Policy options on mental health: a WHO-Gulbenkian Mental Health Platform collaboration
This final report constitutes a comprehensive and practical source of information and inspiration for national policy and decision-makers, legislators, justices, opinion shapers, and professional, formal and informal mental health workers willing to contribute to strengthening the response of all sectors to the still largely unmet needs of people with mental disorders, through the implementation of the WHO Mental Health Action Plan at national level. The report cross references the evidence assembled under the five key areas that were identified and prioritized by WHO and the Gulbenkian Mental Health Platform and the experience generated by country workshops conducted in Brazil, Cabo Verde, Georgia, India and Portugal. This report identifies 32 policy options to promote and strengthen the implementation of the WHO MHAP.