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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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Policy Brief: Young People Will Transform Global Mental Health

Produced by the Young Leaders for the Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health and Sustainable Development, this Policy Brief embodies the principles of Youth participation and calls policy makers to action with key recommendations to prioritise global action on mental health for young people.
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Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
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Policy Brief: Mental health for global prosperity

MHIN policy brief prepared for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos 2019.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Policy Brief: Mental Health and Human Rights

MHIN policy brief prepared for Human Rights Day 2018 observed every year on the 10th of December.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Human rights
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World Mental Health Day 2018 Events

We have collated a list of World Mental Health Day Events happening in 2018 to mark World Mental Health Day.
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Health promotion
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Advocacy
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Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit: Declarations and Recommendations

These resources are outputs from the Global ministerial Mental Health Summit that took place between the 9th and 10th of October in London. While the recommendations are for ministers, the declarations summarise the commitments that were made during the landmark event.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
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An Invisible Crisis: Exploring Mental Health Needs in the Syrian and Iraqi Crisis

Médecins du Monde (MdM) marked World Mental Health Day (October 10th) with their latest publication highlighting the MHPSS needs of people affected by the protracted Syrian and Iraqi crises. The report offers recommendations and solutions for next steps.
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Health promotion
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Advocacy
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Mental health action plan 2013 - 2020

The action plan recognizes the essential role of mental health in achieving health for all people. It is based on a life-course approach, aims to achieve equity through universal health coverage and stresses the importance of prevention.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Investing in Mental Health: Evidence for Action

WHO report on the need to invest in mental health.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
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Building Back Better

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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Advocacy
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Linking Mental Health & NCD Priorities

This resource was developed by members of the World Federation for Mental Health, Mental Health Innovation Network and NCD Alliance to support advocacy by global health advocates seeking integration of Mental Health into policy, processes and actions to prevent and control NCDs.
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Policy and advocacy
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Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
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WHO Mental Health ATLAS 2017

The Mental Health Atlas 2017 acquires new importance as it is providing information and data on the progress towards the achievement of objectives and targets of the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2020.
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Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
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Helping the Helpers: 50 Resources for Humanitarian Workers

50 resources for wellbeing and effectiveness in the humanitarian sector.
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Health promotion
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Global Mental Health: sharing and synthesizing knowledge for sustainable development

Global Mental Health: sharing and synthesizing knowledge for sustainable development.
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Policy and advocacy
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Advocacy
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Out of the Shadows: Making mental health a global development priority

Authored by Seth Mnookin (MIT), this report is a product of almost two years of activities of a Working group chaired by Arthur Kleinman (Harvard University Asia Centre). This report was first presented during the keynote panel of a World Bank Group/ World Health Organization high-level meeting on making mental health a global development priority.
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Policy and advocacy
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Advocacy
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Mental Health Atlas 2014

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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
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Personal stories and the WHO's Mental Health Action Plan

Delaney Ruston's journey to uncover mental health stories in India, Africa, China, France and the United States.
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Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
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WHO MiNDbank: CRPD country reports

A resource holding links to reports submitted by State Parties to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as part of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) reporting mechanism
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
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FundamentalSDG Letter to government template

The attached letter is a template that can be used to advcate to your government and decision makers that mental health should be included in the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. If possible. send the letter on your organization’s letterhead if possible.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Advocacy
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The Mental Health Innovation Network is jointly headquartered at:

The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

World Health Organization

20 Avenue Appia
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
UK

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