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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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National and regional prevalence of PTSD in sub-Saharan Africa

This is a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of PTSD from representative national and regional studies in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
Detection and diagnosis
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Evidence Review on Associations between Alcohol, Poor Mental Health and Intimate Partner Violence

An evidence review published by What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women looking at the associations between intimate partner violence, mental health and alcohol use.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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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.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
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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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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.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
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Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Ethnographic Assessment of Psychosocial Needs of Children at Vasilika Camp

International Medical Corps present this summary report on the psychosocial needs of Syrian refugee children living at Vasilika camp, in Greece.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
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Focused psychosocial interventions for children in low-resource humanitarian settings

This systematic review is the first study that systematically assessed randomised controlled trials on focused psychosocial support interventions for children exposed to traumatic events in humanitarian settings in low-income countries.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
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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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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.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
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Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Detection and diagnosis
Training, education and capacity building
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A blind spot on the global mental health map: A scoping review in Central and Eastern Europe

This paper argues that to date the Global Mental Health community has overlooked an important region of the global North, however, where attention is urgently needed.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
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Mapping global practice: healing communities, transforming society

A report by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation and the War Trauma Foundation on mental health, psychosocial support and peacebuilding.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
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Alcohol and substance use in humanitarian and post-conflict situations

This article presents an overview of the problem and existing assessment and intervention tools to address substance use in conflict and post-conflict situations and provides a set of recommendations to address this important public health matter.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Lancet Health in Humanitarian Crises series

The Lancet’s Health in Humanitarian Crises series focuses on how to improve the effectiveness of health responses in humanitarian crises.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Task sharing
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Between Borders Resource Repository

A comprehensive collection of reports and articles focused on MHPSS, human insecurity, and forced displacement.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Advocacy
Training, education and capacity building
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Depression around the World

A collection of stories from 35 countries providing a range of views on depression in honour of World Health Day 2017.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
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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
Training, education and capacity building
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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.
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Psychological interventions for PTSD in people living with HIV in resource poor settings

A systematic review on interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder in people living with HIV from resource-poor settings.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
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Migration and Mental Health Database

A comprehensive collection of academic resources focused specifically on the topic of migration and mental health.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Training, education and capacity building
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Poverty and Mental Health

This new paper has been produced to support the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's anti-poverty strategy.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
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Interventions for Common Perinatal Mental Disorders

A MHIN summary for a systematic review entitled 'Interventions for common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis' (Rahman et al, 2013).
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Task sharing
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Culture, Context and the Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Syrians

This report aims to provide information on the sociocultural background of the Syrian population as well as cultural aspects of mental health and psychosocial wellbeing relevant to care and support.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Human rights
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Expanding our understanding of K* (Kt, KE, Ktt, KMb, KB, KM, etc.)

A concept paper emerging from the K* conference held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, April 2012
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Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Empowerment and service user involvement
Training, education and capacity building
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Involving Users in the Delivery and Evaluation of Mental Health Services

Systematic review of RCTs and comparative studies of delivery of mental health services by users compared to professional employees and the effects on trainees, research, or clients.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
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