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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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Child, Adolescent and Family Services (CAFS)

Promotion of better mental health awareness and support in Sri Lanka.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Children and adolescents
Adults
Families and carers
Disorder: 
All disorders
1478 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
821 reads
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The National Integrated Parenting Skills Training Program

A training program for parents based on Parent Management Training (PMT) principles and aims to equip parents with the skills and confidence they need to be self-sufficient and manage family issues independently.
Region: 
Middle East
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Families and carers
Disorder: 
Child behavioural and developmental disorders
1328 reads
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Towards an Effective Integration of Mental Health in Primary Care in Kuwait

The mental health integration approach aims to ensure citizens with comprehensive, specialized and high-quality mental health care within primary care.
Region: 
Middle East
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
All disorders
1044 reads
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Community-based Sociotherapy Adapted for Refugees (COSTAR)

Using an adapted Community-based Sociotherapy approach to reduce depressive symptomology in Congolese refugees.
Region: 
Africa
Population: 
Adults
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
2602 reads
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Fortalecimiento de la respuesta de la salud mental y psicosocial para las zonas afectadas por el desastre de México

El programa tenia como objetivo mejorar la capacidad de respuesta local para cubrir las necesidades en salud mental y apoyo psicosocial de las poblaciones afectadas por el desastre en México.
Region: 
Central America and the Caribbean
Population: 
Children and adolescents
Adults
Older adults
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
789 reads
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WHO mhGAP Implementation in Saudi Arabia: Integrating Mental Health in Primary Health Care

Empowering primary health care staff to better diagnose mental health conditions and developing an effective and innovative patient interview approach for quick and easy diagnosis of and dealing with mental health conditions.
Region: 
Middle East
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
All disorders
917 reads
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Integrating MHPSS into Primary Health Care Centers in Lebanon

The programme delivers collaborative stepped-care mental health services a through a supportive network of specialists at 27 PHC centers across Lebanon.
Region: 
Middle East
Population: 
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disorder: 
All disorders
991 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
1619 reads
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Our Step Association

Enhancing the inclusion of people with mental health conditions in the community, and to ensure their full participation in decisions related to their wellbeing.
Region: 
Middle East
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
All disorders
473 reads
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Iran National Suicide Prevention Program

A holistic and integrated program for including evidence-based suicide prevention approaches within policy and practice in Iran
Region: 
Middle East
Population: 
Adults
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Disability
Disorder: 
Self-harm/suicide
44753 reads
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Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) in Thailand

Lay workers providing evidence-based treatment to Burmese trauma survivors in Thailand.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Adults
Minority populations
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Self-harm/suicide
1224 reads
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Development of phone-delivered psychotherapy for refugee children in Lebanon: t-CETA

The project aims to adapt and evaluate the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) for delivery by trained lay counsellors over the phone to child Syrian refugees.
Region: 
Middle East
Population: 
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disorder: 
All disorders
1058 reads
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INTernational REsearch Programme on Psychoses In Diverse settings (INTREPID II)

Cross-cultural research programme to generate rigorous population-based data on schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in India, Nigeria and Trinidad.
Region: 
Africa
Asia
Population: 
Adults
Families and carers
Disorder: 
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
516 reads
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School-based mental health and justice program for youth in India

A holistic program for young people integrating capacity-building for social justice on mental health within school-based settings.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Children and adolescents
Adults
Families and carers
Minority populations
Disability
Disorder: 
All disorders
6047 reads
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The Friendship Bench

Trained and supervised lay health worker stationed on a “Friendship Bench” delivers problem-solving therapy.
Region: 
Africa
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
22537 reads
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ImpleMentAll: Evidence-based tailored implementation strategies for eHealth

Development, application, and evaluation of tailored eHealth implementation strategies.
Region: 
Europe
Oceania
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
All disorders
1792 reads
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MHPSS Refugee Response in South Sudan

Integrated mental health and psychosocial support to refugee populations in South Sudan.
Region: 
Africa
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Adults
Humanitarian and conflict health
Disorder: 
All disorders
1611 reads
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PRIME (PRogramme for Improving Mental health carE)

Partnership to develop, implement, evaluate, and scale up district mental health care plans in five low- and middle-income countries: Ethiopia, India, Nepal, South Africa and Uganda.
Region: 
Africa
Asia
5658 reads
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PRIME - Uganda

Integrating mental health service delivery into primary health care system in Ethiopia through a health systems strengthening approach in partnership with researchers, ministries of health and non-governmental organisations.
Region: 
Africa
Disorder: 
All disorders
1325 reads
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PRIME South Africa

Mental health system strengthening in partnership with researchers, Ministries of Health and non-governmental organisations
Region: 
Africa
Disorder: 
All disorders
1187 reads
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PRIME - Nepal

Integrating mental health service delivery into primary health care system in Nepal through a health systems strengthening approach in partnership with researchers, ministries of health and non-governmental organisations.
Region: 
Asia
Disorder: 
All disorders
2187 reads
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PRIME India

Integrating mental health service delivery into primary health care system in India through a health systems strengthening approach in partnership with researchers, ministries of health and non-governmental organisations.
Region: 
Asia
Disorder: 
All disorders
1800 reads
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PRIME Ethiopia

Integrating mental health service delivery into primary health care system in Ethiopia through a health systems strengthening approach in partnership with researchers, ministries of health and non-governmental organisations.
Region: 
Africa
Disorder: 
All disorders
1638 reads
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Healthy Activity Program (HAP)

The Healthy Activity Program is a lay-counsellor delivered treatment for severe depression.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
2782 reads
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Counselling for Alcohol Problems (CAP)

Evaluating a lay counsellor-delivered intervention for harmful drinking in men attending primary care settings.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Adults
Disorder: 
Alcohol/drug use disorders
916 reads
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Programa Nacional de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento de la Depresión (PNDTD)

Integración nacional de la detección y el tratamiento de la depresión en atención primaria
Region: 
South America
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
1955 reads
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MooDFOOD - Multi-country cOllaborative project on the role of Diet, Food-related behavior, and Obesity in the prevention of Depression

The MooDFOOD consortium uses high quality data from longitudinal prospective European cohort studies combined with new data from surveys, short‐term experiments and a long‐term preventive intervention study.
Region: 
Europe
Population: 
Adults
Older adults
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
820 reads
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School Health Implementation Network in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (SHINE)

The adaptation and implementation of WHO’s School Mental Health Program through an online training platform and chat-bot for school teachers in Pakistan.
Region: 
Middle East
Asia
Population: 
Children and adolescents
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
1559 reads
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Developing Integrated Practice Units for Mental Health Services in Pakistan

Integration of Mental Health Services within existing healthcare programs in both public and private provider settings.
Region: 
Asia
Population: 
Adults
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disorder: 
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
1250 reads

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World Health Organization

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