Resources

This Review aims to improve the understanding of implementation of mental health programmes in primary health care for common mental health disorders in low-income and middle-income countries. Objectives were to identify barriers and facilitators to implementation, and to adopt a pre-existing framework for understanding implementation determinants to synthesise available evidence and identify research gaps.

This is a MHIN summary for a Systematic Review entitled 'Global mental health’: systematic review of the term and its implicit priorities' (Misra et al., 2019).

This infographic highlights 5 key resources to take note of this #RefugeeWeek and #WorldRefugeeDay 2019.

The group was founded in recognition of the need for better coordination between actors, agreed narratives for communication and more professional advocacy efforts in Global Mental Health.

What do we really mean when we say "global mental health"? What are the implicit assumptions in what geographic regions and mental health conditions get included and which do not? This systematic review of global mental health and its implicit priorities discusses these findings.

This infographic highlights actions recommended by the Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development.

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

This report makes the case that a prioritized, focused approach to anxiety and depression can mitigate the risks of these conditions, and contribute to the health and wellbeing of any nation.

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"

This infographic highlights three tools for rights-based mental health system reform.

This systematic review identified few studies evaluating the impact of mental health treatments on the prevention or reduction of intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries despite epidemiological research suggesting that this would be a beneficial direction for research and intervention. The conclusion calls for further research in diverse settings and with diverse populations.

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.

UNICEF promotes a holistic, community-based approach to child protection programming and further describes its approach, through an Advocacy Brief on MHPSS in Emergencies.

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