Short course recruitment methods for each country and stakeholder group

	Mental health researchers	Policymakers and planners	Service users and caregivers
Ethiopia	Advertised within Addis Ababa University and targeted invitations to researchers from regional universities	Mental health focal staff from the MoH and regional efforts to scale up mental healthcare	Identified from recipients of integrated primary mental healthcare in Sodo district, in collaboration with the district health office
India	Advertised within Public Health Foundation of India and Sangath	Ongoing engagement with policymakers from the MoH, Government of Madhya Pradesh and members of the National Mental Health Policy Group	Representatives from national-level service user organisations, members of the PRIME Community Advisory Board Group and recipients of mental healthcare in Sehore district
Nepal	Short courses provided for researchers from local research organisations by invitation, as well as the National Health Research Council	Ongoing engagement with policymakers from the key MoH departments tasked with mental and primary healthcare, with selection of participants done by MoH	Identified from recipients of integrated primary mental healthcare in Chitwan district, taking part in the PRIME programme
Nigeria	Short courses were delivered for the three modules (mental health systems; implementation science and service user involvement). Advertised nationally during annual postgraduate research seminars with participants attending from all over the country. This was supplemented by targeted invitations to researchers from the different regions of the country	Capacity building for mental health policymakers and planners at national and regional levels. Recruitment was by targeted invitations to regional and national officials	Capacity building for service user and caregiver organisations. Recruitment was by targeted invitations to known groups from different regions of the country
South Africa	Short courses provided for researchers and clinicians focused on mental health systems and implementation science, recruited through local advertising and networks	Improved capacity for mental health service planning for provincial and district health planners, identified through existing policy and planning partnerships	Recipients of psychosocial rehabilitation in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda district in collaboration with the South African Federation for Mental Health
Uganda	This category targeted Masters-level students and psychiatrists involved in research programmes by invitation	From our engagement with key policymakers at the MoH headquarters including the national mental health focal person	By invitation, the participants were identified by the respective caregiver/service user organisations

MoH, Ministry of Health; PRIME, PRogramme for Improving MEntal health care.