Member States of the Region have initiated processes to strengthen leadership and governance for mental health. Several countries have developed and implemented ...edbox">mental health plans, strategies and legislations. Direct spending on mental health needs to be increased throughout the Region through the health sector as well as other relevant sectors.
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World Psychiatry16:2 - June 2017
First published: 12 May 2017
https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20428
Volume16, Issue2; Pages 213-214
A comprehensive summary of mental health research, providing a unique handbook of key facts and figures, covering all key areas of mental ...ss="attribute-to-highlight medbox">health
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Bettercare Learning Programmes.
Available in different languages: English, French, Arabic, Russian
Mental Health Atlas-2014 country profiles
Compared to their native counterparts, immigrants and refugees are at higher risk for developing mental health problems due to previous trauma and/or the stress of migration and resettlement; such a...s war, violence, poverty, and acculturation.
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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...pilation of tools, best practices, recommendations and guidelines that facilitate the integration of interventions and services to address the interlinked issues of mental health and HIV. This publication is intended for global, regional and national policy-makers; programme implementers including at subnational levels; organizations working in and providers of HIV and mental health services; civil society; and community-based and community-led organizations and advocates.
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These ICRC guidelines outline the organization’s approach to mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) during and after armed conflict and other situations of violence. They provide a framewo...rk for harmonizing MHPSS programmes within the organization, and an insight into its strategic processes and field practices.
This publication is not intended to serve as a training manual for specific MHPSS techniques. In sharing these guidelines with an external audience, the ICRC aims to raise awareness of its approach among professionals and other interested parties.
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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...rms but focuses above all on implementation and results in the economically fragile district of Carabayllo, in northern Lima.
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The CSMH compiled a list of assessment measures that are in the public domain (free of charge) and available online for clinicians. Below are the recommended measures can be used in school mental health...pan> programs to help assess symptoms of clinical disorders (e.g. depression, anxiety, ADHD) an in some cases are useful for tracking student progress and outcomes over time.
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Addressing comorbidity between mental disorders and major noncommunicable diseases (Russian Version)