Strengthening Mental Health Science

The activities described in this proposal will strengthen the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ability to advance its scientific activities on mental health, placing the agency in a more advantageous position to deliver on WHO’s 13th General Programme of Work (GPW13) and the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan (2013-2030).

This proposal describes mental health scientific activities for one year, which focus on: (a) evidence-based guidelines for depression, anxiety and psychosis applicable in primary health care (PHC) and other non-specialized care settings under WHO’s mhGAP programme; (b) measurement of coverage through the development of a WHO STEPS mental health surveillance module; and (c) partnership activities to strengthen advocacy, open access and use of common measures.