This action plan was adopted in 2013 at the sixty-sixth World Health Assembly. In 2019, the plan was extended until 2030. It provides guidance for national action plans and addresses prevention and promotion strategies for all resource settings to promote mental health and well-being for all, prevent mental health conditions for those at-risk, provide care, enhance recovery, promote human rights, and reduce mortality, morbidity and disability for persons with mental disorders.
Objectives include:
- More effective leadership and governance for mental health
- The provision of comprehensive, integrated mental health and social care services in community-based settings
- Implementation of strategies for promotion and prevention
- Strengthened information systems, evidence, and research