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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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The Kintampo Project

Training and supporting two new cadres of mental health worker to provide community-based detection, treatment, support
Region: 
Africa
Disorder: 
All disorders
2660 reads
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Peter C. Alderman Trauma Clinics

Training for lay health workers and establishment of trauma treatment systems in post-conflict settings
Region: 
Africa
Asia
Population: 
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
2127 reads
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Aro Primary Care Mental Health Programme

Development and delivery of the mhGAP intervention package for five priority conditions at primary healthcare centres in Ogun State Nigeria
Region: 
Africa
Disorder: 
All disorders
4052 reads
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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
16040 reads
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The NALAM study: Village workers promoting mental health

Emphasis on personalized and diverse social care delivered by grassroots mobilizers
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
Epilepsy/seizures
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
2119 reads
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Home Again: Housing with Supportive Services for Women with Mental Illness experiencing Long Term Care Needs

Shared Housing in scattered neighbourhoods with supportive services facilitated by an on site lay worker.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
Epilepsy/seizures
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
2493 reads
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Emergency psychosocial response following the earthquake in Nepal 2015

Response to mental health and psychosocial support needs by providing access to comprehensive care, and promoting resilience through self-help groups.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disorder: 
All disorders
732 reads
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AFFIRM (AFrica Focus on Intervention Research for Mental health)

Counseling and care by lay health workers for maternal depression and severe mental disorders
Region: 
Africa
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Adults
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
2114 reads
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Kenya integrated intervention model for dialogue and screening to promote children's mental wellbeing (KIDS)

A primary school intervention delivered primarily by lay workers
Region: 
Africa
Population: 
Children and adolescents
2052 reads
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Protected Home (Hogar Protegido) in Carabayllo

Implementation of residential support or ‘Hogar Protegido’ (the first ‘protected home’ in Lima) for people with chronic mental illness.
Region: 
North America
South America
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
860 reads
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Thinking Healthy Pilot in Peru

A WHO intervention implemented as a pilot between the Socio En Salud (Partners in Health) Maternal Health and Mental Health Programs.
Region: 
North America
South America
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
1218 reads
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mhGAP Implementation in Edawu, Nigeria

mhGAP training for lay health workers in Edawu to assess and manage mental health conditions and promote mental health awareness in the community.
Region: 
Africa
Population: 
Children and adolescents
Adults
Older adults
Families and carers
Disorder: 
All disorders
960 reads
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RISING SUN - Reducing the Incidence of Suicide in Indigenous Groups – Strengths United through Networks Toolkit

The RISING SUN toolkit was the culmination of a community-based and consensus-building process to identify common outcomes and their measures for evaluating suicide prevention efforts across the circumpolar North.
Region: 
North America
Asia
Europe
Population: 
Children and adolescents
Families and carers
Minority populations
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
Self-harm/suicide
1942 reads
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Mental Health Rehabilitation of Homeless Populations in Nigeria

The programme provides mental health rehabilitation for economically disadvantaged populations through accessible and affordable services in the community setting.
Region: 
Africa
Population: 
Adults
Minority populations
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
3188 reads
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Learning Through Play

Program that utilizes low-literacy, multicultural pictorial calendars to provide vital information on early child development.
Region: 
Africa
North America
South America
Asia
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Disorder: 
Child behavioural and developmental disorders
3392 reads
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Increasing Access to Integrated Mental Health Care: A Community-Based Approach, Utilizing mHealth

A mHealth screening platform to mass screen and provide counseling treatment to individuals with depression and/or anxiety through CMHWs.
Region: 
Asia
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
2290 reads
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Community-based Mental health and Psychosocial Integration in Nepal

Integrating mental health and psychosocial services within primary health care facilities and community.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Adults
Disorder: 
All disorders
2633 reads
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Mainstreaming of Psychosocial Support in the Education Sector

Programme to integrate psychosocial support in the education sector.
Region: 
Africa
Population: 
Children and adolescents
Disorder: 
Child behavioural and developmental disorders
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
3971 reads
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Integrating Mental Health in Primary Care Centres in Pakistan

Integrating mental health services in primary and maternal care centres through a task-sharing approach.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Adults
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
2250 reads
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EMERALD

Research consortium focused on mental health scale-up in low- and middle-income countries
Region: 
Africa
Asia
Disorder: 
All disorders
3319 reads
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Family Well-being Centers: Delivering Community-based Mental Health Support in Syria

Integrating MHPSS services at the community level in order to enhance service access for populations at risk of severe mental distress and to reduce the linked dual-stigma of mental health conditions and gender-based violence.
Region: 
Middle East
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Adults
Families and carers
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disorder: 
All disorders
2034 reads
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Developing Qatar’s First Mental Health Attitudes and Awareness Measure

The Attitudes and Awareness Survey will allow the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) to measure change over time as activities are undertaken to increase awareness and reduce stigma about mental health.
Region: 
Middle East
Population: 
Adults
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Disorder: 
All disorders
1213 reads
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Step-by-step: e-mental health in Lebanon

An evidence-based WHO self-help psychological intervention that can be delivered through the internet.
Region: 
Middle East
Population: 
Adults
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
9894 reads
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Self-Help Plus (SH+): a guided multimedia psychosocial self-help package

A multimedia self-help package delivered by facilitators with minimal training.
Region: 
Africa
Middle East
Europe
Population: 
Adults
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
11045 reads
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INTernational REsearch Programme on Psychoses In Diverse settings (INTREPID)

Cross-cultural research programme to generate rigorous data on psychosis in India, Nigeria and Trinidad and use this to develop novel interventions.
Region: 
Africa
Asia
Population: 
Adults
Families and carers
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
872 reads
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Socios En Salud

Psychologists integrate mental health care into maternal health, TB, early childhood development, chronic care programs, and COVID-19 responses
Region: 
North America
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Adults
Older adults
Families and carers
Minority populations
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disorder: 
All disorders
77 reads
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Special Initiative for Mental Health

Multi-stakeholder endorsement of the systems-strengthening transformational implementation over 5-years in 12 countries
Region: 
Africa
Middle East
South America
Asia
Europe
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Adults
Older adults
Families and carers
Minority populations
Humanitarian and conflict health
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disability
Disorder: 
All disorders
876 reads
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Partners In Health, Cross-Site Mental Health Learning Collaborative (MHLC)

Trans-national consultation model for integrated mental health services across 10 global sites
Region: 
North America
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Adults
Older adults
Families and carers
Minority populations
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disorder: 
Epilepsy/seizures
Child behavioural and developmental disorders
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
Self-harm/suicide
Dementia and other neurocognitive disorders
249 reads
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Partners In Health Kazakhstan - Mental Health Program

Integrated mental health and psychosocial services into Tuberculosis treatment, and substance use/alcohol prevention activities.
Region: 
Europe
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Adults
Older adults
Families and carers
Minority populations
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disorder: 
Epilepsy/seizures
Child behavioural and developmental disorders
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
Self-harm/suicide
Dementia and other neurocognitive disorders
99 reads
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Compañeros En Salud (CES)

Linking care between community and facility levels with the support of mental health community health workers.
Region: 
North America
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Adults
Older adults
Families and carers
Minority populations
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disorder: 
All disorders
1178 reads

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