Mental Health Action Plan 201-2020 19 data (including suicide and premature mortality rates at the population level as well as individual-or group-level improve- ments related to clinical symptoms,levels of disability,overall functioning and quality of life)and social and economic outcome data (including relative levels of educational achievement,housing,employment and income among persons with mental disorders).These data need to be disaggregated by sex and age and reflect the diverse needs of subpopulations,including individuals from geographically diverse communities (for instance,urban versus rural),and vulnerable populations.Data will need to be collected through ad hoc periodic surveys in addition to the data collected through the routine health information system.Valuable opportunities also exist to draw on existing data,for example,gathering information from the reports submit- ted to treaty-monitoring bodies by governments and nongovernmental and other bodies as part of the periodic reporting mechanisms. Global target 4:80%of countries witl be routinely collecting and reparting at leos!a core set of mental health indicatars every two yeors through their national health and social information systems (by the year 20201. Proposed actions for Member States 85 Information systems:Integrate mental health into the routine health information system and identify,collate,routinely report and use core mental health data disaggregated by sex and age (including data on completed and attempted suicides)in order to improve mental health service delivery,promotion and prevention strategies and to provide data for the Global Mental Health Observatory (as a part of WHO's Global Health Observatory). 86 Evidence and research:Improve research capacity and academic collaboration on national priorities for research in mental health,particularly operational research with direct relevance to service development and implementation and the exercise of human rights by persons with mental disorders,including the establishment of centres of excellence with clear standards,with the inputs of all relevant stakeholders including persons with mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities. Actions for the Secretariat 87 Information systems:Develop a core set of mental health indicators and provide guidance,training and technical support on the development of surveillance/information systems to capture information for the core mental health indicators,facilitate the use of these data to monitor inequities and health outcomes,and augment the information collected by WHO's Global Mental Health Observatory (as a part of WHO's Global Health Observatory)by establishing baseline data to monitor the global mental health situation (including progress on reaching the targets laid out in this action plan). BB Evidence and research:Engage relevant stakeholders,including people with mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities and their organizations,in the development and promotion of a global mental health research agenda,facilitate global networks for research collaboration,and carry out culturally validated research related to burden of disease.advances in mental health promotion,prevention,treatment,recovery,care.policy and service evaluation. Proposed actions for international and national partners 89Provide support to Member States to set up surveillance/information systems that:capture core indicators on mental health, health and social services for persons with mental disorders:enable an assessment of change over time:and provide an understanding of the social determinants of mental health problems. 90 Support research aimed at filling the gaps in knowledge about mental health,including the delivery of health and social services for persons with mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities.Mental Health Action Plan 2013 2020 data (including suicide and premature mortaLity rates at the population leveL as weLL as individual- or group-LeveL improve￾ments related to clinical symptoms, levels of disability, overall functioning and quality of life] and social and economic outcome data (including relative LeveLs of educational achievement, housing, employment and income among persons with mental disorders]. These data need to be disaggregated by sex and age and reflect Ihe diverse needs of subpopulalions, including individuals from geographically diverse communities (for instance, urban versus rural!. and vulnerable populations. Data will need to be collected through ad hoc periodic surveys in addition to the data collected through the routine health information system. VaLuabLe opportunities also exist to draw on existing data, for example, gathering information from the reports submit￾ted to treaty-monitoring bodies by governments and nongovernmental and other bodies as part of the periodic reporting mechanisms. Global target 4: 80% of countries will be routinely col/ecting and reporting at least a core set of mental health indicators every twa years through their nationol heolth ond social information systems (by the year 2020). Proposed actions for Member States 85 Information systems: Integrate mental health into the routine health information system and identify, collate, routinely report and use core mental health data disaggregated by sex and age (including data on compLeted and attempted suicides] in order to improve mentaL heatlh service delivery, promotion and prevention strategies and to provide data for the GlobaL Mental Health Observatory (as a part of WHO's Global Health Observatory]. 86 Evidence ond research: Improve research capacity and academic collaboration on national priorities for research in mental health, particularly operational research with direct relevance to service development and implementation and the exercise of human rights by persons with mental disorders, including the establishment of centres of excellence with clear standards, with the inputs of alL reLevant stakeholders including persons with mental disorders and psychosociaL disabilities. Actions for the Secretariat 87 Information systems: Develop a core set of mentaL heaLth indicators and provide guidance, training and technicaL support on the development of surveillance/information systems to capture information for the core mental health indicators, facilitate the use of these data to monitor inequities and health outcomes, and augment the information collected by WHO's Global Mental Health Observatory (as a part of WHO's Global Health Observatory] by establishing baseline data to monitor the global mental health situation (including progress on reaching the targets Laid out in this action plan]. 88 Evidence ond reseorch: Engage reLevant stakehoLders, including people with mentaL disorders and psychosocial disabilities and their organizations, in the development and promotion of a global mental health research agenda, facilitate global networks for research collaboration, and carry out culturally validated research related to burden of disease, advances in mental health promotion, prevention, treatment, recovery, care, policy and service evaluation. Proposed actions for international and national partners 89 Provide support to Member States to set up surveillance/information systems that: capture core indicators on mental health, health and social services for persons with mental disorders; enable an assessment of change over time; and provide an understanding of the social determinants of meniaL health problems. 90 Support research aimed at filling the gaps in knowLedge about mental health, including the delivery of health and sociaL services for persons with mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities. 19