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The importance of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations’ draft Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) only briefly mention mental health. In the context of a growing burden of disease due to mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities, the inclusion of a clear mental health target and indicators in the SDGs will acknowledge the needs...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619591/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29093831 |
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description | The United Nations’ draft Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) only briefly mention mental health. In the context of a growing burden of disease due to mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities, the inclusion of a clear mental health target and indicators in the SDGs will acknowledge the needs and rights of hundreds of millions of people. It will mobilise international funding and policy development, and support other SDGs; it will also strengthen mental health structures, governance and services in low- and middle-income countries. We argue that for a just, sustainable and inclusive post-2015 development agenda, it is vital that the United Nations includes a clear mental health target and indicators in the SDGs. |
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spelling | pubmed-56195912017-11-01 The importance of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals Votruba, Nicole Thornicroft, Graham BJPsych Int Guest Editorial The United Nations’ draft Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) only briefly mention mental health. In the context of a growing burden of disease due to mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities, the inclusion of a clear mental health target and indicators in the SDGs will acknowledge the needs and rights of hundreds of millions of people. It will mobilise international funding and policy development, and support other SDGs; it will also strengthen mental health structures, governance and services in low- and middle-income countries. We argue that for a just, sustainable and inclusive post-2015 development agenda, it is vital that the United Nations includes a clear mental health target and indicators in the SDGs. The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2015-02-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5619591/ /pubmed/29093831 Text en © 2015 The Royal College of Psychiatrists http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Guest Editorial Votruba, Nicole Thornicroft, Graham The importance of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals |
title | The importance of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals |
title_full | The importance of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals |
title_fullStr | The importance of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals |
title_full_unstemmed | The importance of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals |
title_short | The importance of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals |
title_sort | importance of mental health in the sustainable development goals |
topic | Guest Editorial |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619591/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29093831 |
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