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  • WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP)
    Scaling up care for mental, neurological, and substance use disorders
  • mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings
    A technical tool developed by WHO to assist in implementation of mhGAP for non-specialist health settings.

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