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ArticleIndian journal of psychological medicine2026

Community Street Play Versus Facility-based Screening for Mental Health Literacy in Rural India: A Mixed-methods Quasi-experimental Study.

Abhishek Ghosh, Pragyapti Malav, Blessy B George, Manya Shukla, Nagma Imam, Kashish Ranchan, Manju Mehra, Renjith R Pillai, Kshitiz Sharma, Shankar Prinja and 6 more

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Abhishek GhoshPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0988-7694
Pragyapti MalavPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Blessy B GeorgePostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Manya ShuklaPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Nagma ImamPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Kashish RanchanPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Manju MehraPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Renjith R PillaiPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Kshitiz SharmaPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Shankar PrinjaPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sandeep BholaDept. of Health and Family Welfare, Directorate of Health Services, Chandigarh, India.
Preet Mohan SinghPrimary Health Care, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Alakjot KaurPrimary Health Care, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Debasish BasuFortis, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Neha DahiyaIndian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
Ashoo GroverIndian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.

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Background: Community-based approaches to mental health literacy (MHL), including street theatre, remain underrepresented. No study has compared street play with primary care facility-based screening as parallel MHL strategies. This study evaluated the effectiveness and acceptability of structured street play compared with facility-based screening in rural Punjab, India. Methods: A mixed-methods quasi-experimental study with two non-randomized arms was conducted across ten primary care facilities in Mohali district. Adults in one block received a single 30-min street play ( Results: Both arms showed significant improvements in knowledge ( Conclusions: A single-session street play and facility-based screening produce comparable short-term improvements in MHL, supporting their integration as complementary demand-generation and case-identification strategies within the primary care mental health framework.

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Health belief modelmental health literacymixed-methods studyprimary care screeningstreet play

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