biostudies-literatureUnknown11Purgato MEuropean Commission<h4>Introduction</h4>Migrant populations, including workers, undocumented migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, internationally displaced persons, and other populations on the move, are exposed to a variety of stressors and potentially traumatic events before, during, and after the migration process. In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has represented an additional stressor, especially for migrants on the move. As a consequence, migration may increase vulnerability of individuals toward a worsening of subjective wellbeing, quality of life, and mental health, which, in turn, may increase the risk of developing mental health conditions. Against this background, we designed a stepped-care programme consisting of two scalable psychological interventions developed by the World Health OrganizatFrontiers in public health1100546https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9905848biostudies-literatureEffectiveness of a stepped-care programme of WHO psychological interventions in migrant populations resettled in Italy: Study protocol for the RESPOND randomized controlled trial.PMC9905848Ostuzzi GTarsitani LMcDaid DSijbrandij MNose MPurgato MTedeschi FHaro JMLorant VWitteveen ABMediavilla RNicaise PPollice GAyuso-Mateos JLBryant RAKalisch RFelez-Nobrega MCadorin CSerra RFigueiredo NMuriago GBarbui CCompri BUnderhill JTurrini GPetri-Romao PPark ALfalseEffectiveness of a stepped-care programme of WHO psychological interventions in migrant populations resettled in Italy: Study protocol for the RESPOND randomized controlled trial.<h4>Introduction</h4>Migrant populations, including workers, undocumented migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, internationally displaced persons, and other populations on the move, are exposed to a variety of stressors and potentially traumatic events before, during, and after the migration process. In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has represented an additional stressor, especially for migrants on the move. As a consequence, migration may increase vulnerability of individuals toward a worsening of subjective wellbeing, quality of life, and mental health, which, in turn, may increase the risk of developing mental health conditions. Against this background, we designed a stepped-care programme consisting of two scalable psychological interventions developed by the World Health Organizat2023-01-01T00:00:00Z20232026-06-23T03:11:52.048Z2024-11-20T00:53:05.322ZS-EPMC99058483676113510.3389/fpubh.2023.1100546