mental health

III Euro Autism, Mental Healthcare and Nursing Conference

5 April 2027

Paris

France

III Euro Autism, Mental Healthcare and Nursing Conference 2027 is a premier international forum focused on advancing evidence-based care for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and strengthening integrated mental healthcare across clinical, community, and population settings.

Spotting the Signs, Building a Shield

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

This substance abuse awareness infographic portrays the protective factors of using substances. The most common protective factors are listed on this infographic to educate others on how and why people can prevent or recover from substance...

Protective Factors of Substance Abuse Along with Warning Signs

Exploring the lived experiences and coping strategies of mental health caregivers in Ethiopia: implications for supportive interventions

Scientific article

7 February 2026

Family caregivers of people with mental illness often face significant stress, stigma, and unequal responsibilities that affect their wellbeing and the quality of care they provide. This mixed-methods study in northwest Ethiopia explored...

Patterns and predictors of the transition between minimally adequate treatment and effective treatment coverage for mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Survey

Scientific article

24 February 2026

Mental disorders remain widely undertreated, and even when individuals receive care, it is not always consistent with evidence-based guidelines. Using data from the World Mental Health surveys across 21 countries, this study examined how...

Quality Rights materials for training, guidance and transformation

Training

Overview As part of the QualityRights Initiative, WHO has developed a comprehensive package of training and guidance materials. The materials can be used to build capacity among mental health practitioners, people with psychosocial...

WHO QualityRights module on transforming services & promoting rights

Toolkit

The goal of this module is to provide training and guidance for mental health and social services on how to transform and improve services towards a recovery-oriented approach which respects human rights. This module contains two...

Community mental health centres Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

Toolkit

Executive summary Mental health has received increased attention over the last decade from governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and multilateral organizations including the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank. With increased...

Psychological and Addiction-Related Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Society

Scientific article

3 November 2025

BACKGROUND: The expanding role of artificial intelligence (AI) in mental healthcare presents significant opportunities and challenges. AI has the potential to fundamentally transform traditional healthcare practices, particularly in...

Scientists discover why mental disorders so often overlap

Website

3 January 2026

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered deep genetic connections across 14...

Why Philanthropy Must Back Systemic Approaches to Youth Mental Health

Website

12 January 2026

Youth mental health is a growing global crisis, with most mental health conditions beginning before the age of 25. Young people today face increasing stress from poverty, academic and social pressure, bullying (including online), climate...