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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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Infographic: Protecting mental health and wellbeing across the SDGs

This infographic highlights actions recommended by the Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development.
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Implementation
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Advocacy
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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
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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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Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
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Prevention and promotion
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Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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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
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Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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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.
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Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

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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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The Friendship Bench Training Manual

The Friendship Bench Training Manual offers a brief psychological intervention addressing kufungisisa (Depression) in primary care clinics in Zimbabwe.
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Implementation
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Task sharing
Training, education and capacity building
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Partners in Health Curriculum Toolkit

PIH's collection of tools to build community-based systems of mental health care.
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Implementation
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Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
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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WHO Guidelines for identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders in pregnancy

Guidelines with recommendations to assist women who are pregnant, or have recently had a child, and who use alcohol or drugs or who have a substance use disorder.
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Task sharing
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
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Implementation
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Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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MHIN presentation on developing a Theory of Change framework

How to develop, refine and evaluate a Theory of Change framework for a complex intervention
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Implementation
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Training, education and capacity building
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PRIME mhGAP in Ethiopia (Video)

PRIME Ethiopia's implementation of mhGAP - a brief documentary
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Implementation
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Task sharing
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Mental Health Awareness through mhGAP (Video)

Mental health awareness seminar highlighting mhGAP implementation in Uganda.
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Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Psychosocial Innovation In Post-War Sri Lanka

A book on a project that highlights how psychosocial project delivery in a post-conflict country incorporates relational understandings in its training of mental health workers
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Implementation
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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.
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Implementation
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Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Community management of opioid overdose

These guidelines recommend that people who are likely to witness an opioid overdose, including people who use opioids, and their family and friends should be given access to naloxone and training in its use so that they can respond to opioid overdose in an emergency if a medical response is not available
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Implementation
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Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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WHO - Channelling hope – interview with psychosocial health worker E. Dash Karbar

Meet E. Dash Karbar Sr, a psychosocial worker working in Island Clinic Ebola Treatment Unit
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Implementation
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Task sharing
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Preventing suicide: a global imperative

In response to the alarming figures, WHO has published its first World Suicide Report and gives a message of hope: suicides are preventable.
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Implementation
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Policy and legislation
Prevention and promotion
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WHO: Epilepsy, Treat it, Defeat it

Over 50 million people around the world suffer from epilepsy. This video seeks to address some of the misconceptions surrounding this disease, explaining how it is caused, where the burden is highest and the challenges faced by people with epilepsy and their families.
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Implementation
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
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MHIN Knowledge Exchange Strategy: 2014-2017

To guide the process of knowledge creation and dissemination among the different actors with the global mental health sphere over the coming years, this document sets out a Knowledge Exchange strategy for MHIN’s activities and stakeholders
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Implementation
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Training, education and capacity building
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Innovation to Implementation: A Practical Guide to Knowledge Translation in Health Care

A Practical Guide to Knowledge Translation in Health Care created by the Knowledge Exchange Centre of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, in collaboration with Dan Bilsker and Elliot M. Goldner
Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Training, education and capacity building
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WHO global disability action plan 2014–2021: Better health for all people with disability

The Disability Action Plan 2014-2021 is based on the recommendations of the WHO and World Bank World report on disability and in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It was developed in consultation with Member States, United Nations organizations and national and international partners including organizations of people with disabilities.
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Implementation
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Theory of Change: a theory-drive approach to enhance the MRC's framework for complex interventions

Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Training, education and capacity building
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Guidelines for the Psychosocially Assisted Pharmacological Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Detection and diagnosis
Training, education and capacity building
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Clinical Trials Toolkit

The Clinical Trials Toolkit provides practical advice to researchers in designing and conducting publicly funded clinical trials
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Implementation
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Training, education and capacity building
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Clubhouse - Employment Tool

Page type: 
Implementation
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
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Embracing the F Word

This resource includes 6 practical middle school lesson plans and online professional learning for teaching a growth mindset to improve resilience, achievement and motivation in school.
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Implementation
Approach: 
Prevention and promotion
Training, education and capacity building
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World Health Organization

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