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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Promoting rights-based policy & law for mental health

Ensuring a coordinated and effective mental health response in emergencies

Scaling up care for mental, neurological, and substance use disorders: mhGAP

Improving the mental and brain health of children and adolescents

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13 May 2022

Mental Health in Ukraine: How Community Mental Health Teams are providing care amidst the ongoing war

30 March 2022

WHO and UNICEF release EQUIP – a new platform to increase quality of psychological support

12 April 2022

Departmental news

Global roll-out of WHO online training on rights-based mental health services begins

31 March 2022

Departmental news

WHO’s training for caregivers of children with autism goes online

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Caregiver skills training
for families of children
with developmental
delays or disabilities - Introduction

This is the first part of a five-part package that provides guidance on caregiver skills training for families of children aged 2–9 years with developmental...

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The mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG) Training of Health-Care Providers manual is designed to guide facilitators in training non-specialist...

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Mental Health and COVID-19: Early evidence of the pandemic’s impact: Scientific brief, 2 March 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on the mental health and wellbeing of people around the world while also raising concerns of increased suicidal...

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