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050 _aWA 305 .W46 2010
110 _aWorld Health Organization(WHO)
245 0 _aMental health and development: targeting people with mental health conditions as a vulnerable group
260 _aGeneva
_bWorld Health Organization(WHO)
_c2010
300 _axxviii, 74p.
500 _aPresents a call to action to all development stakeholders governments, civil society, multilateral agencies, bilateral agencies, global partnerships, private foundations, academic and research institutions to focus their attention on mental health.|The report presents compelling evidence that persons with mental and psychosocial disabilities are a vulnerable group but continue to be marginalized in terms of development aid and government attention. It makes the case for reaching out to this group through the design and implementation of appropriate policies and programmes and through the inclusion of mental health interventions into broader poverty reduction and development strategies.
650 _aMental Health|Health|growth & developmen
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_cBK
999 _c6953
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