Resources

This event looked at the burden of depression as well as a variety of national responses to it, bringing in cross-sector stakeholders as States are trying to tackle a problem that has become a leading cause of illness, in and out of the workplace.

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

Summary report of issues discussed at the Global Consultation on Migrant Health

The Global status report on violence prevention 2014, which reflects data from 133 countries, is the first report of its kind to assess national efforts to address interpersonal violence, namely child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner and sexual violence, and elder abuse.

The first ever world report on disability, produced jointly by WHO and the World Bank in 2011, suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability.

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization celebrated World Mental Health Day 2014 with a Seminar in which a panel of experts analyzed the main challenges that face mental healthcare and the people who live with mental health disorders in the Americas.

Young people matter. They matter because an unprecedented 1.8 billion youth are alive today, and because they are the shapers and leaders of our global future. They matter because they have inherent human rights that must be fulfilled. Yet, in a world of adult concerns, young people are often overlooked. This tendency cries out for urgent correction, because it imperils youth as well as economies and societies at large.

The attached letter is a template that can be used to advcate to your government and decision makers that mental health should be included in the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. If possible. send the letter on your organization’s letterhead if possible.

To celebrate its 5th anniversary, CGMH have released a report reflecting upon the progress of our challenging work in countries where health systems are greatly under-resourced and populations underserved.

Literature review and tabulation of data from 23 longitudinal studies of schizophrenia outcomes from 11 low- and middle-inome countries