Toolkit guide
Source
UNICEF
Topic
Overreaching strategies
Tools & Frameworks
Framework
Language
EN
Relevant actions
Scope: Global
Use it to…
Set out an evidence-informed, systems-level structure for child and adolescent mental health, with cross-sector coordination and monitoring.
Where to look in this resource
The framework is organised around four Outcomes — "Child and adolescent", "Caregivers", "Community" and "Systems" — together with the "Theoretical underpinnings" (the mental health continuum and multisectoral supports). The "Systems" outcome is the most directly relevant for aligning national systems.
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Global multisectoral operational framework for mental health and psychosocial support of children, adolescents and caregivers across settings (UNICEF 2022)
Setting
Year
2022
Area
1.2
Description

A comprehensive guidance document that supports countries in designing and implementing coordinated approaches to mental health for children, adolescents, and caregivers. It is grounded in a social ecological model and outlines a continuum of care spanning prevention, promotion, and treatment. The framework emphasises the need for collaboration across sectors—including health, education, child protection, and social welfare—and provides practical guidance on strengthening systems, services, and workforce capacity to deliver integrated MHPSS support.

Brief description
Framework for designing coordinated MHPSS programmes across sectors, settings and levels of intervention.
Country
INTERNATIONAL
Keywords
social-ecological model, continuum of care, cross-sector collaboration, workforce capacity, coordinated programming
Resource Title
Global multisectoral operational framework for mental health and psychosocial support of children, adolescents and caregivers across settings (UNICEF 2022)