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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

Approach:

Policy and legislation

Human rights

Advocacy

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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

Advocacy

Task sharing

Technology

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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Drug policy in Africa: Health and human rights

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

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Policy and advocacy

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Policy and legislation

Human rights

Advocacy

Resources

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Region

Disorder

Approach

Population

Briefing paper on COVID-19 and mental health: immediate and long-term impacts

Humanitarian Hands-on Tool (HHoT)

Policy Brief: Mental Health and Human Rights

Drug policy in Africa: Health and human rights