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Explore key resources—from systematic reviews to policy briefs to training manuals—developed by MHIN or contributed by MHIN members working on real-world projects.

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Rebuilding Lives: MHPSS in Protracted and Post-Conflict Settings

This report is a culmination of the UNICEF and German Government's led mental health expert-level meeting "Rebuilding Lives: Addressing Needs, Scaling-up and Increasing Long-term Structural MHPSS Interventions in Protracted and Post-Conflict Settings"
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Implementation
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Human rights
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Humanitarian Hands-on Tool (HHoT)

A smartphone app, HHoT, provides step-by-step guidance on how to implement a disability inclusive emergency response. Launched in 2018 the HHoT app also includes specific guidance on the inclusion of people with psycho-social disabilities.
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Implementation
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Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
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Prevention and promotion
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Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG)

WHO and UNHCR present a new guide to mental, neurological and substance use conditions in humanitarian emergencies
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Implementation
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Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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BMJ article: Including mental health among the new sustainable development goals The case is compelling

An Editorial from the BMJ written by Graham Thornicroft and Vikram Patel advocating for the inclusion of the inclusion of mental health on the post 2015 agenda.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
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Policy and legislation
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WHO MiNDbank: Systematic evaluation of policy, law, strategies, plans and services

This section contains evaluations of policy, law, strategic plans, and services from different countries
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
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Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Considerations for Syrian Refugees in Turkey

This literature review examines the overall landscape and current mental health context for Syrian refugees in Turkey at a broad level.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
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Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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IASC: 4Ws in MHPSS Manual

4Ws tools are used in many areas of aid to map activities conducted across large geographical areas.
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Implementation
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Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Toolkit for the Integration of Mental Health

This Toolkit aims to support the understanding and implementation of integrated mental health programs in humanitarian settings. It clearly outlines the steps for integrated mental health programs, and includes key guidance and resources that strengthen the integration process among non-governmental implementing agencies, donors, and governments. You can also find International Medical Corps' Toolkit within the 'Collaborations' feature on MHIN.
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MHIN Research Summary: Psychological Treatments for the World

A MHIN summary for the systematic review entitled 'Psychological Treatments for the World: Lessons from Low- and Middle-Income Countries' (Singla et al., 2017).
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
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Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Inclusion of people with psychosocial disability in low and middle income contexts: a practice review

A review to explore the literature and the experiences of three organisations that are working with people with psychosocial disability living in low- and middle-income countries – Afghanistan, India and Nepal.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
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Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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The Impact of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions on People Affected by Humanitarian Emergencies in LMIC

Systematic review drawing together primary research on the process of implementing MHPSS programmes, their receipt by affected populations, and their intended and unintended effects.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
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Policy and legislation
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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mhGAP Intervention Guide: A systematic review of evidence from LMICs

A review to identify evidence to date for mhGAP-IG implementation in low- and middle-income countries.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Task sharing
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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WFMH Report: Mental Health in the Workplace

"Mental Health in the Workplace” is the theme of World Mental Health Day 2017 and the World Federation for Mental Health has released a report to start the discussion on how we can define best practice in promoting mental health in the workplace.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
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Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Detection and diagnosis
Training, education and capacity building
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Alcohol and substance use in humanitarian and post-conflict situations

This article presents an overview of the problem and existing assessment and intervention tools to address substance use in conflict and post-conflict situations and provides a set of recommendations to address this important public health matter.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Lancet Health in Humanitarian Crises series

The Lancet’s Health in Humanitarian Crises series focuses on how to improve the effectiveness of health responses in humanitarian crises.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Task sharing
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Depression around the World

A collection of stories from 35 countries providing a range of views on depression in honour of World Health Day 2017.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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WHO Report: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders

This booklet provides latest available estimates of the prevalence of depression and other common mental disorders at the global and regional level.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Maternal depression and mental health in early childhood: an examination of underlying mechanisms in low-income and middle-income countries

Depression in pregnancy increases the risk of behavioural and emotional problems in children, says a new review published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Building the capacity of policy-makers and planners to strengthen mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

A review of the literature to identify and synthesize the evidence base for building the capacity of policy-makers and planners to strengthen mental health systems in LMICs.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
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WHO Guidelines for identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders in pregnancy

Guidelines with recommendations to assist women who are pregnant, or have recently had a child, and who use alcohol or drugs or who have a substance use disorder.
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Implementation
Approach: 
Task sharing
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Infographic: Innovations implementing the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide

Infographic of all innovations implementing the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide
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Implementation
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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World Alzheimer Report 2016

The report argues that current dementia healthcare services are over-specialised, and that a rebalancing is required with a more prominent role for primary and community care.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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The Psychosocial Impact of Humanitarian Crises - A Better Understanding for Better Interventions

In this document, we describe the different crises situations in which ACF intervenes: natural disasters, conflicts, totalitarianism and extremism. We introduce the specific psychosocial impact on communities, families and children for each crisis situation.
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Community-based Rehabilitation for People With Disabilities in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review

A systematic review on the evidence about the impact of community-based rehabilitation on the lives of people with disabilities and their carers in LAMIC.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Culture, Context and the Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Syrians

This report aims to provide information on the sociocultural background of the Syrian population as well as cultural aspects of mental health and psychosocial wellbeing relevant to care and support.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Community management of opioid overdose

These guidelines recommend that people who are likely to witness an opioid overdose, including people who use opioids, and their family and friends should be given access to naloxone and training in its use so that they can respond to opioid overdose in an emergency if a medical response is not available
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Implementation
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Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Preventing suicide: a global imperative

In response to the alarming figures, WHO has published its first World Suicide Report and gives a message of hope: suicides are preventable.
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Implementation
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Prevention and promotion
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Worldwide: Evidence for Action

Review of evidence on prevalence, risk and protective factors, and prevention and treatment of child and adolescent mental health problems in LMIC.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings: Linking Practice and Research

Systematic review of practice, funding, and interventions for mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in humanitarian settings.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Advocacy
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Treatment and Prevention of Mental Disorders in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries

Review of the evidence on effectiveness of interventions for the treatment and prevention of selected mental disorders in LAMIC
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation

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