NEUROLOGY ATLAS presents for the first time, the most
comprehensive collection and compilation of information on
neurological resources across 109 countries. The results confirm
that the availabl...e resources including services for neurological
disorders are markedly insufficient; in addition, there are large
inequities across regions and income groups of countries.
Urgent action is required to enhance the resources available
to address the increasing burden of neurological disorders.
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Alcohol misuses
Substance use disorders
Chapter G.1
Unmet mental health needs in the Region of the Americas are a leading source of morbidity ...class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and mortality, which result in tremendous health, social, and economic consequences. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the mental health crisis in the Region, necessitating urgent action at the highest levels of government and across sectors to build back better mental health now and for the future. This landmark report is the result of the PAHO High-Level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19. It provides an analysis of the mental health situation in the Region, followed by a series of recommendations and corresponding actions to support countries in the Americas to prioritize and advance mental health using human rights- and equity-based approaches.
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Depress Anxiety. 2018 March ; 35(3): 195–208. doi:10.1002/da.22711.
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 ...bute-to-highlight medbox">of death for their age group. Meanwhile, wide gaps persist between mental health needs and mental health funding. The report finds that about 2 per cent of government health budgets are allocated to mental health spending globally.
The full report , excecutive summary, brief reports are available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic athttps://www.unicef.org/reports/state-worlds-children-2021?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=sowc-web
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Objective: To review research on associations of trauma type with PTSD in the WHO World Mental Health...span> (WMH) surveys, a series of epidemiological surveys that obtained representative data on trauma-specific PTSD.
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The "Primary Healthcare Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List" by the South African National Department of ...ute-to-highlight medbox">Health provides evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing and managing common medical conditions at the primary healthcare level. This document includes treatment protocols for various health issues, such as infections, chronic diseases, maternal and child health, mental health, and emergency care. It aims to standardize care, promote rational medicine use, and ensure equitable access to essential medications across South Africa. The guidelines emphasize prevention, accurate diagnosis, and efficient treatment strategies to improve patient outcomes.
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This brief document aims to provide a framework for WHO assistance in this area.
Discussion Paper "Mental health, poverty and development", July 2009
Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Russian
To survive and thrive, children and adolescents need good health, adequate nutrition, security, safety ...and a supportive clean environment, opportunities for early learning and education, responsive relationships and connectedness, and opportunities for personal autonomy and self-realization. To promote their health and wellbeing, children and adolescents need support from parents, families, communities, surrounding institutions, and an enabling environment. Scheduled well care visits provide a critical opportunity for support of individual children, adolescents, parents, caregivers and families promote health and wellbeing. This guidance on scheduled child and adolescent well-care visits is the first in a series of publications to support the operationalization of the comprehensive agenda for child and adolescent health and wellbeing. It provides guidance on what is required to strengthen health systems and services to ensure healthy growth and development of all children and adolescents, and to support their parents and caregivers.
The guidance focuses on scheduled routine contacts with providers to support children and adolescents in their growth and developmental trajectory, as well as their primary caregivers and families. It outlines the rationale and objectives of well care visits and proposes a minimum 17 scheduled visits; describes the expected tasks during a contact; provides age-specific content to be address during each contact; and proposes actions to build on and maximize existing opportunities and resources.
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This document provides training and guidance on legal capacity and how supported decision making, recovery plans and advance plans help to avoid in...voluntary detention and treatment and ensure people are able to exercise their right to legal capacity.
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This publication summarizes the facilitators and barriers that will be encountered in the deinstitutionalization process and identifies useful and ...proven interventions in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Four areas of work are identified with the respective guidelines or suggestions for action, which should provide an operational guide for countries that are restructuring mental health services and moving toward the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care.
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This document has been developed to provide training and guidance to be able to understand what are human rights, what human rights mean for people’s lives, as well as the actions that can be taken by individuals ...t medbox">and groups to respect and promote human rights.
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Available in different languages: English, French, Arabic, Russian
Global concerns: Implications for the future
Child Mental Health Atlas