Feasibility and acceptability of a novel community-based mental health intervention delivered by community volunteers in Maharashtra, India: the Atmiyata programme.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Many community-based intervention models for mental health and wellbeing have undergone robust experimental evaluation; however, there are limited accounts of the implementation of these evidence-based interventions in practice. Atmiyata piloted the implementation of a community-led intervention to identify and understand the challenges of delivering such an intervention. The goal of the pilot evaluation is to identify factors important for larger-scale implementation across an entire district in India. This paper presents the results of a feasibility and acceptability study of the Atmiyata intervention piloted in Nashik district, Maharashtra, India between 2013 and 2015. METHODS:A mixed methods approach was used to evaluate the Atmiyata intervention. First, a pre-post survey co

SUBMITTER: Joag K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7006077 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature