This study describes the Bridging the Gap pilot program, which sought to address mental health stigma in Black and African American communities. Sixty-five parents and caregivers of children aged 5 to 12 were recruited in the southeastern United States. Participating caregivers underwent a pre-test survey, educational workshop implemented by lay health workers, and post-test … [Read more...] about Bridging the gap: A pilot study of a lay health worker model to decrease child mental health stigma and promote parents’ professional help-seeking for Black/African American children.
Mental health
Assessing costs of developing a digital program for training community health workers to deliver treatment for depression: A case study in rural India
This paper presents a CHW program case study from a rural district in Madhya Pradesh, India, with a focus on costs associated with a digital technology tool used to train CHWs to deliver a psychological treatment for depression. As digital technology is an emerging tool for CHWs in low- and middle-income countries, this study offers important insights to inform financial … [Read more...] about Assessing costs of developing a digital program for training community health workers to deliver treatment for depression: A case study in rural India
Addressing Emotional Wellness During the COVID-19 Pandemic: the Role of Promotores in Delivering Integrated Mental Health Care and Social Services
Mental health needs of working-class Black and Latino communities have long been insufficiently met in the United States and have only worsened by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts have suggested local implementation of community level mental health interventions and prevention efforts that provide culturally and linguistically tailored education on COVID-19 and … [Read more...] about Addressing Emotional Wellness During the COVID-19 Pandemic: the Role of Promotores in Delivering Integrated Mental Health Care and Social Services
The Next Normal: Mental Health
A discussion of increased psychological distress during the COVID 19 pandemic on the mental health of Black Americans and persons with disabilities, strategies to address it, systems-level challenges to services and specific actions to be taken. … [Read more...] about The Next Normal: Mental Health
Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
Low- and middle-income countries have experienced a further decrease in the availability of already scarce mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors of this article argue that community health workers (CHWs) are well-positioned to provide mental health services at the community level, but have not been fully supported to do so. They suggest that with … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
