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Stories of success at mhGAP Kashmir: What can we learn?

mhGAP Kashmir's Sayed Aqeel Hussain celebrates the recent success of an interactive exchange programme between medical students in the UK and Kashmir comparing mental health care systems in different cultures.
Author(s): 
Sayed Aqeel Hussain
Post date: 
28 Sep 2017
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The Importance of the First 100 Days of Life

This blog discusses the ACF International Conference On Child Health And Development, research uptake and 9 recommendations reached as main outcomes of the conference.
Author(s): 
Karine Le Roch
Fahmida Tofail
Cécile Bizouerne
Post date: 
21 Sep 2017
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How Technology is Transforming Mental Health Treatment Delivery in South Asia

This blog discusses how technology is increasingly being used as a form of mental health treatment in South Asia and takes a look at what is available online.
Author(s): 
Swati Kapoor
Post date: 
14 Sep 2017
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#WorldHumanitarianDay 2017: Resource Round-Up showing #MHPSSMatters!

For this year's World Humanitarian Day 2017 we have rounded up our #MHPSSMatters content - Enjoy!
Author(s): 
Natasha Salaria
Post date: 
18 Aug 2017
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Violence against children in humanitarian settings – moving from theory to understanding

This blog commemorates World Humanitarian Day 2017 and discusses violence against children in humanitarian settings and calls on future research in this area.
Author(s): 
Ilan CT
Post date: 
17 Aug 2017
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Promoting mental health in the world’s poorest places – CBM UK and BasicNeeds UK to join forces!

We're thrilled to announce that CBM and BasicNeeds have joined forces to demonstrate the important role that the civil society sector can play in promoting access to good quality services, and realisation of human rights for person with psychosocial disabilities.
Author(s): 
Julian Eaton
Post date: 
21 Jul 2017
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MHIN at the WHO: Substance use disorders and how they matter to GMH (Pt 2)

This 26-28 June, MHIN was privileged to attend the first ever WHO Forum on alcohol, drugs, and addictive behaviours. Doris Payer gives her impressions and a tonne of relevant resources.
Author(s): 
Doris Payer
Post date: 
19 Jul 2017
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MHIN at the WHO: Drugs, brains, and how they matter to GMH

This 26-28 June, MHIN was privileged to attend the first ever WHO Forum on alcohol, drugs, and addictive behaviours. Doris Payer gives her impressions and a tonne of relevant resources.
Author(s): 
Doris Payer
Post date: 
18 Jul 2017
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Get PsyndUp

Nigeria: PsyndUp allows you the opportunity to gain access to mental health professionals and book sessions with them from the comfort of your home.
Author(s): 
MHIN Africa
Funmilade Taiwo
Post date: 
13 Jul 2017
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#studyGMH: Capacity building: Preparing newcomers for the Global Mental Health field

Global Mental Health MSc student Gloria Pedersen gives her impressions of the King's Health Partners Global Mental Health and Psychosocial Support conference, held 5-6 Jun 2017.
Author(s): 
Gloria Pedersen
Post date: 
30 Jun 2017
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#studyGMH: Mutual learning and 'reverse innovation': learning that flows both ways

Global Mental Health MSc student Jianan Bao gives her impressions of the King's Health Partners Global Mental Health and Psychosocial Support conference, held 5-6 Jun 2017.
Author(s): 
Jianan Bao
Post date: 
30 Jun 2017
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Looking back on World Health Day 2017: Healthcare Information for All Conference

Didier Demassosso looks back on World Health Day 2017: Healthcare Information for All Conference
Author(s): 
Didier Demassosso
MHIN Africa
Post date: 
30 Jun 2017
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Providing Psychosocial Support to Refugees in Sri Lanka: Notes from the Field

As part of the #MHPSSMatters campaign – a collaboration between MHIN and MHPSS.net marking Refugee Week 2017 – we are privileged to share some insights from the field by Ashviny Jeyamohan.
Author(s): 
MHIN Team
Post date: 
23 Jun 2017
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The Migrant Diaries – Mexico 2017 (pt. 2)

As part of the #MHPSSMatters campaign – a collaboration between MHIN and MHPSS.net marking Refugee Week 2017 – we are privileged to share some insights from the field by Lynne Jones
Author(s): 
Lynne Jones
Post date: 
23 Jun 2017
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The Migrant Diaries - Mexico 2017

As part of the #MHPSSMatters campaign – a collaboration between MHIN and MHPSS.net marking Refugee Week 2017 – we are privileged to share some insights from the field by Lynne Jones.
Author(s): 
Lynne Jones
Post date: 
21 Jun 2017
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#MHPSSMatters for #OurSharedFuture

Grace Ryan discusses how MHPSS.Net and MHIN are working together to promote World Refugee Day (20 June) and the United Kingdom’s Refugee Week (19-25 June), and why we think #MHPSSMatters for #OurSharedFuture.
Author(s): 
Grace Ryan
Post date: 
19 Jun 2017
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Mental health in the media

The Humanology Project's Neha Kinariwalla discusses mental health in the media, and how this portrayal can lead to harmful effects for patients.
Author(s): 
Neha Kinariwalla
Post date: 
15 Jun 2017
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Five on Friday: Molly, my alma mater and ending the war on drugs

The Columbia University Global Mental Health Program's Dr Kathleen Pike muses on the war on drugs and global efforts to advance a public health approach to drug use and addiction.
Author(s): 
Kathleen Pike
Post date: 
2 Jun 2017
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Mental health, stigma, and Neglected Tropical Diseases

CBM/MHIN's Julian Eaton explains the connection between NTDs, stigma, and mental health, and offers a range of options for evidence-based strategies to address these issues.
Author(s): 
Julian Eaton
Post date: 
24 May 2017
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It's OK to Talk: India's first youth-only mental health campaign launched

On the occasion of WHO World Health Day on 7th April, Public Health Foundation of India launched #ItsOkBaatKaro (It's Ok To Talk), India's first youth-only mental health campaign.
Author(s): 
Sweta Pal
Post date: 
26 Apr 2017

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