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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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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.
Page type: 
Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Advocacy
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PPE For Your Mind: A Frontliner's Field Guide to Mental Health

PPE For Your Mind is specifically made to help make mental health healthier for all frontline workers and first responders.
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Training
Approach: 
Advocacy
Training, education and capacity building
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Report: Together for Children's Well-being and Learning

A report summary of proceedings, recommendations and best practices in the fields of MHPSS and Education in Emergencies.
Page type: 
Health promotion
Approach: 
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs during the COVID-19 Outbreak

Briefing note on addressing mental health and psychosocial aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak- Version 1.5 by IASC.
Page type: 
Health promotion
Approach: 
Advocacy
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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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.
Page type: 
Evaluation
Approach: 
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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WHO Resources: World Mental Health Day 2019 - Suicide prevention

The focus of this year’s World Mental Health Day, on 10 October, was suicide prevention. WHO used the opportunity of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September to launch, together with partners, a campaign asking people to prepare to take 40 seconds of action on World Mental Health Day and published a number of materials.
Page type: 
Evaluation
Approach: 
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
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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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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.
Page type: 
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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Policy Brief: Mental Health and Human Rights

MHIN policy brief prepared for Human Rights Day 2018 observed every year on the 10th of December.
Page type: 
Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
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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.
Page type: 
Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
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WHO Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit Pilot version 1.0 (2016)

This toolkit is a step-by-step guide for communities to engage in suicide prevention activities, acknowledging the critical role communities can play in preventing suicide.
Page type: 
Training
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG)

WHO and UNHCR present a new guide to mental, neurological and substance use conditions in humanitarian emergencies
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Assessing Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs and Resources: Toolkit for Humanitarian Settings

Page type: 
Screening/diagnostic tools
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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WHO Group Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) for Depression

With this new manual, part of WHO’s mhGAP programme, the WHO gives guidance on the use of interpersonal therapy (IPT) using a 8 session group protocol.
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Training
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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IASC: 4Ws in MHPSS Manual

4Ws tools are used in many areas of aid to map activities conducted across large geographical areas.
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Implementation
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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WHO resources on dementia 2017

For World Alzheimer’s Day 2017, WHO released a new set of resources for different audiences on how to contribute to improving the lives of people with dementia, their carers and families.
Page type: 
Health promotion
Approach: 
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Toolkit for the Integration of Mental Health

This Toolkit aims to support the understanding and implementation of integrated mental health programs in humanitarian settings. It clearly outlines the steps for integrated mental health programs, and includes key guidance and resources that strengthen the integration process among non-governmental implementing agencies, donors, and governments. You can also find International Medical Corps' Toolkit within the 'Collaborations' feature on MHIN.
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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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Helping the Helpers: 50 Resources for Humanitarian Workers

50 resources for wellbeing and effectiveness in the humanitarian sector.
Page type: 
Health promotion
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Partners in Health Curriculum Toolkit

PIH's collection of tools to build community-based systems of mental health care.
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Infographic: Innovations implementing the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide

Infographic of all innovations implementing the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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World Alzheimer Report 2016

The report argues that current dementia healthcare services are over-specialised, and that a rebalancing is required with a more prominent role for primary and community care.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Out of the Shadows: Making mental health a global development priority

Authored by Seth Mnookin (MIT), this report is a product of almost two years of activities of a Working group chaired by Arthur Kleinman (Harvard University Asia Centre). This report was first presented during the keynote panel of a World Bank Group/ World Health Organization high-level meeting on making mental health a global development priority.
Page type: 
Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Advocacy
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The Psychosocial Impact of Humanitarian Crises - A Better Understanding for Better Interventions

In this document, we describe the different crises situations in which ACF intervenes: natural disasters, conflicts, totalitarianism and extremism. We introduce the specific psychosocial impact on communities, families and children for each crisis situation.
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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'Living with a black dog' video

“Living with a black dog” is a guide for partners, carers and sufferers of depression
Page type: 
Health promotion
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
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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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World Health Organization

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