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Time for united action on depression: a Lancet-World Pyschiatric Association Commission

Lancet-World Pyschiatric Association Commission report on Time for united action on depression

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Policy and advocacy

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Policy and legislation

Human rights

Empowerment and service user involvement

Advocacy

Prevention and promotion

Detection and diagnosis

Treatment, care and rehabilitation

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EQUIP: Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support

EQUIP: Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support is a joint WHO/UNICEF project to improve the competence of helpers and the consistency and quality of training and service delivery. The EQUIP platform makes freely available competency assessment tools and e-learning courses to support governments, training institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), both in humanitarian and development settings, to train and supervise the workforce to deliver effective psychological support for adults and children.

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Implementation

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Task sharing

Technology

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.

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Health promotion

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Advocacy

Treatment, care and rehabilitation

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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

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Empowerment and service user involvement

Advocacy

Prevention and promotion

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.

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Training

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Prevention and promotion

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.

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Research summaries and systematic reviews

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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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WHO toolkit for the care and support of people affected by Zika

This WHO Toolkit is for the care and support of people affected by the complications associated with Zika virus with the goal of enhancing country preparedness for Zika virus outbreaks.

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Implementation

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Policy and legislation

Human rights

Empowerment and service user involvement

Task sharing

Prevention and promotion

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.

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Research summaries and systematic reviews

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Prevention and promotion

Detection and diagnosis

Treatment, care and rehabilitation

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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.

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Implementation

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Treatment, care and rehabilitation

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Community-based Rehabilitation for People With Disabilities in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review

A systematic review on the evidence about the impact of community-based rehabilitation on the lives of people with disabilities and their carers in LAMIC.

Page type:

Research summaries and systematic reviews

Approach:

Treatment, care and rehabilitation

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