Mental health investment case: a guidance note

In line with the SDG 3 ‘Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-Being for All’, WHO and UNDP, in cooperation with the broader United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (Task Force) and other  partners, supports governments in all regions to implement or strengthen whole-of government non-communicable disease (NCD) responses. The Guidance Note is prepared to provide a structured approach for making national cases for investment in mental health.