT) is a joint WHO-UNICEF initiative to strengthen programming and policy responses for adolescents, to promote positive mental health, prevent ... more
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World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all - executive summary

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Mental health is critically important to everyone, everywhere. All over the world, mental health ... more
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IASC Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Minimum Service Package

Inter-Agency Standing Commitee (2022) C2
The MHPSS MSP is an easy-to-follow intersectoral package, which spells out the activities and actions that all humanitarian actors should put in place in all emergencies for an effective MHPSS response. It speaks to different actors at the global, regional, national, and local levels to plan, coordi ... more
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Training Guide: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2024) CC
This MHPSS in Emergencies training aims to prepare MHPSS responders, disaster managers, and emergency team leaders for work in the field by building understanding of basic concepts of MHPSS in emergencies as well as planning and implementing PSS activities. It is for MHPSS focal points from the Red ... more
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Checklist for evaluating a mental health policy

World Health Organization WHO (2006) C_WHO
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Health in all policies: training manual

World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO
The purpose of this manual is to provide a resource for training to increase understanding of Health in All Policies (HiAP) by health and ot ... more
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Women´s Mental Health: An evidence based review

WHO WHO (2000) C_WHO
This document adopts a health determinants framework for examining the evidence related to women’s poor mental health. From this perspective, pub ... more
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Tracking urban health policies

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
To enhance health co-benefits across urban policies which tackle air pollution and climate change, WHO, in cooperation with various international, national, and local partners, implemented the Urban ... more
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Health in all Policies - A guide for State and Local Governments

Linda Rudolf, Julian Caplan et al Public Health Institute (2021) CC
Health in All Policies: A Guide for State and Local Governments was created by the Public Health Institute, the California Department of Public ... more
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Best Practice Guidance for Mental Health Services

HSE Mental Health Service (2019) C1
Accessed April 25,2019
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Legal capacity and the right to decide: WHO QualityRights core training: mental health and social services: course guide

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
Ensuring mental health and well-being has become a worldwide imperative and an important target of the Sustainable Development Goals. But in all countries around the world, our response has been w ... more
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Health Policies in Kenya and the new constitution for Vision 2030

Kibui A., Mugo R., Nyaga G., et al. (2015) C1
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Integrating Mental Health into Primary Care

M. Funk; G. Ivbijaro World Health Organization; WONCA (2008) C_WHO
A Global Perspective
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Improving mental health and related service environments and promoting community inclusion WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017)
This document provides training and guidance on the key standards related to the physical and social environment within mental health and related services that need to be met to promote good outcome ... more
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Integrating Mental Health and HIV Services in Zimbabwean Communities: A Nurse and Community-led Approach to Reach the Most Vulnerable

Duffy, M.; M. Sharer, H. Cornman, et al. (2017) CC
JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE, Vol. 28, No. 2, March/April 2017, 186-198 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2015.09.003
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The Mental Health of Internally Displaced People and the General Population in Ukraine

I. Kuznetsova, O.Mikheieva, J. Catling, et al. (2019) C1
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Comprehensive mental health service networks: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community ... more
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Community mental health centres: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community ... more
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Providing sutstainable mental and neurological health care in Ghana and Kenya

Sheena Posey Norris, Erin Hammers Forstag, and Bruce M. Altevogt Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Board on Global Health; Publisher: National Academic Press (2016) C2
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WHO Profile on mental health in development (WHO proMIND): Sierra Leone

World Health Organization (WHO), Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (2012) C_WHO
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Policy Options on Mental Health

World Health Organization WHO Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (2017) C_WHO
"This is the final report of the six-year collaboration between the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and the Gulbenkian Global Mental ... more
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ECOSOC Meeting “Addressing noncommunicable diseases and mental health: major challenges to sustainable development in the 21st century”

World Health Organization (2009) C_WHO
Discussion Paper "Mental health, poverty and development", July 2009
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WHO QualityRights Tool Kit Assessing and improving quality and human rights in mental health and social care facilities

World Health Organization WHO WHO (2012) C_WHO
The aim of the WHO QualityRights tool kit is to support countries in assessing and improving the quality and human rights of their mental health and social care facilities. The tool kit is based o ... more
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Atlas - Child and adolescent mental health resources

World Health Organization; International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions; World Psychiatric Association (2005) C_WHO
Global concerns: Implications for the future Child Mental Health Atlas
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Child and adolescent Mental health in europe: infrastructures, policy and programmes

F. Braddick; V. Carral; R. Jenkins; E. Jané-Llopis European Commission; Generalitat de Catalunya Department de Salud; Institute of Psychiatry; Kings College London; State Mental Health Center ; et al. (2009) C2
CAMHEE
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Maternal Mental Health and child health and development in low and middle income countries
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WHO WHO (2008) C_WHO
The impact of maternal mental health problems on infants in high income countries has been identified mostly in terms of psychosocial and emotional development, thanks to the groundbreaking early wo ... more
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Public health and climate change adaptation policies in the European Union

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
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Addressing violence against women in health policies and protocols in the Americas: A regional status report

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Violence against women and girls is widespread in the Region of the Americas, resulting in enormous consequences for the health and wellbeing of women and girls, their families and communities. These costs are unacceptable and they can be prevented ... more
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Advocacy for mental health, disability and human rights: WHO QualityRights guidance module

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
The QualityRights training and orientation modules have been developed to enhance the knowledge, skills and understanding of key stakeholders on how to promote the rights of people with psychosocial, intellectual or cognitive disabilities, improve the quality of services and support provided in the ... more
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Integration of mental health and HIV interventions

World Health Organization WHO, UNICEF (2022) C_WHO
This joint publication by UNAIDS and WHO emphasizes the importance of integrating HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care and mental health services for people living with HIV. It provides a com ... more
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Building Back Better: Sustainable Mental Health Care After Emergencies

World Health Organization (WHO) (2013) C_WHO
Emergencies, in spite of their tragic nature and adverse effects on mental health, are unparalleled opportunities to build better mental ... more
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Strengthening community mental health resources by training refugees as peer counselors - A manual for trainers

Josi Salem-Pickartz Al Himaya Foundation for Trauma Recovery, Growth and Resilience (2008)
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Community outreach mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community ... more
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Promoting recovery in mental health and related services: handbook for personal use and teaching WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
This handbook and teaching guide on recovery has been designed to complement the QualityRights training module on Promoting Recovery in Mental Health and Related Services. The handbook and teaching ... more
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Promoting human rights in mental health WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
This document has been developed to provide training and guidance on how to integrate a human rights approach in mental health and related areas, based on international human rights instruments, in ... more
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Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Mental Health: The Major Questions for Future Research in Global Mental Health

Kleinmann, A. (2011) C2
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Cultural Issues in Mental Health

Don Gorman and Wendy Cross (2011) C2
In: Mental health nursing: dimensions of praxis. Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 427-442. ISBN 9780195566963 This chapter introduces you to the importance of culturally based ... more
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Making Mental Health a Global Priority

Patricio V. Marquez, and Shekhar Saxena (2016) CC
Cerebrum. 2016 Jul-Aug; 2016: cer-10-16. Published online 2016 Jul 1.
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Providing mental health first aid to a co-worker. Mental Health first aid guidelines

MHFA MHFA (2010) CC
Work can be beneficial or harmful to mental health depending on the circumstances. If a person has a mental ... more
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Case Study: Mental health in Makueni County, Kenya

Ndetei D, Musyimi C, Musau A, Matoke L, Mutiso V Shaping Health Programme (2017) CC
Shaping Health programme on Learning from international experience on approaches to community power, participation and decision-making in health,AMHF, TARSC
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Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches: executive summary

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community ... more
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Hospital-based mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community ... more
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Supported living services for mental health: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community ... more
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Peer support mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community ... more
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Noncommunicable diseases and mental health in small island developing states

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Small island developing states (SIDS) are a set of islands and coastal states that share similar sustainable development challenges, as a result of their size, geography and vulnerability to climate change. Thirty-nine WHO member states in four regions – the African Region, the Region of the Ameri ... more
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Improving Health Systems and Services for Mental Health
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World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO
This document presents an integrated strategy for mental health system development that will lead to enhanced service delivery, improved outcomes, and improved human rights for people with ... more
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EU compass for action on mental health and well being

Helen Killaspy, Peter McPherson, Chiara Samele, Rene Keet, JM Caldas de Almeida European Union (2018) CC
Providing community-based mental health services position paper
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Access to Mental Health Care in Europe

Angelo Barbato, Martine Vallarino, Filippo Rapisarda, et al. European Union EU (2017) CC
Scientific Paper
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Women and Mental Health

Australian Women's Health Network (2012) CC
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Operational Guidance Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Programming for Refugee Operations

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2013) C1
This operational guidance on MHPSS provides a practical orientation and tools for UNHCR country operations. It covers specific points of good practice to consider when developing MHPSS programming and offers advice on priority issues and practical difficulties, while also providing some background i ... more
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The global mental health nursing workforce

International Council of Nurses (2022) C1
The world faces grave consequences from the lack of available mental health services and treatment. Mental illness impacts every country, culture a ... more
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Health Impact of European Refugee Policies

Schwienhorst, E.M.; K. Boegel; N. Isberner Medical Peace Work (2015) C1
This is one of seven Medical Peace Work cases.
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Linking Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) - Practical tools, approaches and case studies

World Health Organization (WHO) and InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC), Save the Children, et al. (2021) C_WHO
Technical Note Recently, the approach to hazardous events has undergone a considerable shift, away from reactive activities focused on managing and responding to events and towards a more proactive process of emergency and disaster risk management (DRM). The ultimate goal of this shift in focus is ... more
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Five-Year Strategic Plan for Young People's Health (2016-2020)

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2017) C1
The National Strategic Plan is based on the following guiding principles:
1) Life-course approach: adolescence is a key decade in the course of life that influences the health outcomes later in life.
2) Comprehensive approach: It recogniz ... more
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Protecting the right to legal capacity in mental health and related services WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
This document provides training and guidance on legal capacity and how supported decision making, recovery plans and advance plans help to avoid involuntary detention and treatment and ensure people are able to exercise their right to legal capacity.
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Advocacy actions to promote human rights in mental health and related areas WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health. Pilot version
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World Health Organization WHO (2017)
WHO QualityRights is an initiative which aims to improve the quality of care in mental health and related services and to promote the human rights of people with psychosocial, intellectual and cogni ... more
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Creating peer support groups in mental health and related areas WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
This document has been developed to support countries to develop and strengthen peer support groups in mental health and related areas. It addresses the provision of peer support groups in the conte ... more
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Providing individualized peer support in mental health and related areas WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (P I L O T V E R S I O N)

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO
This document has been developed to support countries develop and strengthen individualized peer support services in mental health and related areas. It addresses the provision of individualized pee ... more
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Understanding refugee trauma: for mental health professionals
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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network NCTSN (2007) C1
Refugee children and adolescents exhibit resilience despite a history of trauma. However, trauma can affect a refugee child’s emotional and behavioral development. Mental health providers should ... more
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IASC Reference Group Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Assessment Guide

Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2012) C1
The purpose of this document is to provide agencies with a guide with three tools containing key assessment questions that are of common relevance to all actors involved in Mental Health and Psychos ... more
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Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community ... more
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Promoting Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2023) C_WHO
This Handbook is primarily for educators, to help them learn about mental health issues and better support them in educational environments. The Handbook aims to provide training to teachers, admini ... more
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A guide to tailoring health programmes: Using behavioural and cultural insights to tailor health policies, services and communications to the needs and circumstances of people and communities

World Health Organization WHO (2023) CC
WHO/Europe has launched a new guide, providing support to countries on how to apply behavioural and cultural insights (BCI) for health. It presents a simple step-wise approach, complemented by a rich collection of detailed considerations, tools and ... more
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WHO-AIMS: Report on mental health systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

WHO-AIMS WHO (2013) C_WHO
The Member States of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) that appear in the tables below have used the assessment instrument for ... more
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The Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development (APCMHD) Project

Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development Project (2008) C1
The Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development (APCMHD) project has been established in 2005 to explore diverse leading models or approaches to community ... more
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Child Community Mental Health Services in Asia Pacific and Singapore’s REACH Model

Choon Guan Lim, Hannah Loh, Vidhya Renjan, Jason Tan and Daniel Fung Brain Sciences (2017) CC
In recent decades, there have been concerted efforts to improve mental health services for youths alongside the challenges of rising healthcare costs and increasing demand for ... more
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Out of the Shadows. Making Mental Health a Global Development Policy
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Seth Mnookin World Bank Group, and World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
Mental disorders impose an enormous burden on society, accounting for almost one in three years lived with disability globally. •In addition to their health impact, ... more
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Moving towards universal health coverage for mental disorders in Ethiopia

C. Hanlon, A. Alem, C. Lund, et al. (2019) CC
People with mental disorders in low-income countries are at risk of being left behind during efforts to expand universal health coverage. Aim is to propose context-relevant strategies for moving tow ... more
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IASC Guidelines for mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2007) C1
Specific action sheets offer useful guidance on mental health and psychosocial support and cover the following areas coordination assessment monitoring and evaluation protection and human rights sta ... more
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National Health Plan 2011–2020: Volume 1, Policies and Strategies

Government of Papua New Guinea (2010) C1
The health of the people and health services are in crisis, and together as partners this plan commits us to strategies aimed at achieving our goal of:
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Good Practices in Mental Health and Well-being

European Union EU (2016) CC
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IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Checklist
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2008) C1
Armed conflicts and natural disasters cause significant psychological and social suffering to affected populations. The psychological and social impacts of emergencies may be acute in the short term, but they can also undermine the long-term mental ... more