Mental health
Mental health is everyone’s business; it affects the lives of people living with mental problems, their careers, and the productivity of society as a whole. The mental health programme at WHO/Europe works with Member States and other partners to develop and implement national mental health policies and plans that reflect the WHO vision of “no health without mental health”.
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Frontline stories: mental health of health care workers in the COVID-19 pandemic
A short film produced by the WHO Regional Office for Europe shows health care workers talking about the mental health and well-being challenges they have been facing while caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mental health and COVID-19
WHO and partners developed a set of new materials on the mental health and psychosocial support aspects of COVID-19
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TAG on the mental health impacts of COVID-19
Technical Advisory Group on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 in the WHO European Region
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Improving mental health through integration with NCD management and prevention
Data and statistics on mental health
Personal stories
“I think that until a person experiences some kind of disability, they hardly know their inner, hidden qualities“.
Users and ex-users of mental health services in the WHO European Region agreed to share their personal experiences.
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Long-stay mental health care institutions and the COVID-19 crisis (2020)
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Data and statistics
9 out of 10 countries
The number of countries with the highest rates of suicide in the world are in the European Region.
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