This policy brief reviews the options for increasing funding for NCDs and mental health from the perspective of health ministries, finance ministries, and development agencies. This policy brief complements...
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many national governments face significant macrofiscal challenges that make increasing resources for NCDs and mental health more difficult. Hence, the challenge for...
The development objective of Improving Mental Health Services Project in Sint Maarten is to improve the capacity of mental health service delivery in Sint Maarten. This restructuring requires an additional...
Stigma powerfully and adversely affects individuals, families, communities, and society, and exists across all countries and cultures. A recent global survey of people with mental health conditions across...
This paper reports on the prevalence of three facets of mental health—depression, anxiety, and parenting stress—among mothers of children ages 0–6 years in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Data from mother-child...
In the region of the Americas, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a major disease burden, accounting for approximately 80 percent of all deaths (PAHO 2019). Mental and neurological disorders...
In the region of the Americas, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a major disease burden, accounting for approximately 80 percent of all deaths (PAHO 2019). Mental and neurological disorders...
Using a cluster-randomized trial, this paper evaluates the impact of group-based interpersonal therapy on mental health and human capital accumulation among adolescent girls in Uganda who were at risk...
The public health and economic impacts of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions are significant and growing due to population aging, increased exposure to risk factors, and underinvestment...
Gender significantly impacts health outcomes, influencing lifestyle, well-being, and healthcare access throughout a person’s life. Bridging gender gaps in health can enhance human capital and ensure equitable...
When it comes to mental health, do social protection programs matter more in times of crisis? Using panel data from the Philippines around the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study compares depression...
From June 6 to 8, 2023, the Ministry of Health of Rwanda organized an event entitled “Integrating the Response to Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health (MH) in the Context of Building Resilient...
This paper examines the effect of exposure to extremist ideologies in the home country on the subsequent integration of refugees in host countries. For this purpose, it combines a rich census of Afghan...
This document analyzes the indirect costs of mental health for adolescents and young adults in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region and its potential impact in lowering human capital in the region...
The development objective of Improving Mental Health Services Project in Sint Maarten is to improve the capacity of mental health service delivery in Sint Maarten. This project has three components. 1)...
This policy brief presents an update on the state of unhappiness and depression in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the COVID-19 pandemic using findings from a large-scale phone survey...
Internet surveys may never replace in-person surveys as a gold standard, but they remain important tools for rapid, remote, and low-cost data collection. The West Bank and Gaza Poverty and Equity team...
قد يكون دور الصحة النفسية في برامج التنمية أقل تقديرا. الصحة العقلية هي عنصر رئيسي في رفاهية الإنسان بالإضافة إلى تحديد ونتيجة مهمة للسلوك البشري. هذا صحيح بشكل خاص في الأماكن ذات الدرجات العالية من انعدام...
The role of mental health for development programming may be underappreciated. Mental health is a key component of human well-being as well as an important determinant and outcome of human behavior. This...
This report attempts to provide a comprehensive summary of the relevant indicators of mental health and present a detailed analysis of the cost of psychiatric care, particularly highlighting the cost of...