Table 1.
Summary of the task-sharing mental health interventions of validation sites for the BeFITS-MH measure
| Project | Southern African Research Consortium for Mental health INTegration S-MIhNT |
OnTrack Chile OTCH |
REducing Stigma among HeAlthcare ProvidErs RESHAPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | South Africa | Chile | Nepal |
| Principal Investigator | Bhana, A. | Alvarado, R. | Kohrt, B. |
| Task-Sharing Strategy evaluated with Be-FITS-MH | Integrated mental health package that includes task-shared mental health counselling by trained and supervised non-specialists * |
Coordinated care for First-Episode Psychosis (FEP) patients comparing: Usual Care arm – standard outpatient clinical care OTCH arm – coordinated services provided by interdisciplinary team, based on interests, needs, and preferences of study participants |
Mental health services integrated into primary care using the Mental Health Gap Action Programme - Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) training for primary care workers comparing: Intervention as Usual (IAU) arm – Training led by mental health specialists RESHAPE arm – Training co-facilitated by mental health specialists and people with lived experience of mental illness and aspirational figures |
| Participant Groups | |||
| Clients | 250 Primary Care Patients | 100 FEP Service Users | 500 Primary Care Patients |
| Providers | 20 Lay Counselors | 30 Team Providers |
216 Primary Care Health Workers (108 IAU; 108 RESHAPE) |
| Supervisors |
1 Clinic Psychologist 1 Mental Health Counselor |
4 Chile-based Supervisors 3 NYCa-based Supervisors |
1 MPhilb Psychologist 6 Psychiatrists |
*Integrated mental health package created based on the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM framework and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). The package includes mental health literacy of users; training implementation and uptake of mental health screening tool and assessment by primary health care nurses; training lay counsellors in depression counselling; and training and implementation of a community education and detection tool by community health workers at household level
aNYC New York City
bMPhil Masters of Philosophy