SMART Mental Health Project: process evaluation to understand the barriers and facilitators for implementation of multifaceted intervention in rural India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, mental health problems are a growing public health concern. Resources and services for mental disorders are disproportionately low compared to disease burden. In order to bridge treatment gaps, The Systematic Medical Appraisal, Referral and Treatment (SMART) Mental Health Project was implemented across 12 villages in West Godavari district of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. This paper reports findings from a process evaluation of feasibility and acceptability of the intervention that focused on a mental health services delivery model to screen, diagnose and manage common mental disorders (CMDs).

Methods

A mixed methods evaluation was undertaken using quantitative service usage analytics, and qualitative data from in-depth interviews and focu

SUBMITTER: Tewari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7871593 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature