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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
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Advocacy
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Supporting children's wellbeing and learning during school closures

These brief tips are for fathers, mothers or other caring adults supporting the wellbeing and learning of girls and boys affected by COVID-19 school closures.
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Health promotion
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Training, education and capacity building
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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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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.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
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
Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
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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
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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
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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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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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Report: A safe place to shine

This report details how to create opportunities and raise voices of adolescent girls in humanitarian settings.
Page type: 
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach: 
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
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 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
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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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'Living with a black dog' video

“Living with a black dog” is a guide for partners, carers and sufferers of depression
Page type: 
Health promotion
Approach: 
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
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The Mental Health Innovation Network is jointly headquartered at:

The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

World Health Organization

20 Avenue Appia
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
UK

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