Psychological interventions (also called psychological treatments or psychological counselling) can be highly effective for many mental health conditions, particularly depression and anxiety. They can be delivered by trained and supervised non-specialists. These include community workers, volunteers and peers, as well as people with a university degree, but without specialist mental health training.

To increase access to psychological care, WHO has published a number of evidence-based psychological intervention manuals as open access, as well as other supportive resources. These include individual, group and guided self-help approaches. They have been designed to be useful and meaningful for multiple populations affected by different forms of adversity. Such interventions can be integrated into health, protection, community and other settings and used together with other forms of mental health support.

This page provides a link to key WHO resources related to the delivery of psychological interventions.