Mental Health Atlas, 2017 Questionnaire - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization

WHO first produced an Atlas of Mental Health Resources around the world in 2001; updates were produced in 2005, 2011 and, most recently, in 2014 (http://www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/atlasmnh/en/). Atlas has become a valuable resource on global information on mental health and an important tool for planning and monitoring mental health services within countries. Furthermore, data collected through Atlas is now being used to inform progress by WHO’s Member States towards the objectives and targets of the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020, with baseline values presented in the 2014 Atlas report (http://www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/atlas/mental_health_atlas_201…).

As part of the Action Plan, it was agreed that WHO Secretariat would report back to the World Health Assembly on a regular basis with an update on its implementation in and across Member States. Accordingly, a new Atlas survey is being carried out in 2017, and a further one planned for 2020, in order to obtain the necessary data on global progress towards Action Plan goals and targets.