- Mental health
Mental health care and treatment In the context of national efforts to strengthen mental health, it is vital to not only protect and promote the mental well-being of all, but also to address the needs of people with mental health conditions
- Mental health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community It has intrinsic and instrumental value and is integral to our well-being At any one time, a diverse set of individual, family, community and structural factors may combine to protect or undermine mental
- Mental health and NCDs: A shared but differentiated agenda for the 2025 . . .
The document is an opening commentary authored by Dévora Kestel, Director of the Department of Mental Health, Brain Health, and Substance Use at the World Health Organisation It discusses the prominence of mental health in the preparations for the upcoming UN General Assembly high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in September 2025
- Anxiety disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
Anxiety disorders, like other mental health conditions, result from a complex interaction of social, psychological and biological factors Anyone can have an anxiety disorder, but people who have lived through abuse, severe losses or other adverse experiences are more likely to develop one
- Children and young people’s mental health: the case for action
WHO advocates for a comprehensive response to the mental health needs of children and young people, with a focus on strengthening policies and legislation; promoting enabling environments (in homes, schools, communities, workplaces and digital spaces) and building preventive and care services
- WHO blueprint for mental health policy and law reform
WHO’s Mental Health Policy and Strategic Action Plan Guidance and WHO OHCHR Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation provide complementary, rights-based frameworks for reform Both call for coordinated policy and legislative changes to close care gaps, eliminate coercion, and build systems rooted in dignity, autonomy, and inclusion
- Mental health at work - World Health Organization (WHO)
Integration of mental health at work across sectors, for example by embedding mental health into existing systems for occupational safety and health Participation of workers in decision-making, for example by holding meaningful and timely consultations with workers, their representatives and people with lived experience of mental health
- Salud mental: fortalecer nuestra respuesta
La salud mental es parte integral de la salud; tanto es así que no hay salud sin salud mental La salud mental es determinada por factores socioeconómicos, biológicos y medioambientales
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