NCT07524309

Self-Help Plus Pilot Study, Colombia: Train2Care

Self-Help Plus Pilot Study, Colombia: Training to Care: Global Mental Health With a Territorial Approach

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: George Washington University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This project will strengthen local capacity for mental health care in high-need settings in Colombia by culturally and linguistically adapting the Self-Help+ intervention and delivering participatory, supervised training. Local community leaders will be trained to implement Self Help+ for their own well-being and to train others in their communities. The project will deliver a structured program with hands-on practice, ongoing technical support, and participatory evaluation of psychosocial outcomes and sustainability.

Detailed description

The main goal of the project is to strengthen the mental health capacity of individuals living in low-income settings and community-based, public, and private organizations in Eastern Antioquia, Colombia, by culturally adapting the Self-Help+ intervention and piloting a participatory training program with key community actors, laying the groundwork for future scale-up and sustainability. The following are the objectives of the study: * Culturally and linguistically adapt Self-Help+ to the local context of communities in Eastern Antioquia, Colombia * Co-design a pilot training program on Self-Help+ delivery with key community actors using participatory methods * Implement the pilot training program on Self-Help+ with the selected community actors using participatory approaches * Conduct a preliminary mixed-methods evaluation of acceptability, feasibility, and early psychosocial outcome indicators * Systematize implementation data to support knowledge sharing and ongoing technical monitoring of the strategies in critical contexts.

Conditions

• Wellbeing

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Self help plus	Self-Help Plus is the World Health Organization's 5-session stress management course for large groups of up to 30 people. It is delivered by supervised, non-specialist facilitators who complete a short training course and use pre-recorded audio and an illustrated guide to teach stress management skills. The course is suitable for adults who experiences stress, wherever they live and whatever their circumstances.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-05-15
• Primary completion: 2026-10-31
• Completion: 2026-10-31
• First posted: 2026-04-13
• Last updated: 2026-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Colombia