3. GMH Core (Overview)

Update August 2026: Many of the links below no longer work. The materials though may still be found on line if you research. There are of course many more "core" materials realated to the vast GMH domain now!

1. See the GMH-Map Project section of this website
to access our GMH overview publications and presentations (2011-2026).

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2. Here are some  of the many categories of resources within the GMH domain.
These and other categories [incluiding GMH and artificial intelligence]
can help form a useful grid for navigating and staying current with GMH.
Many of the resources could also be organised by Region, Language, and Sector.

• Affiliations and Partnerships (e.g., principles for working together)

• Advocacy and Rights (e.g., QualityRights project and toolkit, WHO 2012)

• Alcohol and Substance Abuse (e.g., WHO substance abuse info/resources)

• Films and Videos—e.g., Breaking the Chains (Colucci, 2013), Like a Death Sentence (Human Rights Watch, 2012), Hidden Pictures (Ruston, 2013)

• Gender and Mental Health (e.g., summary of some research)

• Humanitarian Applications (e.g., settings and staff)

• Organizations and Networks (e.g., list of featured organisations at in2MentalHealth)

• Policy: International and National (e.g., Resolution on the Global Burden of Mental Disorders...WHO, May 2012)

• Research and Training Centers/Programs—e.g., Global Mental Health Research Program  (National Institute of Mental Health) and Collaborating Centres (World Health Organization)

• Practice Guidelines and Services (e.g., call for articles on GMH case studies, PLoS Medicine)

• Training and Learning ( e.g., masters programmes and more)    

•  Voices and Stories—e.g., GMH Voices (Member Care Associates)

• Webinars—e.g., links to upcoming and archived GMH webinars related to GMH        

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3. Here are some core resource materials to orient people to the GMH domain.
This list was initially compiled in 2011.

Global Mental Health

Lancet Series, 2011 on Global Mental Health  http://www.thelancet.com/series/global-mental-health-2011

Lancet Series, 2007 on Global Mental Health (This landmark series includes six articles and eight commentaries on GMH issues) http://www.thelancet.com/series/global-mental-health   [See also the America's launch for the Lancet GMH series, in 2008]

Packages of Care for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Low and Middle-Income Countries (2009) Public Library of Scince (PloS) http://www.globalmentalhealth.org/articles_plos-medicine-series_174.html

Where There Is No Psychiatrist: A Mental Health Manual (2003) by Vikram Patel http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications/books/rcpp/1901242757.aspx

WHO Mental Health publications

*Human resources for mental health: Workforce shortages in low-and middle-income countries. (2011) http://www.who.int/hrh/resources/observer8/en/index.html

*mhGAP Intervention Guide (2010) http://www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/mhGAP_intervention_guide/en/index.html

*Mental health and development report (2010) http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/mhtargeting/en/index.html

*Improving health systems and services for mental health (2009) http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/services/mhsystems/en/index.html

*mhGAP Mental Health Gap Action Programme: Scaling up care for mental, neurological, and substance use disorders (2008). http://www.who.int/mental_health/mhgap_final_english.pdf

*Integrating mental health into primary care – a global perspective (2008) http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/services/mentalhealthintoprimarycare/en/index.html

*Project Atlas: Resources for Mental Health (2011, 2005, 2001) http://www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/atlas/en/

*IASC Guidelines for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings; What Should Humanitarian Health Actors Know (2010)

*IASC Guidelines for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (2007)

*Mental and Social Aspects of Health of Populations Exposed to Extreme Stressors (2003)

*WHO Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package (2003-2007) http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/essentialpackage1/en/index.html

*World Health Report 2001. Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope (2001) www.who.int/whr/2001/en

Notes: Helps for Mental Health–See the several materials for practitioners and consumers on various mental conditions and issues at NIMH http://www.athealth.com/ and Athealth http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml

Notes: Human Rights and Mental Health–See the web site of the Movement for Global Mental Health. The material begins by listing several human rights treaties that the United Nations has ratified, beginning with the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These treaties guarantee civil, political, social, cultural, economic, religious, etc. rights. http://www.globalmentalhealth.org/articles_human-rights-and-mental-health_39.html

**See the brief and fascinating video on human rights from Veritas for historical context/relevance. http://www.youtube.com/user/VeritasForum#p/c/2/nCQWwkERit4