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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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Urbanization and mental health: a developing world perspective

Szabo, Christopher, Paul (2018) CC
Current Opinion in Psychiatry: May 2018 - Volume 31 - Issue 3 - p 256–257
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Healing minds, changing lives : a movement for community-based mental health care in Peru – delivery innovations in a low-income community, 2013-2016

World Bank (2018) CC
This report explores community-focused change initiatives in the financing, organization, and delivery of mental health services in Peru from 2013 to 2016. It examines the national dimension of refo ... more
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Global priorities for climate change and mental health research

Fiona Charlson, Suhailah Ali, Jura Augustinavicius et al. Environment International (2022) CC
Compared with other health areas, the mental health impacts of climate change have received less research attention. The literature on climate chan ... 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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Primary health care and HIV: convergent actions - Policy considerations for decision-makers

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO
The 2030 health-related Sustainable Development Goals call on countries to end AIDS as a public health threat and also to achieve universal health ... more
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Sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health: report on the 2023 policy survey

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
Evidence- and rights-based national policies, guidelines and legislation play a key role in improving sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH), framing the enabling environment for equitable provision and access ... more
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Impact of COVID-19 on human resources for health and policy response: the case of Plurinational State of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

World Health Organization & Pan American Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The overview of findings from five Latin American countries
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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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National policy on sexual and reproductive health (Swaziland)

The Kingdrom of Swaziland; Ministry of Health (2013) C1
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Kenya Nation e-health Policy 2016-2030

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2017) C1
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Confronting the mental health emergency on Samos and Lesvos: Why the containment of asylum seekers on the Greek islands must end

MSF (2017) C1
As detailed in MSF’s report Confronting the mental health emergency on Samos and Lesbos, the scale of the needs for mental healthcare and the sev ... more
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Blueprint for a Public Health and Safety Approach to Drug Policy

Tracy Pugh, Julie Netherland, Ruth Finkelstein The New York Academy of Medicine, Drug Policy Alliance (2013) C2
"Some of the problems with our current drug policies stem from the fact that these policies have been largely bifurcated between two different and often contradictory approaches. One treats drug use as a crime that cannot be tolerated and should be punished; the other views addiction as a chronic re ... more
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Management of physical health conditions in adults with severe mental disorders
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
The global burden of disease due to mental disorders continues to rise, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). In addition to causing a large proportion of morbidity, mental disorder ... more
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Implementation of a Mental Health Care Package for Children in Areas of Armed Conflict: A Case Study from Burundi, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Sudan

M. J. D. Jordans; W. A. Tol; D. Susanty; et al. PLOS Medicine (2013) CC
PLOS Medicine | www.plosmedicine.org January 2013 | Volume 10 | Issue 1 | e1001371
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Bridging the Mental Health Gap

WarTrauma Foundation (2019) CC
War Trauma Foundation strengthens mental health care and psychosocial support through capacity building and development and dissemination of expertise through the implementation of programmes in (po ... more
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Comorbidity of substance use and mental health disorders in Europe

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2016) C2
Perspectives on drugs
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Good Practices in Mental Health and Well-being

European Union EU (2016) CC
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The impact of drug policy on health and human rights in Eastern Europe

M. Hoekstra Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (2009) C2
10 years after the UN general assembly special session on drugs
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Non-communicable diseases, injuries, and mental ill-health in Africa: the role of the Africa CDC 2023

Mohammed A. , Putnis N. et al. The Lancet Global Health (2023) CC2
The article "Non-communicable diseases, injuries, and mental ill-health in Africa: the role of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention" examines the role of the Africa CDC in addressin ... more
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Sierra Leone: National Community Health Worker Policy 2016–2020

Ministry of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone (2016) C1
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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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Special Report Mental Health and Human Rights in Cambodia

Daniel McLaughlin Leitner Center for International Law and Justice (2009) CC
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Health and social welfare sector public private partnerships policy guidelines

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania (2013) CC
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Sierra Leone: Human Resource for Health Policy

Government of Sierra Leone, Ministry of Health and Sanitation (2012) C1
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An Invisible Crisis: Exploring Mental Health needs in the Syrian and Iraqi Crises

Médecins du Monde (2018) C1
It highlights the numerous challenges to quality service provision, along with the organisation’s response to mental health needs, and recommendations for international and regional decision-maker ... 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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Standards for Community-Based Mental Health Services
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J. Perry, L. Palmer, P. Thom, et al. Royal College of Psychiatrists (2017) C1
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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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Intention to action series: people power. Perspectives from individuals with lived experience of noncommunicable diseases, mental health conditions and neurological conditions

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
This report includes six case studies from 12 individuals with lived experience of diverse health conditions. These case studies explore the topics of power dynamics and power reorientation towards individuals with lived experience; informed decisio ... more
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WHO framework for meaningful engagement of people living with noncommunicable diseases, and mental health and neurological conditions

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The overall objective of the framework is to support WHO and Members States in meaningful engagement of people living with NCDs, and mental health and neurological conditions to co-create and enhanc ... more
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A primary health care approach to obesity prevention and management in children and adolescents: policy brief

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Obesity in all age groups, including children and adolescents, is a public health challenge across all settings. Obesity is now classified as a complex multifactorial chronic disease and not just a risk factor for other noncommunicable diseases and ... more
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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
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Culture, Context and the Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Syrians

Hassan, G, Kirmayer, LJ, Mekki- Berrada A., et al. UNHCR (2015) C1
The document is primarily meant to inform mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) staff, such as: psychologists, psychosocial counsellors, social workers, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, a ... more
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Task-Shifting and Task-Sharing (TSTS) Policy for Essential Health Care Services in Nigeria

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2014) C1
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HIV/AIDS - Addressing the mental health needs of affected children and families

T. D. Benton; A. Lachman; S. Seedat IACAPAP (2013) C2
Psychatry & Pediatrics Chapter I.3
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A Guide to Leadership Training in Community Mental Health

The Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre, et al. (2010) CC
For Strengthening Mental Health In Cultural-Linguistic Communities Projects
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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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Guiding framework for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Development Cooperation

German Cooperation Deutsche Zusammenarbeit (2018) CC
This paper was commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in 2015, and produced by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in cooperation with German civil society actors and freelance psychologists working in the field ... more
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Management of mental health disorders in HIV-positive patients

G. Jonsson; N. Davies; C. Freeman; et al. Southern African HIV Clinicians Society; AOSIS Publishing (2013) C2
Guideline SAJHIVMED DECEMBER 2013, Vol. 14, No. 4
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Guidance for commissioners of older people’s mental health services

Joint Commissioning Panelfor Mental Health (2013) C2
This guide has been written to provide information and practical advice on developing and delivering local plans an strategies to commission the most effective and efficient older people’s mental health ... more
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Interim Briefing Note - Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak - Version 1.5

IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings; OCHA Services (2020) C2
February 2020
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Climate change and mental health: risks, impacts and priority actions

Katie Hayes, G. Blashki, J. Wiseman et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems (2018) CC
This article provides an overview of the current and projected climate change risks and impacts to mental health and provides recommendations for priority actions to address the ... more
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El impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en la salud mental de los trabajadores de la salud en Chile: datos iniciales de The Health Care Workers Study

Alvarado R., Ramírez J. et al (2021) C2
Background: Healthcare workers’ mental health was affected by SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Aim: To evaluate healthcare workers’ mental ... more
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Good Practices in Perinatal Mental Health for Women during Wars and Migrations: A Narrative Synthesis from the COST Action Riseup-PPD in the Context of the War in Ukraine

Rodríguez-Muñoz, M. F., Krupelnytska, L. et al. (2022) CC
Since February 24th, 2022, the beginning of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, more than 80,000 women were expected to give birth. Therefore, understanding the impact of war on the perinatal health of women is an important requisite to improve p ... more
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Quality health services and palliative care: practical approaches and resources to support policy, strategy and practice

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO
As countries commit to achieving universal health coverage, it is imperative to ensure that the design and delivery of palliative care services place attention on quality of care, with action needed across all domains of quality ... more
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Sexual and Reproductive Health of HIV-Positive Women in Asia: A Policy Framework for the Future

Treat Asia (Therapeutics Research, Education, AIDS Training); AmfAR (2014) C2
Policy Brief November 2014
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National sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) policy

Government of Malawi, Ministry of Health (2009) C1
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The Self Advocacy Tool Kit - For Mental Health Services Users

Christina Angela Ntulo CBM & Basic Needs UK in Uganda (BNUU) (2015) C2
First Edition~ ​This self advocacy toolkit for persons with mental, neurological and substance abuse disorders, developed by Basic Needs and CBM, is the end product of an action research intervention that tracked and documented processes for Self ... more
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The ITHACA Toolkit for monitoring Human Rights and General Health Care in mental health and social care institutions

Institutional Treatment,Human Rights and CareAssessment (ITHACA) Health Service and Population Research Department,Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (2010)
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Trauma and PTSD in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

Kessler, R.C., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Alonso, J., et al. European of Psychotraumatology (2017) CC
Objective: To review research on associations of trauma type with PTSD in the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys, a series of epidemiological surveys that obtained representative data on trauma-s ... more
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Involving the public in health research in Latin America: making the case for mental health

MI. Troya,B. Bartlam, and C. A. Chew-Graham (2018) CC
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2018;42:e45. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2018.45
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Framework for Strengthening Integration of Mental Health in Programs for Children Orphaned or Made Vulnerable by HIV

4Children (2018) C1
Poverty, HIV and other disease burdens, coupled with common mental disorders including alcohol and other substance use disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, clinical and postnatal depression, distress, and anxiety, impact how caregivers meet the ... more
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Toolkit for the Integration of Mental Health into General Healthcare in Humanitarian Settings

International Medical Corps (2019) C1
This Toolkit aims to support the understanding and implementation of integrated mental health programs in humanitarian settings. It provides a framework for essential steps and components, with asso ... more
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Framework for strengthening integration of mental health in programs

Catholic Relief Services; USAID; PEPFAR; 4 Children (Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children); et al. (2018) C2
For children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV (OVC)
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Patient-Planetary Health Co-benefit Prescribing: Emerging Considerations for Health Policy and Health Professional Practice

N. Redverse (2021) C1
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Africa CDC Non Communicable Diseases, Injuries Prevention and Control and Mental Health Promotion Strategy
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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) CC
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) & injuries and mental health conditions constitute a serious impediment to achieving the vision of Agenda 2063 to build an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Afric ... more
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Global mapping report on multisectoral actions to strengthen the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions: experiences from around the world. WebAnnex. Summary o

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
There is growing understanding and high-level endorsement of the importance of strong collaborative multisectoral approaches to address a broad range of social, economic and governance issues for the prevention and control of noncommunicable disease (NCDs) and ... more
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Review of Child and Adolescent Refugee Mental Health

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network NCTSN (2003) C1
White Paper from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Refugee Trauma Task Force
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The Role of Communities in Mental Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Reviewof Components and Competencies

Brandon A. Kohrt,Laura Asher, Anvita Bhardwaj, et al. (2018) CC
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jun; 15(6): 1279. Published online 2018 Jun 16. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15061279
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Invisible numbers; The true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them 2022

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – along with mental health, cause nearly ... more
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Issue Brief: Ukraine Conflict and the impact on Mental Health

The MEDBOX Team (2024) CC
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine progresses, the civilian population and the Armed Forces face enormous challenges. It is unsurprising that people's mental health deteriorate in such conditions. This ... more
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Introducing peer support work in Latin American mental health services

Peter Stastny Cad. Saúde Colet. (2012) C1
In the course of implementing a recently funded network of hubs for building capacities in mental health service development, training, and research (RedeAmericas), the peer support workers are bein ... more
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Treatment Gap for Anxiety Disorders is Global: Results of the World Mental Health Surveys in 21 countries

Alonso, J.; et al. (2018) CC
Depress Anxiety. 2018 March ; 35(3): 195–208. doi:10.1002/da.22711.
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South African MATERNAL, PERINATAL, and NEONATAL Health Policy

National Department of Health (NDoH) South Africa NDoH South Africa (2021) CC
As a lower-middle-income country (LMIC), South Africa (SA) bears the burden of maternal and neonatal mortality similar to other sub- Saharan African countries. According to the Saving Mothers Report 2017/19, there has been a progressive and sustained reduction in institutional maternal mortality ... more
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Global mapping report on multisectoral actions to strengthen the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions: experiences from around the world

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
There is growing understanding and high-level endorsement of the importance of strong collaborative multisectoral approaches to address a broad range of social, economic and governance issues for the prevention and control of noncommunicable disease (NCDs) and ... more
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Health workforce governance for compassionate and respectful care: a framework for research, policy and practice

Cometto, G.; S. Assegid; G. Abiyu, et al. (2022) C1
BMJ Global Health 2022;7:e008007. doi:10.1136/ bmjgh-2021-00800
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Case Study Methodology to Monitor & Evaluate Community Mental Health Programs in Low-Income Countries

Cohen, A., Eaton, J., Radtke, B., et al. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and CBM (2012) C2
Case Studies Project
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Growing Up in Conflict: The Impact on Children's Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being

Maria Bray, Sabine Rakotomalala, Leslie Snider, Saji Thomas UNICEF, Wendy Ager, Pierette James (2015)
Report on the symposium 26–28 May 2015, New Babylon Meeting Center, The Hague
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IACAPAP Textbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Section B Perinatal and early childhood risk and protective factors & disorders

S.Mares; L. Newman S. MK Tan; N. K. Nor; L. S. Fong; et al. IACAPAP (2012) C2
Infant Psychiatry Chapter B.1 Early Maltreatment and exposure to violence
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Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2003) C2
Guiding Principles and Recommendations
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Hidden scars: how violence harms the mental health of children

Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (2020) CC
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Strengthening rehabilitation in health emergency preparedness, readiness, response and resilience: policy brief

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
Strengthening rehabilitation in health emergency preparedness, response, and resilience: policy brief outlines the evidence for rehabilitation in emergencies and the need for greater preparedness of ... more
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Organizing and delivering services for child and adolescent mental health

C. Servili IACAPAP (2012) C2
Miscellaneous Chapter J.5
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WPA guidance on steps, obstacles and mistakes to avoid in the implementation of community mental health care

Thornicroft G, Alem A, Antunes Dos Santos R, et al. (2010) CC
World Psychiatry. 2010 Jun;9(2):67-77. The main recommendations are presented in relation to: the need for coordinated policies, plans and programmes, the requirement to scale up services for whole populations, the importance of promoting community awareness about ... more
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Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale, A Reference Guide for Program Managers and Policy Makers

USAID, MCHIP (2013) CC
Recently, a renewed interest in large-scale community health worker (CHW) programs has been seen globally. This renewal provides an opportune moment to take stock of issues and challenges such programs face and what can be done to make them as effec ... more
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Clinical quality and patient safety in child and adolescent mental health

Fung; D.; C. M. Chern; T. Z. Ting Fang IACAPAP (2019) C2
Miscellaneous Chapter J.8
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J11. The practice of child mental health nurses

Kathleen R Delaney, Janice L. Cooper & Sylvia Nshemerewire IACAPAP (2015) C1
This publication is intended for professionals training or practicing in mental health and not for the general public. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represe ... more
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Health and Socio-Economic Impacts of Physical Distancing for Covid-19 in Africa. Policy Brief

Barasa, E.; et al. KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and African Academy of Sciences (2020) CC
Physical distancing measures are important to reduce COVID-19 transmission. However, when stringently applied, they can result in negative health and socio-economic impacts. This report draws on a rapid review of available literature, case studies f ... more
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Guidance: Integrating MHPSS and Peacekeeping: a Mapping and Recommendations for Practitioners - IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (January 2024)

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2024) C1
A major problem facing the world is how to build peace following the ravages of increasingly protracted armed conflict. Armed conflicts leave behind shattered, divided societies that are at risk of repeating cycles of violence, and therefore need concerted peacebuilding efforts. Conflicts also take ... more
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Countering the stigmatisation and discrimination of people with mental health problems in Europe

McDaid, D. ealth and Living Conditions Network of the European Observatory (2019) C2
Research Paper, Accessed April 10,2019
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Epilepsy care guidelines for low- and middle-income countries: From WHO mental health GAP to national programs

J. Katchanov; G. L. Birbeck BMC Medicine (2012) CC
BMC Medicine201210:107 https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-10-107© Katchanov and Birbeck; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012 Received: 10 July 2012Accepted: 24 September 2012Published: 24 September 2012 In 2011, the World Health Organization’s ... more
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Invisible Wounds. The impact of six years of war on the mental health of Syria’s children

Save the Children (2017) C1
“The children are psychologically crushed and tired. When we do activities like singing with them, they don’t respond at all. They don’t laugh like they would normally. They draw images of children being butchered in the war, or tanks, or the siege and the lack of food.” Teacher in the ... more
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Childhood, War, Refugeedom and 'Trauma': Three Core Questions for Mental Health Professionals

Derek Summerfield McGill University - Medical Foundation Series (2000) C1
The rise of the discourse of 'trauma' as a major articulator of suffering within Western culture is a facet of the medicalization of life that has gathered pace in the last century. In recent years, Western mental ... more
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"The greatest need was to be listened to": The importance of mental health and psychosocial support during COVID-19

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2020) C1
Experiences and recommendations from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Measures imposed by governments to prevent the spread of the disease, including lockdown restrictions, quarantines, physical distancing, and their economic and social consequences, further increase this dist ... more
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The State of the World’s Children 2021: On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health. Summary

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2021) C_UNICEF
According to the latest available estimates, more than 1 in 7 adolescents aged 10–19 is estimated to live with a diagnosed mental disorder globally. Almost 46,000 adolescents die from suicide each year, among the top five causes of death for their ... more
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The State of the World’s Children 2021: On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health. Latin America and Caribbean Regional Brief

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2021) C_UNICEF
According to the latest available estimates, more than 1 in 7 adolescents aged 10–19 is estimated to live with a diagnosed mental disorder globally. Almost 46,000 adolescents die from suicide each year, among the top five causes of death for their ... more
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J12. Wellbeing: identification and prevention of burnout, depression and suicide among child mental health clinicians

Frances Javier, Julie Chilton & Andrés Martin IACAPAP (2015) C1
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Expert and stakeholder virtual consultation meeting to develop the Africa CDC Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Strategy

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) C_CDC
Executive summary On 27th and 28th April 2021, the division of Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with Public Health England, organized a virtual consultative meeting as part of the consultations with Member States and partners for the ... more
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A review of the role of civil society in advocacy and lobbying for enforcement of health policy in Kenya

P. A. Omungo African Population Studies; ResearchGate (2011) C2
Examen du rôle de la société civile dans le plaidoyer et le lobbying en faveur de l'application de la politique de santé au Kenya African Population Studies Vol 25, 1 (Supplement) 2011 http://aps.journals.ac.za
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Policy in action

World Health Organization (Europe) (2017) C_WHO
A tool for measuring alcohol policy implementation
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Mental Health Care Bill

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India (2013) C1
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Alcohol taxation policy in Kyrgyzstan

World Health Organization (Europe) (2017) C_WHO
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Global burden of mental disorders among children aged 5–14 years

M. L. Baranne; B. Falissard Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (2018) CC
The global burden of disease (GBD) study provides information about fatal and non-fatal health outcomes around the world. The objective of this work is to describe the burden of mental disorders am ... more
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Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders
recommended

World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
This booklet provides latest available estimates of the prevalence of depression and other common mental disorders at the global and regional level, together with data concerning the consequences of these disorders in terms of lost ... more
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The Burden of Mental Disorders in the Region of the Americas

World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (2018) C_WHO
This report aims to improve the assessment of mental health needs in the Americas by providing an updated and nuanced picture of: (a) the disability resulting from ... more
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Caring for children and adolescents with mental disorders

World Health Organization WHO (2003) C_WHO
Setting WHO directions
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Perception and beliefs about mental illness among adults in Karfi village, northern Nigeria

Mohammed Kabir, Zubair Iliyasu, Isa S Abubakar & Muktar H Aliyu BMC International Health and Human Rights (2004) CC
This study was designed to examine the knowledge, attitude and beliefs about causes, manifestations and treatment of mental illness among adults in a rural community in northern Nigeria.
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 6. Recruitment, training, and continuing education

Meike J. Schleif, Iain Aitken , et al. Health Research Policy and Systems (2021) CC
This is the sixth of our 11-paper supplement entitled “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Expectations of community health workers (CHWs) have expanded in recent years to encompas ... more
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Policy Guidelines for Collaborative TB and HIV Services for Injecting and Other Drug Users: An Integrated Approach

World Health Organization, UNAIDS, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2008)
These policy guidelines provide a strategic approach and new recommendations for integrated TB and HIV services for patients suffering from substance-abuse addiction. The key recommendations fall under three main categories: joint planning, key inte ... more