How a simple group therapy programme is helping depressed teen mothers in Kenya For pregnant and parenting adolescents, this is more than a health intervention. Health 20 min ago
The study applied a collaborative care approach within the World Health Organization Mental Health Gap Action Programme framework for training a nonspecialist workforce, where trained nurses screened participants and supervised group sessions delivered by community health promoters collaboratively with psychologists.
Trained lay providers facilitated the group sessions under supervision from clinical psychologists and nurses who had received training through the World Health Organization’s Mental Health Gap Action Programme.
The findings also underscore that psychological care can be delivered effectively through primary healthcare services, even in settings where specialist mental health professionals are limited.
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