MHPSS

Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives

Mental health strategic planning & coordination unit

This unit has been set up to help establish an institutional framework and launch a coordinated effort to mainstream mental health as a national priority as envision in the National Economic Transformational Plan.

Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation & Coordination

Department of Health, Khyber Pakthunkhwa

MHPSS service model

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) service model is a digital, rights-based and scalable solution to address the critical gaps in existing mental healthcare and scale up MHPSS services in Pakistan. It aims to strengthen the existing mental healthcare system by utilizing evidence-based resources to build the capacity of a mental health workforce outside tertiary care hospitals; supervise this workforce to provide MHPSS services; establish a referral pathway; and collect relevant data.

Fourth National MHPSS Coordination Meeting

July 2, 2026

The fourth National MHPSS Coordination Meeting was held in Peshawar on 29th June 2026, chaired by Mr. Khaliq ur Rehman, Provincial Minister for Health, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives presented the report on the pilot implementation of MHPSS services in Haripur and Kohat, with stakeholders reaffirming commitment to strengthen evidence-based MHPSS services and develop sustainable plans to roll out the model to other districts.

An intragovernmental multilevel knowledge transfer

July 1, 2026

The MHSP&C Unit at the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives participated in a webinar on intersectoral coordination for uniform and standardized MHPSS services, jointly organized by NICD and the SSARC Project on 23 June 2026. The Unit presented the evidence-based digital MHPSS model and insights from pilot implementation in Haripur and Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to over seventy international stakeholders. The exchange reinforced the importance of intersectoral collaboration, digital innovation, and evidence-informed implementation in scaling up integrated MHPSS services across Pakistan.

Third National MHPSS Coordination Meeting

April 30, 2026

The third National MHPSS Coordination Meeting was held in Islamabad on 28th April 2026 to share updates on MHPSS pilot implementation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Baltistan, and discuss plans for scaling up services. Chaired by Dr Shabana Haider, Member Health & Population, Planning Commission, stakeholders commended the systematic approach and recommended quarterly national coordination meetings and provincial-level steering of MHPSS services.

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Geo-mapping of trained workforce

DoctorsHamdard Force Members

Pakistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Gilgit Baltistan

Balochistan

MHPSS implementation plan

Executive summary

Strategic framework for MHPSS coordination and implementation

Framework for implementation

Framework for monitoring and evaluation

Our resources

Comprehensive evidence-based printed and digital resources have been developed for MHPSS services in Pakistan. Through robust methodological frameworks, well-established international guidelines were contextualized, adapted and translated to achieve the objectives of MHPSS service.