Mental health and substance use

Data and statistics
Learn important information about mental health and substance use, and what our countries are doing to deliver adequate care and treatment.

Campaigns
Get involved in these global campaigns, to help us reduce stigma, discrimination and exclusion, improve mental health, and promote social participation.

Mental health in emergencies
1 in 5 people living in an area affected by conflict has a mental disorder. People desperately need mental health support in emergencies.
People suffering from mental health and substance use disorders rarely get the treatment and care they need to become productive members of society
Read our publications
Supporting mental health and psychosocial well-being in the Gaza Strip: RCCE guidance
Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services

Mental health action plan 2013–2030
The action plan provides countries with specific actions to improve mental health and achieve a set of global targets.

Mental health gap action programme (mhGAP)
The mhGAP provides non-specialists with evidence-based guidance to better identify and manage priority mental health conditions.

What we do
We work with different sectors to strengthen their response to addressing mental, neurological and substance use disorders.