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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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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.
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Health promotion
Approach: 
Advocacy
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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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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Mental Health Starter Kit: Mariwala Health Initiative

Mental Health Matters is a Starter Kit for civil society organisations, development sector professionals and policy makers that illustrates how mental health is integral to, cuts across and influences development outcomes of health, education, livelihoods, disaster response and justice.
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Health promotion
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
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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.
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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 QualityRights Guidance & Training

The WHO Quality rights initiative has published 15 key training and guidance materials to transform these recommendations into practical on the ground solutions.
Page type: 
Evaluation
Approach: 
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
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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Infographic marking World Refugee Day 2019: 5 Key Resources

This infographic highlights 5 key resources to take note of this #RefugeeWeek and #WorldRefugeeDay 2019.
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Health promotion
Approach: 
Human rights
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New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings

This systematic review details new WHO prevalence estimates on depression, anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia in conflict-affected settings.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
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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"
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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.
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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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UNICEF Operational Guidelines: Community-based mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings

UNICEF Operational Guidelines on Community-based mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: Three-tiered support for children and families.
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Health promotion
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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UNICEF (2018) MHPSS in Emergencies Advocacy Brief

UNICEF promotes a holistic, community-based approach to child protection programming and further describes its approach, through an Advocacy Brief on MHPSS in Emergencies.
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Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Advocacy
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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.
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Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
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An Invisible Crisis: Exploring Mental Health Needs in the Syrian and Iraqi Crisis

Médecins du Monde (MdM) marked World Mental Health Day (October 10th) with their latest publication highlighting the MHPSS needs of people affected by the protracted Syrian and Iraqi crises. The report offers recommendations and solutions for next steps.
Page type: 
Health promotion
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Advocacy
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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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.
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Training
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Guidelines for a faith-sensitive approach in humanitarian response

Guidance on faith-sensitive approaches for mental health and psychosocial programming in humanitarian contexts.
Page type: 
Health promotion
Approach: 
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
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
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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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Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Considerations for Syrian Refugees in Turkey

This literature review examines the overall landscape and current mental health context for Syrian refugees in Turkey at a broad level.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers

A guide developed thought international consensus on how to support people in the immediate aftermath of extremely stressful events in LAMIC
Page type: 
Training
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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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.
Page type: 
Training
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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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.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Nepal Earthquake 2015: Desk Review of Existing Information with Relevance to MHPSS

This desk review summarizes existing information with regard to mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in Nepal
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Advocacy
Training, education and capacity building
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Desk Review: Ecuador earthquake / Revisión de Información: Terremoto de Ecuador 2016

Useful background information (in English and Spanish) on Ecuador and the effects of the earthquake from an MHPSS perspective.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
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.
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Building Back Better

Page type: 
Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Advocacy
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Operational Guidance on Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Programming for Refugee Operations

Operational guidance on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support which provides a practical orientation and tools for UNHCR country operations.
Page type: 
Training
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
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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World Health Organization

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