News
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Mental health and psychosocial support programme in Libya: “Building Back Better”
A new mental health programme is ready to transform Libya’s institution-based approach to a community-based approach to mental health care.
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Building Back Better: Sustainable Mental Health Care after Emergencies
This new WHO report provides guidance for strengthening mental health systems after emergencies and examples from Afghanistan, Burundi, Indonesia (Aceh Province), Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, and West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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World Suicide Prevention Day - 10 September, 2013 Cycle Around the Globe
This year, the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) has planned a core activity for World Suicide Prevention Day, called "Cycle Around the Globe."
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Improving inpatient mental health care in the UK
An editorial of The Lancet focuses on the report by the House of Commons Health Committee assessing the Mental Health Act 2007 for England and Wales.
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Happy Days: promoting positive mental health for young people
The Happy Days Project aims to promote mental health, positive environment and happiness in schools, school communities, students and teachers.
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EPA 30th Anniversary Symposium: “Are people with mental illness truly citizens of Europe?”
As part of its 30th Anniversary celebrations in 2013, the EPA decided to dedicate a special 30th Anniversary Symposium to the topic “Are people with mental illness truly citizens of Europe?”.
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Global impact of mental and substance disorders
A video infographic published in The Lancet presents the findings of a new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010), which highlights how mental and substance use disorders were the leading cause of non-fatal illness worldwide in 2010.