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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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mhGAP Intervention Guide - Version 2.0

mhGAP Intervention Guide - Version 2.0 for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings.
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Screening/diagnostic tools
Approach: 
Task sharing
Detection and diagnosis
Training, education and capacity building
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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
Approach: 
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Task sharing
Technology
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
Approach: 
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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Assessment Management of Conditions Specifically Related to Stress - mhGAP module

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Screening/diagnostic tools
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Task sharing
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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mhGAP Intervention Guide

The mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders
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Screening/diagnostic tools
Approach: 
Task sharing
Detection and diagnosis
Training, education and capacity building
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Thinking Healthy- A manual for psychological management of perinatal depression

The Thinking Health manual outlines an evidence-based approach describing how community health workers can reduce prenatal depression through evidence-based cognitive-behavioural techniques recommended by the mhGAP programme.
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Training
Approach: 
Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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The Friendship Bench Training Manual

The Friendship Bench Training Manual offers a brief psychological intervention addressing kufungisisa (Depression) in primary care clinics in Zimbabwe.
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Task sharing
Training, education and capacity building
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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).
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Community-based psychosocial interventions for people with schizophrenia in LMIC: systematic review and meta-analysis

A study evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of community-based psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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RISE Manual for community-based rehabilitation workers

A manual for community-based rehabilitation workers, who will be working with people with schizophrenia.
Page type: 
Training
Approach: 
Task sharing
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.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Task sharing
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP)

Page type: 
Screening/diagnostic tools
Approach: 
Task sharing
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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WHO toolkit for the care and support of people affected by Zika

This WHO Toolkit is for the care and support of people affected by the complications associated with Zika virus with the goal of enhancing country preparedness for Zika virus outbreaks.
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Task sharing
Prevention and promotion
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.
Page type: 
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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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.
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Task sharing
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Mental health training for health workers in Africa: a systematic review

Systematic review on published literature on interventions to train health-care workers in Africa on mental health
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Task sharing
Training, education and capacity building
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Interventions for Common Perinatal Mental Disorders

A MHIN summary for a systematic review entitled 'Interventions for common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis' (Rahman et al, 2013).
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Task sharing
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Acceptability and Feasibility of Task sharing

A MHIN summary for a systematic review on: 'The Acceptability and Feasibility of Task-Sharing for Mental Healthcare in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review' (Padmanathan and De Silva, 2013).
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Task sharing
Training, education and capacity building
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PRIME mhGAP in Ethiopia (Video)

PRIME Ethiopia's implementation of mhGAP - a brief documentary
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Task sharing
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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WHO 'Psychological First Aid During Ebola Virus Disease outbreaks' guide

A provisional guide focusing on psychological first aid for use during the Ebola virus outbreak, written for people who can help others experiencing an extremetly distressing event.
Page type: 
Training
Approach: 
Task sharing
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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WHO - Channelling hope – interview with psychosocial health worker E. Dash Karbar

Meet E. Dash Karbar Sr, a psychosocial worker working in Island Clinic Ebola Treatment Unit
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Full video training package for mhGAP

These videos are a full video training package (25 videos )for mhGAP for non-specialized health care professionals
Page type: 
Training
Approach: 
Task sharing
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Centre for Global Mental Health 'Our First Five Years: 2009-2014 Report'

To celebrate its 5th anniversary, CGMH have released a report reflecting upon the progress of our challenging work in countries where health systems are greatly under-resourced and populations underserved.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Advocacy
Task sharing
Detection and diagnosis
Training, education and capacity building
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mhGAP in Ethiopia: Proof of Concept

Page type: 
Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Advocacy
Task sharing
Training, education and capacity building
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The Acceptability and Feasibility of Task-Sharing for Mental Healthcare in Low and Middle Income Countries

Systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies assessing the feasibility and acceptability of task sharing for mental health care in LMIC
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Task sharing
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Non-Specialist Health Worker Interventions for the Care of Mental, Neurological and Substance Abuse Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Cochrane review assessing the effect of mental health care interventions in primary and community settings by non-specialised health workers in LMIC.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Putting the Community Back into Community Mental Health: The Role of the Community Worker - Book Chapter

Book chapter on the need for community mental health care in low-income countries
Page type: 
Health promotion
Approach: 
Task sharing
Training, education and capacity building
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Interventions for Common Perinatal Mental Disorders in Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Systematic review of RCTs in LMIC assessing the benefit of interventions delivered by non-specialist workers for mothers and children.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Task sharing
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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