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Mental health

American Psychiatric Association

American Psychological Association

Mental Health Europe

National Institute of Mental Health

World Psychiatric Association

World Federation of Mental Health

Alcohol and substance abuse

Alcohol, Drugs and Development

Euro Care/European Alcohol Policy Alliance

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

International network on Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems

Middle East and North Africa Harm Reduction/MENAHRA

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Pompidou Group/Combating drug use and drug trafficking

UN agencies

UNAIDS/Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Featured publications

Improving health systems and services for mental health

Mental health and development : targeting people with mental health conditions as a vulnerable group

Information resources

Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS)

Mental health atlas 2011

Atlas on substance use (2010)

WHO QualityRights Tool Kit: Assessing and improving quality and human rights in mental health and social care facilities

Statistics and figures

In the Eastern Mediterranean Region:

Mental and neurological disorders are responsible for 12% of all disability adjusted life years (DALYs) lost due to disease and injury

Mental health disorders account for 27% of years lived with disability

Drug abuse is responsible for a loss of 4 DALYs per 1000 population

Drug abuse is responsible for 9 deaths per 100 000 population

The overall adult (+15) per capita consumption per year of alcohol is low (0.65L as compared to the global average of 6.13L)

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