{"id":2656,"date":"2026-03-19T05:14:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T04:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nkvts.no\/english\/project\/treat-interact-implementing-a-user-involved-education-and-health-system-interactive-task-shifting-approach-for-child-mental-health-promotion-in-uganda\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T06:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T04:13:21","slug":"treat-interact-implementing-a-user-involved-education-and-health-system-interactive-task-shifting-approach-for-child-mental-health-promotion-in-uganda","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.nkvts.no\/english\/project\/treat-interact-implementing-a-user-involved-education-and-health-system-interactive-task-shifting-approach-for-child-mental-health-promotion-in-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"TREAT INTERACT: Implementing a user involved education- and health system INTERACTive task-shifting approach for child mental health promotion in Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><div class=\"nkvts-project-intro alignwide without-image wp-block-nkvts-project-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nkvts-project-intro__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nkvts-project-intro__topics\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nkvts-project-intro__topic\">Implementation and Treatment<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nkvts-project-intro__topic\">Violence and abuse<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"nkvts-project-intro__title\">TREAT INTERACT: Implementing a user involved education- and health system INTERACTive task-shifting approach for child mental health promotion in Uganda<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"nkvts-project-intro__text\">We will develop a mental health intervention for primary school teachers in Uganda by adapting a school version (mhGAP-IGs) of the World Health Organization&acute;s (WHO) &laquo;Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide&raquo; (mhGAP). Both teachers and health workers will receive training in mhGAP, and systems for collaboration between the school and health sector as well as other relevant stakeholders will be developed and integrated. 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political leaders) collaboration, the aim is to promote mental health and treat mental health problems among primary school children:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n 1.Teachers deliver evidence-based <em><strong>psychosocial support<\/strong><\/em> to primary school children.<\/p>\n<p>2.Teachers <em><strong>identify <\/strong><\/em>children with mental health problems in primary schools.<\/p>\n<p>3.Teachers <em><strong>refer <\/strong><\/em>primary school children with mental health problems to the CAMHS.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>The project is divided into four work packages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Develop a school version (mhGAP-IGs) of the mhGAP-IG with&nbsp;user&nbsp;involvement.<\/p>\n<p>2. Implement the adapted mhGAP-IGs in primary schools and investigate effective implementation strategies and teacher outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>3. Implement and test the mhGAP-IG in the mental health system, and investigate an intersectoral supervision, referral and communication model between the health and education sector.<\/p>\n<p>4. Develop implementation advice to guide&nbsp;policy-makers&nbsp;in how to implement and sustain large-scale evidence-informed interventions for youth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"method\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMethod\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-add\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 19c-.285156 0-.519531-.097656-.710938-.289062C11.097656 18.519531 11 18.285156 11 18v-5H6c-.285156 0-.519531-.097656-.710938-.289062C5.097656 12.519531 5 12.285156 5 12c0-.285156.097656-.519531.289062-.710938C5.480469 11.097656 5.714844 11 6 11h5V6c0-.285156.097656-.519531.289062-.710938C11.480469 5.097656 11.714844 5 12 5c.285156 0 .519531.097656.710938.289062C12.902344 5.480469 13 5.714844 13 6v5h5c.285156 0 .519531.097656.710938.289062C18.902344 11.480469 19 11.714844 19 12c0 .285156-.097656.519531-.289062.710938C18.519531 12.902344 18.285156 13 18 13h-5v5c0 .285156-.097656.519531-.289062.710938C12.519531 18.902344 12.285156 19 12 19Zm0 0\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-remove\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6 13c-.285156 0-.519531-.097656-.710938-.289062C5.097656 12.519531 5 12.285156 5 12c0-.285156.097656-.519531.289062-.710938C5.480469 11.097656 5.714844 11 6 11h12c.285156 0 .519531.097656.710938.289062C18.902344 11.480469 19 11.714844 19 12c0 .285156-.097656.519531-.289062.710938C18.519531 12.902344 18.285156 13 18 13Zm0 0\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"method\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>Work package 1: Intervention and implementation mapping to plan the intervention in a systematic way.<\/p>\n<p>Work packages 2-3: Implement the mhGAP-IG and the mhGAPs and test implementation and teacher outcomes through a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial where 18 schools will be randomized into 6 cohorts that will receive training in mhGAP within 18 months. Data will be collected at baseline and before and after a new cohort receives mhGAP training.<\/p>\n<p>Work package 4: Participatory action research and framework analysis to develop evidence supported implementation strategies to ensure sustainability.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"further-information\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFurther information\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-add\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 19c-.285156 0-.519531-.097656-.710938-.289062C11.097656 18.519531 11 18.285156 11 18v-5H6c-.285156 0-.519531-.097656-.710938-.289062C5.097656 12.519531 5 12.285156 5 12c0-.285156.097656-.519531.289062-.710938C5.480469 11.097656 5.714844 11 6 11h5V6c0-.285156.097656-.519531.289062-.710938C11.480469 5.097656 11.714844 5 12 5c.285156 0 .519531.097656.710938.289062C12.902344 5.480469 13 5.714844 13 6v5h5c.285156 0 .519531.097656.710938.289062C18.902344 11.480469 19 11.714844 19 12c0 .285156-.097656.519531-.289062.710938C18.519531 12.902344 18.285156 13 18 13h-5v5c0 .285156-.097656.519531-.289062.710938C12.519531 18.902344 12.285156 19 12 19Zm0 0\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-remove\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6 13c-.285156 0-.519531-.097656-.710938-.289062C5.097656 12.519531 5 12.285156 5 12c0-.285156.097656-.519531.289062-.710938C5.480469 11.097656 5.714844 11 6 11h12c.285156 0 .519531.097656.710938.289062C18.902344 11.480469 19 11.714844 19 12c0 .285156-.097656.519531-.289062.710938C18.519531 12.902344 18.285156 13 18 13Zm0 0\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"further-information\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>The Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS) is project owner. 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