Resources

DFID's Position Paper and Theory of Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Disabilities.

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.

MHIN policy brief prepared for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos 2019.

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.

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.

WHO report on the need to invest in mental health.

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.

Mental Health Europe and the University of Kent-Tizard Centre launch a report looking at the state of mental health services across Europe.

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.

This IDPC advocacy note attempts to provide a non-exhaustive overview of how current drug policies in Africa violate universal human rights.

This series shares examples of innovative approaches that incorporate a gender perspective and the principles of public health and human rights into drug policy.

How six innovators left their mark on mental health policy in low- and middle-income countries.

A new RAND research report mapping worldwide mental health research funding.