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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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Policy Brief: Young People Will Transform Global Mental Health

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.
Page type: 
Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
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Rebuilding Lives: MHPSS in Protracted and Post-Conflict Settings

This report is a culmination of the UNICEF and German Government's led mental health expert-level meeting "Rebuilding Lives: Addressing Needs, Scaling-up and Increasing Long-term Structural MHPSS Interventions in Protracted and Post-Conflict Settings"
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Human rights
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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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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Dignity in Mental Health (World Federation for Mental Health)

World Federation for Mental Health 2015 campaign material for this year's World Mental Health Day theme "Dignity in Mental Health".
Page type: 
Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
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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Focused psychosocial interventions for children in low-resource humanitarian settings

This systematic review is the first study that systematically assessed randomised controlled trials on focused psychosocial support interventions for children exposed to traumatic events in humanitarian settings in low-income countries.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
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Alcohol and substance use in humanitarian and post-conflict situations

This article presents an overview of the problem and existing assessment and intervention tools to address substance use in conflict and post-conflict situations and provides a set of recommendations to address this important public health matter.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
Detection and diagnosis
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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Gender and drug policy: Exploring global innovative approaches to drug policy and incarceration

This series shares examples of innovative approaches that incorporate a gender perspective and the principles of public health and human rights into drug policy.
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Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Advocacy
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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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 ATLAS-SU 2010: Global report on substance use disorders

World Health Organization first report on resources currently in use to better prevent and treat alcohol and illicit drug use disorders.
Page type: 
Evaluation
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Implementation of WHO Quality Rights assessment In Kabul Mental Health Hospital

Report assessing the quality of mental health services and human rights conditions in the Kabul Mental Health Hospital, using the WHO QualityRights Toolkit, with recommendations for development of an improvement plan.
Page type: 
Evaluation
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Culture, Context and the Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Syrians

This report aims to provide information on the sociocultural background of the Syrian population as well as cultural aspects of mental health and psychosocial wellbeing relevant to care and support.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Innovation in Deinstitutionalization: a WHO Expert Survey

Results from a survey of experts to understand the best ways to deinstitutionalize or expand community-based mental health services
Page type: 
Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Human rights
Advocacy
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World Health Organization

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