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.

Highlights

World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all

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Key publications

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World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all

Mental health is critically important to everyone, everywhere. All over the world, mental health needs are high but responses are insufficient and inadequate....

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...

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...

LIVE LIFE: An implementation guide for suicide prevention in countries

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...

Publications

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Global report on children with developmental disabilities

Developmental disabilities are common. Yet, children with developmental disabilities have been neglected in health systems planning and policy provisions...

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...

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...

Optimizing brain health across the life course: WHO position paper

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...

External publications

A journey through consecutive Global Mental Health Summits