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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.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Human rights
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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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Advocacy
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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.
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Trauma and young people: Moving toward trauma-informed services and systems

The report recommends government, services and young people collaborate to develop better identification, assessment, support and treatment of trauma within mental health systems.
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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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Advocacy
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Strengthening the Case for Investing in Canada’s Mental Health System: Economic Considerations

This report highlights nine important Canadian studies that underscore the cost offsets of investing in evidence-based approaches.
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Global Mental Health: sharing and synthesizing knowledge for sustainable development

Global Mental Health: sharing and synthesizing knowledge for sustainable development.
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Policy and advocacy
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Advocacy
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MHIN Spotlight on Youth

All our youth related content in one place to celebrate 2016 International Youth Day
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Policy and advocacy
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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.
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Promoting rights and community living for children with psychosocial disabilities

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Social determinants of mental health

This thematic paper provides a coherent framework that employs a life course approach for assessing the social determinants of mental health.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Prevention and promotion
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WHO: Dementia – it affects us all

This short video tells what is like to live with dementia
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Policy and advocacy
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Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
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Personal stories and the WHO's Mental Health Action Plan

Delaney Ruston's journey to uncover mental health stories in India, Africa, China, France and the United States.
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Policy and advocacy
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Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
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WISH 2015 Dementia Report: A Call to Action - The Global Response to Dementia Through Policy Innovation

This report outlines key issues in understanding dementia and the need to tackle the burden globally.
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WISH 2015 Mental Health Report: Healthy Young Minds - Transforming the Mental Health of Children

This report sets out major changes which need to be made worldwide to address the issues with mental health problems in children
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Human Rights Watch World Report 2014

World Report 2014 is Human Rights Watch’s 24th annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events through November 2013.
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Policy and advocacy
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Human rights
Advocacy
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WFMH 'Living with Schizophrenia' Report

A report by The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) on “Living with Schizophrenia”
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World Atlas of Youth Policies

Interactive map of youth polices undertaking in collaborating with the UNESCO Youth-led Social Innovation Team
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Mental Health Matters: Social Inclusion of Youth with Mental Health Conditions Report

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My Mental Health Matters-selected art and poetry submissions from the International Youth Day Campaign 2014

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Policy and advocacy
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Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
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