Innovations

Integrating mental health and psychosocial services within primary health care facilities and community.

Promotion of better mental health awareness and support in Sri Lanka.

The adaptation and implementation of WHO’s School Mental Health Program through an online training platform and chat-bot for school teachers in Pakistan.

The RISING SUN toolkit was the culmination of a community-based and consensus-building process to identify common outcomes and their measures for evaluating suicide prevention efforts across the circumpolar North.

Use of trained lay healthcare workers and technology to overcome limitations in the delivery of mental health services to youth.

Combined intervention of cognitive behavioral therapy for maternal depression and psychosocial stimulation training for mother-child dyads

Integrated social, technological, and business innovations to scale up training for family members of children with developmental delays

Primary care screening for depression and other NCDs with easily self-administered instrument

Use of paraprofessionals to deliver mindfulness-based therapy as a basis for scalable mental healthcare

Structured learning clubs combining information sharing, activities, and social support in accessible facilitated community based groups for women at the same life stage