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Redvers N, Odugleh-Kolev A, Paula Cordero J, Zerwas F, Zitoun NM, Kamalabadi YM, Stevens A, Nagasivam A, Cheh P, Callon E, Aparicio-Reyes K, Kubota S. Relational community engagement within health interventions at varied outcome scales. PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH 2024; 4:e0003193. [PMID: 38861576 PMCID: PMC11166349 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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Relational community engagement may be a powerful approach with multiple health outcomes. Relational community engagement has the potential to promote health and involves collaborative efforts between multiple stakeholders. The COVID-19 pandemic further highlighted the centrality of community engagement in health crises. Challenges continue to persist, however, in genuinely engaging and empowering communities for better health outcomes. Understanding the multi-level and complex relational nature of community engagement is essential to comprehend its influence on health at micro, meso, and macro scales of influence. The purpose of this narrative review was to synthesize the literature on relational community engagement within varied health interventions at the three major system levels (micro, meso, and macro) to support the development of future research agendas. At the micro level, relational community engagement interventions demonstrated a range of positive outcomes including: increased sense of control, satisfaction, positive behavior, improved knowledge, behavior change, empowerment, and overall positive health and social outcomes. At the meso level, relational community engagement interventions resulted in increased trust between stakeholders and groups/teams, and increased community senses of ownership of interventions, decisions, structures. At the macro level, relational community engagement interventions influenced broader societal factors and had positive impacts on health policy and governance including collaboration between sectors and communities as well as increased access to services. The review highlights the potential versatility and effectiveness of interventions that prioritize relationships, health promotion, and social change while underscoring the significance of holistic and community-centered approaches in addressing diverse health and social challenges.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicole Redvers
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Integrated Health Services, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health Unit (HPD), World Health Organization African Regional Office, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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- Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- School of Public Health, Yorkshire and the Humber Postgraduate Deanery, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Public Health, Health Education England, London, United Kingdom
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- The Equity Initiative, China Medical Board Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Healthy Environments and Populations, World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines
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- Maternal Child Health and Quality Safety, World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines
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Khanthavudh C, Grealish A, Tzouvara V, Huang J, Leamy M. Implementation and evaluation of recovery-oriented practice interventions for people with mental illness in Asia: An integrative review. Int J Nurs Stud 2023; 147:104591. [PMID: 37708624 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recovery is a process involving empowering individuals to take control of their lives and develop meaningful and purposeful life, regardless of whether their mental health symptoms persist. Recovery-oriented practice has been widely implemented, particularly in Anglophone countries, during the past two decades. Mental health recovery in Asia is also moving towards recovery-oriented practice. Little is known about how recovery-oriented interventions originating in the West have been implemented and evaluated in Asian contexts. OBJECTIVE This review aimed to identify 1) types of recovery-oriented practice interventions that have been implemented in Asia, 2) how they have been culturally adapted, 3) barriers and facilitators to implementation, and 4) how the interventions have been evaluated. DESIGN This is an integrative review. METHODS This integrative review followed Whittemore and Knafl's five-stage framework. Six electronic databases (e.g., PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library) were systematically searched from their inception to January 2022 to identify eligible studies published in English language. The key search terms included "mental illness", "recovery-oriented intervention", and "Asia". Studies reporting on implementation and evaluation of recovery-focused interventions in Asian settings were eligible. Quality assessment and narrative synthesis were subsequently undertaken. RESULTS Thirty-eight studies were included. Seven main types of recovery-oriented intervention were identified: (1) peer programmes; (2) illness management and recovery; (3) individual placement and support; (4) strength model case management; (5) clubhouse model; (6) wellness recovery action plan and (7) psychiatric advance directive, alongside several novel recovery programmes. Studies reported cultural adaptations for language, content, cultural norms, religious beliefs, family, and local context. Barriers to implementation included a poor understanding of recovery concepts and inadequate organisational resources. A range of clinical and personal recovery outcome measures were reported. CONCLUSIONS Recovery-oriented interventions are increasing in Asia, with nearly half of reviewed studies featuring cultural adaptations. However, research is geographically skewed, and more rigorously conducted studies are needed across a wider range of Asian countries. REGISTRATION This review was registered with the PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews (CRD42022310049). TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Recovery-oriented practice interventions for people with mental illness are on the rise in Asia @chonmananNN.
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- Chonmanan Khanthavudh
- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Brooks H, Devereux-Fitzgerald A, Richmond L, Caton N, Cherry MG, Bee P, Lovell K, Downs J, Edwards BM, Vassilev I, Bush L, Rogers A. Exploring the use of social network interventions for adults with mental health difficulties: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:486. [PMID: 37420228 PMCID: PMC10329398 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-04881-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND People with mental health difficulties often experience social isolation. The importance of interventions to enhance social networks and reduce this isolation is increasingly being recognised. However, the literature has not yet been systematically reviewed with regards to how these are best used. This narrative synthesis aimed to investigate the role of social network interventions for people with mental health difficulties and identify barriers and facilitators to effective delivery. This was undertaken with a view to understanding how social network interventions might work best in the mental health field. METHODS Systematic searches using combinations of synonyms for mental health difficulties and social network interventions were undertaken across 7 databases (MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science) and 2 grey literature databases (EThoS and OpenGrey) from their inception to October 2021. We included studies reporting primary qualitative and quantitative data from all study types relating to the use of social network interventions for people with mental health difficulties. The quality of included studies was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Data were extracted and synthesised narratively. RESULTS The review included 54 studies, reporting data from 6,249 participants. Social network interventions were generally beneficial for people with mental health difficulties but heterogeneity in intervention type, implementation and evaluation made it difficult to draw definitive conclusions. Interventions worked best when they (1) were personalised to individual needs, interests and health, (2) were delivered outside formal health services and (3) provided the opportunity to engage in authentic valued activities. Several barriers to access were identified which, without careful consideration could exacerbate existing health inequalities. Further research is required to fully understand condition-specific barriers which may limit access to, and efficacy of, interventions. CONCLUSIONS Strategies for improving social networks for people with mental health difficulties should focus on supporting engagement with personalised and supported social activities outside of formal mental health services. To optimise access and uptake, accessibility barriers should be carefully considered within implementation contexts and equality, diversity and inclusion should be prioritised in intervention design, delivery and evaluation and in future research.
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- Helen Brooks
- Mental Health Research Group, Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
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- Mental Health Research Group, Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Mental Health Research Group, Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
- Department of Clinical, Education & Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Patient and Public Involvement Contributor, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Linda McCartney Centre, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, Prescot St, Liverpool, UK
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- Mental Health Research Group, Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Mental Health Research Group, Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Patient and Public Involvement Contributor, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Bhatia K, Rath S, Pradhan H, Samal S, Copas A, Gagrai S, Rath S, Gope RK, Nair N, Tripathy P, Rose-Clarke K, Prost A. Effects of community youth teams facilitating participatory adolescent groups, youth leadership activities and livelihood promotion to improve school attendance, dietary diversity and mental health among adolescent girls in rural eastern India (JIAH trial): A cluster-randomised controlled trial. SSM Popul Health 2022; 21:101330. [PMID: 36618545 PMCID: PMC9811248 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Objectives To evaluate whether and how community youth teams facilitating participatory adolescent groups, youth leadership and livelihood promotion improved school attendance, dietary diversity, and mental health among adolescent girls in rural India. Design A parallel group, two-arm, superiority, cluster-randomised controlled trial with an embedded process evaluation. Setting intervention and participants 38 clusters (19 intervention, 19 control) in West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand, India. The intervention included participatory adolescent groups and youth leadership for boys and girls aged 10-19 (intervention clusters only), and family-based livelihood promotion (intervention and control clusters) between June 2017 and March 2020. We surveyed 3324 adolescent girls aged 10-19 in 38 clusters at baseline, and 1478 in 29 clusters at endline. Four intervention and five control clusters were lost to follow up when the trial was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Adolescent boys were included in the process evaluation only. Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary: school attendance, dietary diversity, and mental health; 12 secondary outcomes related to education, empowerment, experiences of violence, and sexual and reproductive health. Results In intervention vs control clusters, mean dietary diversity score was 4·0 (SD 1·5) vs 3·6 (SD 1·2) (adjDiff 0·34; 95%CI -0·23, 0·93, p = 0·242); mean Brief Problem Monitor-Youth (mental health) score was 12·5 (SD 6·0) vs 11·9 (SD 5·9) (adjDiff 0·02, 95%CI -0·06, 0·13, p = 0·610); and school enrolment rates were 70% vs 63% (adjOR 1·39, 95%CI 0·89, 2·16, p = 0·142). Uptake of school-based entitlements was higher in intervention clusters (adjOR 2·01; 95%CI 1·11, 3·64, p = 0·020). Qualitative data showed that the community youth team had helped adolescents and their parents navigate school bureaucracy, facilitated re-enrolments, and supported access to entitlements. Overall intervention delivery was feasible, but positive impacts were likely undermined by household poverty. Conclusions Participatory adolescent groups, leadership training and livelihood promotion delivered by a community youth team did not improve adolescent girls' mental health, dietary diversity, or school attendance in rural India, but may have increased uptake of education-related entitlements. Trial registration ISRCTN17206016.
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- Komal Bhatia
- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK,Corresponding author. Institute for Global Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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Malengreaux S, Doumont D, Scheen B, Van Durme T, Aujoulat I. Realist evaluation of health promotion interventions: a scoping review. Health Promot Int 2022; 37:daac136. [PMID: 36166263 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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This scoping review aims to give a narrative account of existing realist evaluation practices in health promotion. Realist evaluations of health promotion interventions published between 2010 and 2021 were identified by searching five academic databases: Embase, Pubmed, PsycINFO, ScienceDirect and Scopus. A data-charting form was created based on the characteristics of realist evaluation and four core features of an approach appropriate for evaluating health promotion interventions. Seventeen articles met the inclusion criteria. These were classified into two types of studies: those aiming to build an initial program theory and those aiming to test an initial program theory. Our results revealed a great variety of realist evaluation practices and uncovered a growing interest in realist evaluation over the years. Our searches identified a lack of participative practice and capacity-building intention. Our examination of the data collection and analysis methods points to some common practices in using multi-methods. Perspectives on realist evaluation practices and on assessing the effectiveness of health promotion have been identified.
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- Ségolène Malengreaux
- University Centre for Health Promotion RESO, Institute of Health and Society, Université catholique de Louvain, Clos chapelle-aux-champs 30, B1.30.14, 1200 Woluwé-St-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium
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- University Centre for Health Promotion RESO, Institute of Health and Society, Université catholique de Louvain, Clos chapelle-aux-champs 30, B1.30.14, 1200 Woluwé-St-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium
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- University Centre for Health Promotion RESO, Institute of Health and Society, Université catholique de Louvain, Clos chapelle-aux-champs 30, B1.30.14, 1200 Woluwé-St-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Health and Society, Université catholique de Louvain, Clos chapelle-aux-champs 30, B1.30.13, 1200 Woluwé--St-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium
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- University Centre for Health Promotion RESO, Institute of Health and Society, Université catholique de Louvain, Clos chapelle-aux-champs 30, B1.30.14, 1200 Woluwé-St-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium
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Effectiveness and implementation outcomes for peer-delivered mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2022; 57:1731-1747. [PMID: 35484436 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-022-02294-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE This review aimed to evaluate interventions led by peer counselors (PCs) for adults with common mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) along indices of overall effectiveness and key implementation outcomes (acceptability, feasibility, cost, fidelity, sustainability). METHODS This review followed a mixed-methods systematic review design. MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, and Global Health databases were searched for PC-led interventions for adults in LMICs targeting depressive and/or anxiety disorders or PTSD. Quantitative data was narratively synthesized, and qualitative data was thematically synthesized separately. The results from the qualitative and quantitative syntheses were then combined in a cross-study synthesis. RESULTS Twenty-four papers describing thirteen PC-led interventions were included for review. Narrative synthesis results indicated mixed effectiveness of PC-led interventions in reducing depressive, anxiety, PTSD symptoms and high PC competency. Thematic synthesis revealed five descriptive themes: (1) Preferred PC characteristics; (2) Incentives and motivation for PCs; (3) Barriers to PC-led intervention implementation; (4) Helpful supervision/training practices; and (5) Overall high acceptability of PC-led interventions. Cross-study synthesis revealed high acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity, but cost and sustainability outcomes were underreported in included papers. CONCLUSION PC-led interventions seem to show initial promise in terms of effectiveness, acceptability, feasibility, cost, fidelity, and sustainability. Future research should focus on standardizing measurements of implementation outcomes to facilitate cross-study analysis. Additional empirical attention should be paid to underrepresented implementation outcomes (e.g., cost, sustainability). Finally, researchers should adopt a participatory approach that elevates the perspectives of PCs throughout all stages of the implementation process.
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Heap CJ, Jennings HM, Mathias K, Gaire H, Gumbonzvanda F, Gumbonzvanda N, Gupta G, Jain S, Maharjan B, Maharjan R, Maharjan SM, Mahat P, Pillai P, Webber M, Wright J, Burgess R. Participatory mental health interventions in low-income and middle-income countries: a realist review protocol. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e057530. [PMID: 35393321 PMCID: PMC8991062 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The launch of the Movement for Global Mental Health brought long-standing calls for improved mental health interventions in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) to centre stage. Within the movement, the participation of communities and people with lived experience of mental health problems is argued as essential to successful interventions. However, there remains a lack of conceptual clarity around 'participation' in mental health interventions with the specific elements of participation rarely articulated. Our review responds to this gap by exploring how 'participation' is applied, what it means and what key mechanisms contribute to change in participatory interventions for mental health in LMICs. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A realist review methodology will be used to identify the different contexts that trigger mechanisms of change, and the resulting outcomes related to the development and implementation of participatory mental health interventions, that is: what makes participation work in mental health interventions in LMICs and why? We augment our search with primary data collection in communities who are the targets of global mental health initiatives to inform the production of a programme theory on participation for mental health in LMICs. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval for focus group discussions (FGDs) was obtained in each country involved. FGDs will be conducted in line with WHO safety guidance during the COVID-19 crisis. The full review will be published in an academic journal, with further papers providing an in-depth analysis on community perspectives on participation in mental health. The project findings will also be shared on a website, in webinars and an online workshop.
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- Cheyann J Heap
- Department of Social Work and Social Policy, University of York, York, UK
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- University of York, York, UK
- UCL Institute for Global Health, London, UK
- Hull York Medical School, Hull and York, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Burans, Herbertpur Christian Hospital, Uttarakhand, India
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- Centre for Mental Health Counselling (CMC), Katmandu, Nepal
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- Burans, Herbertpur Christian Hospital, Uttarakhand, India
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- School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Chhahari Nepal for Mental Health (CNMH), Katmandu, Nepal
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- Burans, Herbertpur Christian Hospital, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, York, UK
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Improving Social Inclusion for Young People Affected by Mental Illness in Uttarakhand, India. Community Ment Health J 2021; 57:136-143. [PMID: 32333229 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-020-00623-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Young people experiencing mental ill-health are often excluded from peer networks, family events, education, marriage and employment. We evaluated a community-based, peer-led intervention guided by the Nae Disha (new pathways) program, targeting young people affected by mental ill-health in Uttarakhand, India. A total of 11 groups involving 142 young people (30 male, 112 female) and 8 peer facilitators participated, most of whom were enrolled in a community mental health program. The impact of the intervention on participation, mental health, and social strengths and difficulties was measured at baseline and endline using validated instruments. The proportion experiencing significant social isolation reduced from 20.6 to 5.9% (p < 0.001), and those classified in the 'abnormal' range of the social difficulties measure halved from 42.6 to 21.3% (p < 0.001). These findings clearly demonstrate that perceptions of social inclusion and mental health of young people affected by mental illness can be significantly strengthened through participation in this low-resource intervention.
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