Mental Health and Substance Use
Our work involves mental health promotion and the prevention of mental, neurological and substance use disorders. We support the expansion of access to affordable, quality care for everyone who needs it.
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World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all
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All →Mental health is critically important to everyone, everywhere. All over the world, mental health needs are high but responses are insufficient and inadequate....
24 June 2019
mhGAP Intervention Guide - Version 2.0
This is the second version (2016) of the mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in non-specialist...
29 April 2020
Doing What Matters in Times of Stress
Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide is a stress management guide for coping with adversity. The guide aims to equip people...
More than 700 000 people lose their life to suicide every year. The world is not on track to reach the 2030 suicide reduction targets. WHO advocates for...
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27 February 2023
Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) v1.0
The Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) is an open-access package specifically designed to provide a standardized method for measuring development...
19 September 2022
WHO guide for integration of perinatal mental health in maternal and child health services
Supporting good mental health can improve health outcomes, and the quality of maternal and child health services for all women can be improved by creating...
Brain health is a rapidly expanding field. WHO’s position paper on optimizing brain health across the life course is a technical complement to the...
Mental health is critically important to everyone, everywhere. All over the world, mental health needs are high but responses are insufficient and inadequate....
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