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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.
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Policy and advocacy
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Policy and legislation
Human rights
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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.
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Health promotion
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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.
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Health promotion
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Advocacy
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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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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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
Empowerment and service user involvement
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Mental health of people detained within the justice system in Africa

This systematic review details mental health of people detained within the justice system in Africa and human rights abuses within these facilities.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
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
Approach: 
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.
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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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Policy Brief: Mental Health and Human Rights

MHIN policy brief prepared for Human Rights Day 2018 observed every year on the 10th of December.
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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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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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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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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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MHIN Research Summary: Psychological Treatments for the World

A MHIN summary for the systematic review entitled 'Psychological Treatments for the World: Lessons from Low- and Middle-Income Countries' (Singla et al., 2017).
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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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.
Page type: 
Policy and advocacy
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Advocacy
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WFMH Report: Mental Health in the Workplace

"Mental Health in the Workplace” is the theme of World Mental Health Day 2017 and the World Federation for Mental Health has released a report to start the discussion on how we can define best practice in promoting mental health in the workplace.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Detection and diagnosis
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
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Task sharing
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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WHO Report: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders

This booklet provides latest available estimates of the prevalence of depression and other common mental disorders at the global and regional level.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
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.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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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.
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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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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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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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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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Psychosocial Care Package for Children

This web-based resource package compiled by HealthNet TPO includes modules, tools and publications for download to provide community-based psychosocial care for children in areas of violence.
Page type: 
Training
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Worldwide: Evidence for Action

Review of evidence on prevalence, risk and protective factors, and prevention and treatment of child and adolescent mental health problems in LMIC.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Evaluations of Community Mental Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A 10-Year Review of the Literature

Systematic review of health effects of community-based models for adults with depression, schizophrenia, panic disorder, or bipolar disorders in LAMIC.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Treatment and Prevention of Mental Disorders in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries

Review of the evidence on effectiveness of interventions for the treatment and prevention of selected mental disorders in LAMIC
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Effects of Psychosocial Interventions on Social Functioning in Depression and Schizophrenia

Systematic review and meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for depression and schizophrenia and their effect on social functioning in LMIC.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Non-Specialist Health Worker Interventions for the Care of Mental, Neurological and Substance Abuse Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Cochrane review assessing the effect of mental health care interventions in primary and community settings by non-specialised health workers in LMIC.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building

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