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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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Launch of SUCCEED Africa! Inclusive mental health research & care

This launch webinar was an opportunity to hear what SUCCEED will involve, why the emphasis on co-production and CBR matters, and how it will transform mental health research in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Health promotion
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Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
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Policy Brief: Stories from the field: Providing MHPSS Support during COVID-19

This briefing is a summary of lessons learnt from experiences of frontline practitioners in the field, who described innovative strategies they put in place to ensure mental health service continuation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Technology
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Country Profiles: Recommendations for mental health across 8 countries

In partnership with Speak Your Mind, the Mental Health Innovation Network, produced a series of country profiles with locally-led, evidence-based recommendations for mental health across 8 countries.
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Evaluation
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Policy and legislation
Human rights
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An Approach and Theory of Change to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

DFID's Position Paper and Theory of Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Disabilities.
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Policy and advocacy
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Briefing paper on COVID-19 and mental health: immediate and long-term impacts

This briefing paper provides a summary of the (emerging) body of evidence on two topics: the impact of Covid-19 on peoples’ mental health and wellbeing; and, conversely, the projected impact of mental health on the efficacy of Covid-19 prevention, treatment and control measures.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Human rights
Advocacy
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Mental Health Starter Kit: Mariwala Health Initiative

Mental Health Matters is a Starter Kit for civil society organisations, development sector professionals and policy makers that illustrates how mental health is integral to, cuts across and influences development outcomes of health, education, livelihoods, disaster response and justice.
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Health promotion
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Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
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Mental Health for Sustainable Development: A Topic Guide for Development Professionals

This topic guide is a primer for development professionals interested in learning about the basics of key issues in mental health.
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Evaluation
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Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Task sharing
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Interventions at the population- and community-levels for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in LMICs

This article and accompanying policy brief identify “best practice” and “good practice” interventions that can feasibly be delivered in low- and middle-income countries, to aid the identification of resource efficiencies and allocation in LMICs.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
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Policy and legislation
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Training, education and capacity building
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SAFER: A World Free From Alcohol Related Harms

SAFER is a World Health Organization (WHO)-led initiative to reduce death, disease and injuries caused by the harmful use of alcohol using high-impact, evidence-based, cost-effective interventions.
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Health promotion
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Policy and legislation
Advocacy
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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
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Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
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Mental health of people detained within the justice system in Africa

This systematic review details mental health of people detained within the justice system in Africa and human rights abuses within these facilities.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
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Policy and legislation
Human rights
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Infographic: Health Systems Strengthening for Mental Health

This infographic highlights three tools for rights-based mental health system reform.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Human rights
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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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UNICEF Operational Guidelines: Community-based mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings

UNICEF Operational Guidelines on Community-based mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: Three-tiered support for children and families.
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Health promotion
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Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Task sharing
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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The global burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

This systematic review used data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 to calculate global and regional estimates of the prevalence of alcohol, amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, and opioid dependence, and to estimate global disease burden attributable to alcohol and drug use between 1990 and 2016
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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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
Approach: 
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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Global Mental Health Policy Influence Toolkit

A set of tools to help you maximise your policy influence.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Advocacy
Training, education and capacity building
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National Mental Health Strategy of Ethiopia

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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Advocacy
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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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
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
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National Mental Health Strategy of Lebanon

Lebanon's newly released National Mental Health Strategy advocating for evidence based practice, provision of optimal services and change in attitudes towards mental health and substance use.
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Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
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ODI Global Mental Health from a Policy Perspective: A Context Analysis Report

This report characterises mental health as a policy issue, and draws upon the experience of different social movements across global health to provide lessons for this field.
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Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
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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
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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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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Investing in Mental Health: Evidence for Action

WHO report on the need to invest in mental health.
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Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
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APPG Mental Health for Sustainable Development Report

This Mental Health report was published by the Global Health and Mental Health All-Party Parliamentary groups, and was prepared by Mary De Silva and Jonty Roland on the joint groups behalf.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Advocacy
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Scale up of Services for Mental Health in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries

Systematic review of published and unpublished literature in English, Spanish and French, on evidence of scaling up mental health services in LMIC.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
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Policy and legislation
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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WHO 'Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative' Report

The report provides a global knowledge base on suicide and suicide attempts as well as actionable steps for countries based on their current resources and context to move forward in suicide prevention.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
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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
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building

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