Characteristics of mental health awareness programmes for workplace well-being in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Workplace-based mental health awareness programmes are increasingly promoted to support employee well-being; however, evidence from low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains fragmented. This scoping review aimed to map and synthesise the characteristics of workplace-based mental health awareness programmes implemented in LMICs.

Design

Scoping review.

Data sources

Peer-reviewed studies published between 2000 and 2024 were identified through systematic searches of major electronic databases.

Eligibility criteria

Studies were eligible if they described or evaluated mental health awareness programmes delivered in workplace settings among adult workers in LMICs.

Data extraction and synthesis

Data were charted and synthesised descriptiv

SUBMITTER: Luberenga I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12820884 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature