Mental health is
everyone’s business

Created by the Cactus Institute, in partnership with AtlasIntel, the Mental Health Panorama is a dynamic tool for research and continuous monitoring of mental health in Brazil.

Acting as a technical consultant, the Cactus Institute, in partnership with IEPS, published a booklet called 10 Actions for Mental Health Policies in Schools. This booklet, which was delivered to members of the Executive and Legislative branches, contains recommendations based on scientific data and evidence for practical actions for public mental health policies in schools.

Begun in March 2021, the project works with data from indicators and is run by Impulso.Gov, with co-development and technical and financial support of the Cactus Institute.

In partnership with Vital Strategies, the Cactus Institute co-developed, financed and provided technical support for the construction of a mental health map to help improve municipal management of health services for children and young people.

The Cactus Institute and Vetor Brasil have developed a mental health training program as part of the Public Professionals Development Program (Jornada de Desenvolvimento de Profissionais Públicos), intended for public-sector professionals who hold middle management positions in diverse portfolios and levels of government.