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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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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Guinea-Conakry

Literature review on how to devise culturally-appropriate MHPSS interventions in Ebola-affected areas.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Report: A safe place to shine

This report details how to create opportunities and raise voices of adolescent girls in humanitarian settings.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Technology
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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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Inclusion of people with psychosocial disability in low and middle income contexts: a practice review

A review to explore the literature and the experiences of three organisations that are working with people with psychosocial disability living in low- and middle-income countries – Afghanistan, India and Nepal.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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The Impact of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions on People Affected by Humanitarian Emergencies in LMIC

Systematic review drawing together primary research on the process of implementing MHPSS programmes, their receipt by affected populations, and their intended and unintended effects.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Depression around the World

A collection of stories from 35 countries providing a range of views on depression in honour of World Health Day 2017.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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WHO Report: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders

This booklet provides latest available estimates of the prevalence of depression and other common mental disorders at the global and regional level.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Maternal depression and mental health in early childhood: an examination of underlying mechanisms in low-income and middle-income countries

Depression in pregnancy increases the risk of behavioural and emotional problems in children, says a new review published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Psychological interventions for PTSD in people living with HIV in resource poor settings

A systematic review on interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder in people living with HIV from resource-poor settings.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
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Reliability and Validity of Instruments for Assessing Perinatal Depression in African Settings: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Systematic review of the evidence on the reliability and validity of instruments to assess perinatal depression in African settings.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
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Domestic Violence and Perinatal Mental Disorders

Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
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Maternal Depression and Early Childhood Growth in Developing Countries

Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
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Postnatal Depression and its Effects on Child Development: A Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
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Screening for Common Perinatal Mental Disorders in South Africa

This policy brief describes the development and validation of a short, accurate, easy to use mental health screening tool for pregnant and postnatal women in South African settings, as well as recommendations for its use.
Page type: 
Screening/diagnostic tools
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Worldwide: Evidence for Action

Review of evidence on prevalence, risk and protective factors, and prevention and treatment of child and adolescent mental health problems in LMIC.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Evaluations of Community Mental Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A 10-Year Review of the Literature

Systematic review of health effects of community-based models for adults with depression, schizophrenia, panic disorder, or bipolar disorders in LAMIC.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Treatment and Prevention of Mental Disorders in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries

Review of the evidence on effectiveness of interventions for the treatment and prevention of selected mental disorders in LAMIC
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Effects of Psychosocial Interventions on Social Functioning in Depression and Schizophrenia

Systematic review and meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for depression and schizophrenia and their effect on social functioning in LMIC.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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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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A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Mental Health Promotion Interventions for Young People in Low and Middle Income Countries

Review of RCTs and quasi-experimental studies of interventions promoting mental health of young people (6-18 years) in school and community settings.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
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Common mental disorder screening tools validated for use in sub-saharan Africa

Systematic review of studies validating common mental disorders screening tools for use in sub-Saharan Africa.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
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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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