Community-Engaged Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiatives in Under-Resourced Settings: A Scoping Review of Primary Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community-engaged initiatives are identified as promising to improve the health of communities with limited resources. This review aims to examine community-engaged mental health/wellbeing initiatives across Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) and under-resourced settings of High-Income Countries (HIC).

Methods

We searched CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Scopus databases to identify eligible primary studies until August 2024. Studies conducted in English language, involving community members in the initiatives' design or implementation and targeting 1 or more mental health/wellbeing outcomes, were included.

Results

About 35 studies (n = 35) reporting 29 mental health/wellbeing initiatives across LMIC-(n = 24) and HIC-(n = 11) were included. Pro

SUBMITTER: Chutiyami M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12035253 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature