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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

Substance_abuse_atlasAtlas: substance use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2015

Mental_health_atlasMental health atlas 2014. Resources for mental health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Clinical_management_of_mental_neurological_and_substance_use_conditions_in_emergenciesClinical Management of Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Conditions in Humanitarian Emergencies - mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG) | Arabic

Regional_framework_to_scale_up_action_on_mental_health_in_the_Eastern_Mediterranean_RegionRegional framework to scale up action on mental health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Social media

Mental health Youtube Mental health and substance abuse YouTube page

Information resources

Assessment and management of conditions specifically related to stress

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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