May 2015
The mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide, recently released , contains first-line management recommendations for mental, neurological and substance use conditions for non-specialist health-care providers working in humanitarian emergencies.
The Guide will help accelerate the provision of mental health care to children and adults in countries impacted by humanitarian emergencies such as Syria, Yemen, and more recently Nepal.
The mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide contains first-line management recommendations for mental, neurological and substance use conditions for non-specialist health-care providers in humanitarian emergencies where access to specialists and treatment options is limited. It is a simple, practical tool that aims to support general health facilities in areas affected by humanitarian emergencies in assessing and managing acute stress, grief, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, epilepsy, intellectual disability, harmful substance use and risk of suicide.
This new tool is an adaptation of WHO’s mhGAP Intervention Guide, a widely-used evidence-based manual for the management of these conditions in non-specialized health settings.
