In spite of their tragic nature and notwithstanding the human suffering they create emergency situations are also opportunities to build better mental health care. The surge of aid combined with sudden focused attention on themental health of the population creates unparalleled opportunities to transform mentalhealth care for the long term. By publishing this information the World Health Organization aims to ensure that thosefaced with emergencies do not miss the opportunity for mental health reform. Emergencies are not only mental health tragedies but also powerful catalysts forachieving susta
