Resources

A report summary of proceedings, recommendations and best practices in the fields of MHPSS and Education in Emergencies.

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.

The focus of this year’s World Mental Health Day, on 10 October, was suicide prevention. WHO used the opportunity of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September to launch, together with partners, a campaign asking people to prepare to take 40 seconds of action on World Mental Health Day and published a number of materials.

Epilepsy: a public health imperative is the first global report on epilepsy summarizing the available evidence on the burden of epilepsy and the public health response required at global, regional and national levels.

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.

mhGAP Intervention Guide - Version 2.0 for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings.

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.

We have collated a list of World Mental Health Day Events happening in 2018 to mark World Mental Health Day.

This toolkit follows on from the World Health Organization (WHO) report Preventing suicide: a global imperative (WHO, 2014) by providing practical steps for engaging communities in suicide prevention activities.

The mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders

World Federation for Mental Health 2015 campaign material for this year's World Mental Health Day theme "Dignity in Mental Health".

This section contains evaluations of policy, law, strategic plans, and services from different countries

The report provides a global knowledge base on suicide and suicide attempts as well as actionable steps for countries based on their current resources and context to move forward in suicide prevention.