Substantial Scale-Up Of Resources Needed To Address Global Mental Health Challenges, WHO’s Mental Health Atlas 2017 Says

WHO: Mental health: massive scale-up of resources needed if global targets are to be met
“WHO’s Mental Health Atlas 2017 reveals that although some countries have made progress in mental health policymaking and planning, there is a global shortage of health workers trained in mental health and a lack of investment in community-based mental health facilities…” (6/6).

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