his  manual  is  for  people  who  have  had  no  formal  training  in  counselling  but  wish  to  learn  the  necessary  components  to  establishing  an  effective  counselling  relationship.  It  will  be  useful  for  anyone who is involved in counselling people with a mental health problem.
h...is  manual  aims  at  providing  counsellors  with  information  about  the  basic  skills  required  in  counselling  in  a  practical  and  simple  to  understand  format.  It  is  meant  to  accompany  the  Healthy  Activity  Program  (HAP)  and  Counselling  for  Alcohol  Problems  (CAP)  manuals  for  counselling  patients with depression and harmful/dependent drinking in primary care settings.
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                                                                The WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) aims at scaling up mental health services in non-specialized health settings to achieve universal health coverage. The mhGAP operations manual is an integral component of the mhGAP package and supports district health managers and others responsible... for integrating mental and physical health services. The manual offers practical guidance and necessary tools for planning, preparing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating mhGAP
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                                                                Petersen et al. Int J Ment Health Syst (2016) 10:30 DOI 10.1186/s13033-016-0060-z
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The articles in this compendium elaborate on some of the ideas shared at the symposium. Together, they provide a broad view of the dynamic interactions among physical, sexual and brain development that take place during adolescence. They highlight some of the risks to optimal development – includi...ng toxic stress, which can interfere with the formation of brain connections, and other vulnerabilities unique to the onset of puberty and independence. They also point to the opportunities for developing interventions that can build on earlier investments in child development – consolidating gains and even offsetting the effects of deficits and traumas experienced earlier in childhood.
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