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The database of innovations catalogues comprehensive summaries of mental health programs and research projects around the world.

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  • South America (4) Apply South America filter
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  • North America (2) Apply North America filter
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  • (-) Remove Psychosis/bipolar disorder filter Psychosis/bipolar disorder
  • Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders (47) Apply Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders filter
  • All disorders (33) Apply All disorders filter
  • Alcohol/drug use disorders (19) Apply Alcohol/drug use disorders filter
  • Child behavioural and developmental disorders (17) Apply Child behavioural and developmental disorders filter
  • Self-harm/suicide (15) Apply Self-harm/suicide filter
  • Epilepsy/seizures (7) Apply Epilepsy/seizures filter

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  • Training, education and capacity building (29) Apply Training, education and capacity building filter
  • Treatment, care and rehabilitation (27) Apply Treatment, care and rehabilitation filter
  • Task sharing (19) Apply Task sharing filter
  • Detection and diagnosis (13) Apply Detection and diagnosis filter
  • Empowerment and service user involvement (12) Apply Empowerment and service user involvement filter
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  • Advocacy (6) Apply Advocacy filter

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  • Children and adolescents (5) Apply Children and adolescents filter
  • Humanitarian and conflict health (2) Apply Humanitarian and conflict health filter
  • Older adults (2) Apply Older adults filter
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  • Disability (1) Apply Disability filter
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  • Maternal and neonatal health (1) Apply Maternal and neonatal health filter
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The HAPPINESS Project

Training non-specialist health workers through the mhGAP Intervention Guide 2.0 and using tele-medicine to connect them to specialists.
Region: 
Africa
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
Epilepsy/seizures
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
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Allillanchu: integración de la salud mental en los servicios de atención primaria de salud

Distribución de tareas para la detección de trastornos mentales, a través de la tecnología y la capacitación a medida de los proveedores de la atención primaria de salud.
Region: 
South America
Population: 
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
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UPSIDES - Using Peer Support In Developing Empowering Mental Health Services

To build evidence for and strengthen peer support interventions for people with severe mental illness.
Region: 
Africa
Asia
Europe
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
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Partners In Health Liberia Mental Health Program

Implementation of PIH’s grassroots, community-based mental health programming.
Region: 
Africa
Population: 
Children and adolescents
Adults
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disorder: 
Epilepsy/seizures
Child behavioural and developmental disorders
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
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Improving Access to Care: Go-To Educator Program

Educator training to provide the knowledge and tools to increase early identification and treatment access for adolescents.
Region: 
North America
Population: 
Children and adolescents
Adults
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
Self-harm/suicide
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Mental Health Literacy for Students and Educators: The Mental Health & High School Curriculum Guide

An embedded curriculum resource delivered to students by trained teachers.
Region: 
Africa
North America
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Asia
Europe
Population: 
Children and adolescents
Adults
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
Self-harm/suicide
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COM-GAP-S: Integrating mental health into primary care for post-conflict populations in Northern Sri Lanka

Integration of mental health services into primary care for conflict-affected populations using mhGAP 2.0.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Adults
Older adults
Minority populations
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disability
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
Self-harm/suicide
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Testing an Innovative Low Cost Model for Improving Mental Health Services in a Rural District in Kashmir

Use of trained lay healthcare workers and technology to overcome limitations in the delivery of mental health services to youth.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Children and adolescents
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
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ATMIYATA: A community-led intervention in rural India

Use of mobile phones to provide guidance to community mobilizers on how to promote wellbeing, and to detect common mental disorders and mental illness.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
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Preventing Mental Illness related Stigma and Promoting Recovery in Primary Health Care in Peru

A comprehensive recovery-oriented anti-stigma intervention developed for primary health care centres in Peru.
Region: 
South America
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Adults
Older adults
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
Self-harm/suicide
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Chain-Free Pasung Program

A government level program consisting of reform of mental health services and educational campaigns for health workers
Region: 
Asia
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
All disorders
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686 programme

Integration of management and treatment for severe mental disorders in hospital and community settings
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
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Critical Time Intervention – Task Shifting (CTI-TS) in Chile and Brazil

Adaptation of the Critical Time Intervention model to employ peer support workers and coordination with primary healthcare centers
Region: 
South America
Population: 
Adults
Families and carers
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
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Putting a telepsychiatrist in communities in the Union of Comoros

Integration of screening and core services packages into routine primary healthcare to increase evidence-based care
Region: 
Africa
Disorder: 
Epilepsy/seizures
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
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Cell Phones and Psychosis: A pilot study connecting traditional healers and bio-medical staff in rural Tanzania

Utilizing mobile devices to bridge the gap between two vastly different models of care in the treatment of psychosis
Region: 
Africa
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
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