SH+ 360: novel model for scaling up a mental health and psychosocial support programme in humanitarian settings

Marx R Leku; Jacqueline N Ndlovu; Christine Bourey; Luke R Aldridge; Nawaraj Upadhaya; Wietse A Tol; Jura L Augustinavicius

doi:10.1192/bjo.2022.533

SH+ 360: novel model for scaling up a mental health and psychosocial support programme in humanitarian settings

BJPsych Open. 2022 Aug 1;8(5):e147. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.533.

Authors

Marx R Leku¹, Jacqueline N Ndlovu², Christine Bourey³, Luke R Aldridge³, Nawaraj Upadhaya¹, Wietse A Tol⁴, Jura L Augustinavicius⁵

Affiliations

¹ HealthRight International, Arua, Uganda and New York, USA.
² Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
³ Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA.
⁴ HealthRight International, Arua, Uganda and New York, USA; Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; and Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA.
⁵ HealthRight International, Arua, Uganda and New York, USA; Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA; and School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Canada.

Abstract

We explore multi-sectoral integration as a model for scaling up evidence-based mental health and psychosocial support interventions in humanitarian settings. We introduce Self Help Plus 360, designed to support humanitarian partners across different sectors to integrate a psychosocial intervention into their programming and more holistically address population needs.

Keywords: Mental health and psychosocial support; Self Help Plus; humanitarian settings; implementation; scale up.

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