Mental health and substance use

Data and statistics

Learn important information about mental health and substance use, and what our countries are doing to deliver adequate care and treatment.

Campaigns

Get involved in these global campaigns, to help us reduce stigma, discrimination and exclusion, improve mental health, and promote social participation.

Mental health in emergencies

1 in 5 people living in an area affected by conflict has a mental disorder. People desperately need mental health support in emergencies.

Newsroom

World Epilepsy Day 2025 – a call for improved access to care in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Delivering effective and accountable mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) during emergencies and beyond

Driving responsible reporting: strengthening suicide prevention in the Eastern Mediterranean Region with comprehensive media monitoring

WHO digital mental health intervention effective in reducing depression among Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Responding to Yemen's unseen mental health crisis

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Read our publications

Supporting mental health and psychosocial well-being in the Gaza Strip: RCCE guidance

Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services

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Watch our videos and GIFs

Community-based mental health care: the power of purpose

Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services '

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Get Connected

Do you need help? Unsure where to go? Here is a list of people to call or email to point you in the right direction in your country.

Mental health action plan 2013–2030

The action plan provides countries with specific actions to improve mental health and achieve a set of global targets.

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Mental health gap action programme (mhGAP)

The mhGAP provides non-specialists with evidence-based guidance to better identify and manage priority mental health conditions.

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What we do

We work with different sectors to strengthen their response to addressing mental, neurological and substance use disorders.

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