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.

Mental Health Legislative Reform in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

August 29, 2026

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has notified a Working Group on legislative reforms. The group comprises representatives of Director General Health Services, Health Sector Reforms Unit, Directorate of Law and Human Rights, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Care Commission, mental health and public health experts, and persons with lived experience to review the gap analysis.

Review of the Gap Analysis of mental health legislation: a pilot workshop

August 19, 2026

A legislative review of mental health legislations has been initiated by the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives in 2026. Following a comprehensive review of the provincial legislations; documentation of the differences between the provincial legislations; preparation of a detailed rights-based analysis of existing laws where each provision was checked against the WHO; and a detailed consultative process; the review of the gap analysis is now planned at provincial levels.

Mental Health of childrenin a digital environment

August 17, 2026

The International Bioethics Committee (IBC) at UNESCO has released a report "Ethical considerations for youth mental health in the digital environment". The report highlights that children and adolescents live in a digital world that offers real opportunities including access to information, social connection, civic participation.

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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.