Table 2.

RISE community-based rehabilitation (CBR) intervention outline

Phase	Months	Visits		CBR activities
			Assessment and family engagement	Community mobilisation	Family-level interventions
1: Intensive engagement	~1–3	Weekly	• Developing therapeutic alliance with family • Needs assessment • Risk assessment • Goal setting for phase 1 • Rehabilitation plan	• Resource mapping for sub-district, e.g. churches, schools, edir groups (traditional burial association), Women’s Association, literacy groups, religious groups and traditional healers • Initial awareness-raising and mobilisation, targeting health extension worker, community leaders and traditional healers • Awareness raising meeting/s with general public in sub-district	Core modules: • Understanding schizophrenia • Improving access to health care • Dealing with human rights issues • Preparing for a crisis
2: Stabilisation	~4–8	Fortnightly	• Update needs assessment • Risk assessment • Goal setting for phase 2 • Update rehabilitation plan	• Facilitate access to relevant community resources • Consolidate mobilisation and awareness raising	Optional modules: • Supporting individuals to take medication • Improving the family environment (coping skills, marital problems) • Improving day-to-day functioning • Taking part in community life • Getting back to work • Dealing with distressing symptoms • Dealing with stigma and discrimination • Improving physical health • Dealing with stress and anger • Improving literacy • Family support groups • Taking control of your illness (relapse prevention and management)
3: Maintenance	~9–12	Monthly	• Update needs assessment • Risk assessment • Goal setting for phase 3 • Update rehabilitation plan • Prepare for termination • Continuing care assessment	• Consolidate access to community resources • Consolidate awareness raising and mobilisation	Core module: • Taking control of your illness (relapse prevention and management) if not completed in phase 2Optional modules • Any of the phase 2 modules