Use of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) by mental health volunteers in the UK: examples from South Asian diaspora charities
The Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2008 to scale up services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders for low- and lower-middle-income countries. Subsequently, an updated mhGAP intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG 2.0) was releas...
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| description | The Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2008 to scale up services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders for low- and lower-middle-income countries. Subsequently, an updated mhGAP intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG 2.0) was released in 2016. This study explores the use and effectiveness of mhGAP-IG 2.0 by mental health volunteers of two South Asian charities in the UK. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with eight volunteers. The core themes identified were mental health awareness, mental health education, empathy and care, social perception and bias within the South Asian community, and personal development. The study identified mhGAP as a tool with transformative potential. Although the WHO originally planned the mgGAP-IG as a tool for low- and middle-income countries with limited mental health resources, this study demonstrates its usefulness even in high-income countries, as a foundation to educate volunteers working in mental health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a68041282ad64c779178de2ac19ee2502025-01-16T21:53:09ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Bulletin2056-46942056-47081610.1192/bjb.2024.116Use of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) by mental health volunteers in the UK: examples from South Asian diaspora charitiesLeya Luhar0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6821-5081Aditi Arya1Raeesah Rafiq2Nandini Chakraborty3Leicester Medical School, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKLeicester Medical School, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UKLeicester Medical School, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKLeicester Medical School, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKThe Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2008 to scale up services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders for low- and lower-middle-income countries. Subsequently, an updated mhGAP intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG 2.0) was released in 2016. This study explores the use and effectiveness of mhGAP-IG 2.0 by mental health volunteers of two South Asian charities in the UK. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with eight volunteers. The core themes identified were mental health awareness, mental health education, empathy and care, social perception and bias within the South Asian community, and personal development. The study identified mhGAP as a tool with transformative potential. Although the WHO originally planned the mgGAP-IG as a tool for low- and middle-income countries with limited mental health resources, this study demonstrates its usefulness even in high-income countries, as a foundation to educate volunteers working in mental health.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469424001165/type/journal_articleCommunity mental health teamseducation and trainingmental health servicesstigma and discriminationtranscultural psychiatry |
| spellingShingle | Leya Luhar Aditi Arya Raeesah Rafiq Nandini Chakraborty Use of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) by mental health volunteers in the UK: examples from South Asian diaspora charities BJPsych Bulletin Community mental health teams education and training mental health services stigma and discrimination transcultural psychiatry |
| title | Use of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) by mental health volunteers in the UK: examples from South Asian diaspora charities |
| title_full | Use of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) by mental health volunteers in the UK: examples from South Asian diaspora charities |
| title_fullStr | Use of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) by mental health volunteers in the UK: examples from South Asian diaspora charities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) by mental health volunteers in the UK: examples from South Asian diaspora charities |
| title_short | Use of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) by mental health volunteers in the UK: examples from South Asian diaspora charities |
| title_sort | use of the mental health gap action programme mhgap by mental health volunteers in the uk examples from south asian diaspora charities |
| topic | Community mental health teams education and training mental health services stigma and discrimination transcultural psychiatry |
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