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MENTAL HEALTH EQUITY
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AI GeneratedCommunity Health Worker Mental Health Integration: Training 500,000 Lay Counselors Globally
Description
Systematic integration of evidence-based psychological support skills into existing community health worker programs, using WHO-validated task-shifting protocols to deliver mental health support without requiring clinical credentials
Implementation Pathway
Protocol Adaptation & Training Curriculum Development
12 months
Pilot Training (5,000 CHWs across 10 countries)
18 months
Outcome Evaluation & Protocol Refinement
12 months
Global Scale-Up via Ministry of Health Partnerships
36 months
Required Resources
Est. Cost:TBD
Impact Analysis
Overall Net Impact
Combined analysis across all timeframes
0.0
Short-term
0-2 years
0.0
Benefits
No benefits identified
Potential Harms
No harms identified
Mid-term
3-10 years
0.0
Benefits
No benefits identified
Potential Harms
No harms identified
Long-term
10+ years
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Benefits
No benefits identified
Potential Harms
No harms identified
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Evaluation Scores
Technical7.0
Economic6.0
Social/Political6.0
Scalability6.0
Values Aligned7.0
Composite Score
7.0
Addresses Challenges
Metadata
Evaluations:2
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