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mhGAP

mhGAP. mental health Gap Action Programme Scaling up care for mental, neurological and substance use disorders. mhGAP: Scaling Up Care. Objectives To increase the commitment of governments, international organizations and other stakeholders

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mhGAP

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  1. mhGAP mental health Gap Action Programme Scaling up care for mental, neurological and substance use disorders

  2. mhGAP: Scaling Up Care • Objectives • To increase the commitment of governments, international organizations and other stakeholders • To achieve significantly higher coverage with key interventions in resource-poor countries

  3. Setting priorities Priority conditions: • Depression • Suicide prevention • Psychoses • Child and adolescent mental disorders • Epilepsy • Dementia • Disorders due to use of alcohol • Disorders due to illicit drug use

  4. Mental Hospitals & Specialist Services Community Mental Health Services Psychiatric Services in General Hospitals Mental Health Services through PHC INFORMAL COMMUNITY CARE SELF CARE Mental Health Services (WHO, 2003) HIGH LOW FREQUENCY OF NEED COST LOW HIGH

  5. mhGAP Implementation

  6. Development Process • Collaborative process with scientists and users • Involving more than 200 experts from developed and developing countries • Use of the best available evidence • Free from any commercial influence • Transparency

  7. Guidance on Human Rights

  8. Translations • Ongoing- • Spanish • French • Chinese • Planned • Russian • Arabic • Others, as needed (e.g. Portuguese, Indonesian)

  9. Support Received

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