Harm Reducation, Decriminalization and Zero Discrimination for People who use Drugs
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                This brief summarises key considerations about the social, political and economic context of Goma in relation to the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC as of March 2019. Goma is the administrative capital of North Kivu province and a major urban centre in the Great Lakes Region. The city is home to an est
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                                        imated 1.5 million people and serves as an important economic and transportation hub that links eastern Congo to the broader East African sub-region. The arrival of Ebola in Goma would substantially increase the at-risk population and heighten the potential for cross-border transmission to neighbouring countries, particularly Rwanda. This brief therefore focuses on local social and political structures that can be leveraged to promote preparedness and readiness actions.
                                    
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                                Developmental disorders
Chapter C.2
2014 Edition
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                Miscellaneous
Chapter J.8
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                 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 mental disorders.
By using the practical guidance provided in this document, countries can ensure that thei
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                                        r mental health systems are not haphazard, but rather, the products of careful consideration and planning. 
                                    
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                                In the following you can find 51 Planning tools for Mental Health and Psychosocial support in disasters, that have been derived from an anylsis of 282 Psychosocial Mental Health guidelines and 678 Tools. The single planning tools are structured according to the most relevant topics and can be used i
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                                        ndividually.  
 
The purpose of the Action Sheets 
 
Each Action Sheet is a planning tool in itself that can be used individually 
Each Action Sheet is an entrypoint into the main recommendations for this specific topic and gives information on further readings, tools and practice examples. 
Each Action Sheet gives advice on how to plan and enhance quality in the selected area and topic. 
                                    
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                                The Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development (APCMHD) project has been established in 2005 to explore diverse leading models or approaches to community mental health service delivery in the Asia-Pacific region. The objective is to illustrate and promote best practice in mental health care in
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                                         the community through use of information exchange, current evidence and practical experience in the region. 
                                    
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                                In the last quarter century, several projects emerged to reform mental health services in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Some did not survive the difficulties that inevitably arise in processes of change, and ended up disappearing before the intended changes could be introduced. Others, how
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                                        ever, as shown in this publication, were able to overcome difficulties and meet intended objectives, effectively transforming the structure and quality of services. All these projects, including the many that did not survive, were part of one of the richest experiences in the transformation of mental health care worldwide - the experience of mental health reform in Latin America and the Caribbean
                                    
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                                Growing evidence indicates that large proportions of children around the world experience physical, sexual and emotional violence every year, with enormous implications for human rights, public health and economic and social development.1 Over the last five years, national governments and Together f
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                                        or Girls – a global public-private partnership comprising UNICEF,
other United Nations (UN) agencies, the United States (US) Government and various private sector agencies – have worked to mobilize and sustain a global movement to end violence against children, with a focus on sexual violence against girls.
                                    
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                                The WHO/UNICEF JMP report, WASH in Health Care Facilities, is the first comprehensive global assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in health care facilities. It also finds that 1 in 5 health care facilities has no sanitation service*, impacting 1.5 billion people. The report further rev
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                                        eals that many health centres lack basic facilities for hand hygiene and safe segregation and disposal of health care waste.
                                    
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                                Listening to what children in crisis have to say is not only a moral and ethical responsibility for donor and humanitarian actors, it is also a humanitarian obligation. Children’s right to participation is recognised in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child (UNCRC), which provi
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                                        des rights for children to express their views and ‘be heard and taken seriously’.
                                    
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                                Understanding Cultural Diversity in Mental Health
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                The   project   was   developed   by   the   International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), in line with the Federation’s statement “a world in  which  students  are  equipped  with  knowledge,  skills and value to take on health leadership roles locally and globally so to
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                                         shape a   sustainable future”. This was supported by an ongoing and vital engagement  from  the  World  Health  Organization  (WHO) and their work the United Nations Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness.   The overall   objective   was   to   create  a  “all   in  one”  type of resource   to  bring together climate change, health and youth advocacy.
                                    
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