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ArticleBMJ global health2022

Supporting community-based mental health initiatives: insights from a multi-country programme and recommendations for funders.

June Larrieta, Georgina Miguel Esponda, Yashi Gandhi, Nikita Simpson, Maurice Biriotti, Anna Kydd, Julian Eaton, Grace Kathryn Ryan

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Article in BMJ global health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

June LarrietaSHM Foundation, London, UK june.larrieta@outlook.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0845-3210
Georgina Miguel EspondaSHM Foundation, London, UK.
Yashi GandhiAddictions Research Group, Sangath, Goa, India.
Nikita SimpsonSHM Foundation, London, UK.
Maurice BiriottiSHM Foundation, London, UK.
Anna KyddSHM Foundation, London, UK.
Julian EatonCentre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Grace Kathryn RyanCentre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
The SHM Foundation · GBLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBKing's College London · GBSangath · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Community-based mental health initiatives are uniquely positioned to understand the mental health needs of their local population and provide relevant, culturally appropriate and sustainable responses. However, at the grassroots level, mental health initiatives in low- and middle-income countries face key challenges, such as inadequate funding, barriers to demonstrating impact and difficulty engaging with stakeholders. The Ember Mental Health programme establishes 12-month partnerships with community-based mental health initiatives in low- and middle-income countries to support them to address these challenges, grow and achieve sustainability. This paper outlines a longitudinal qualitative study conducted to evaluate the 2020-2021 Ember Mental Health programme. Data were collected from March 2020 to March 2021 through semistructured interviews conducted with 11 initiatives at various time points throughout their Ember Mental Health partnership. A framework approach was used to analyse all data in its original language. Findings indicated that initiatives particularly benefited from provision of side-by-side mentorship; opportunities for skills strengthening and strategic thinking; occasions to network with other like-minded initiatives and/or experts in global mental health; and support on team empowerment and well-being. Based on these findings, we put forward various recommendations for funders and other stakeholders working to support community-based mental health initiatives in low- and middle-income countries. Through establishing collaborative partnerships that challenge more top-down, traditional funder-grantee relationships, it is possible to support the rich ecosystem of initiatives working to address the mental health needs of communities.

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EcosystemMental HealthHumansQualitative Researchhealth systemsmental health & psychiatrypublic healthqualitative study

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PMID35537763
PMCPMC9092131
OpenAlexW4280576319

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