Implementing an Education- and Health System Task-shifting Approach for Child Mental Health Promotion in Uganda

Summary

This study will adapt a school version (mhGAP-IGs) of the World Health Organization´s (WHO) "Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide" (mhGAP). Both teachers and health workers will receive training in mhGAP, and systems for collaboration between the school and health sector as well as other relevant stakeholders will be developed and integrated. The project is conducted in close collaboration with key stakeholders from the Ministry, the health and education sector, the police, and religious leaders. The aim is to increase mental health literacy among school staff, facilitate a healthy school environment, and increase detection of mental health needs among primary school aged children.

Conditions

• Mental Health Issue
• Stigma, Social
• Child Development
• Child Abuse

Interventions

OTHER

Adapted version of the mhGAP-IG

An Ugandan adapted version of the mhGAP-IG CAMH module for identification, assessment, and management of common mental disorders in children and adolescents. The mhGAP-IG CAMH module further details six different protocols for the management of these mental health problems, primarily based on psychosocial and systemic interventions. The described psychosocial interventions can also be provided as general prevention for children with subclinical problems. Lastly, the module guides further follow-up assessment. Experts identified by the Ministry of Health will train trainers who train and follow-up teachers and health personnel receiving the intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Makerere University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Bergen

  collaborator OTHER

• Norwegian Institute of Public Health

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  collaborator OTHER

• Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar · Norwegian Center for Voilence and Traumatic Stress Studies

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

5 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-08-01

Primary Completion

2025-05-31

Completion

2025-12-31

Countries

• Norway

Study Locations