Sustainable Partnerships to Ensure Quality in Psychological Support (EQUIP) for Adolescents
Authors
Muthoni Mathai, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Anne Mbwayo, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Tessa Concepcion, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Teresia Mutavi, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Michael Njeru, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Stella Waruinge, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Shannon Dorsey, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Alison Schafer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Gloria A. Pedersen, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Moitreyee Sinha, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Brandon A. Kohrt, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Pamela Y. Collins, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (Mathai, Mbwayo, Mutavi); Departments of Global Health (Concepcion, Collins), Psychology (Dorsey), and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Collins), University of Washington, Seattle; citiesRISE, Nairobi, Kenya (Njeru), and New York City (Sinha); Mental Health Unit, Health Directorate, Nairobi County Government, Nairobi, Kenya (Waruinge); Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Schafer); Global Mental Health Progam, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (Pedersen, Kohrt).
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-10-2023
Journal
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
DOI
10.1176/appi.ps.20220200
Keywords
Adolescents; Community mental health services; Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support (EQUIP); Global mental health; Partnerships; Psychotherapy
Abstract
Ensuring that sustainable and effective mental health services are available for children and adolescents is a growing priority for national governments. However, little guidance exists on how to support service implementation. In Kenya, partnerships were formed among regional government, nongovernmental organizations, and universities to implement Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support (EQUIP)-Nairobi, a pilot project to train and supervise nonspecialists delivering psychological support to adolescents. Lessons were learned about integrating psychological services into existing health services by using the EQUIP platform to assess competencies, engaging partners for supervision and quality improvement, and involving youth stakeholders. The partnerships facilitated a rapid transition to remote services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The EQUIP-Nairobi project results offer lessons for partnerships in other low-resource settings.
APA Citation
Mathai, Muthoni; Mbwayo, Anne; Concepcion, Tessa; Mutavi, Teresia; Njeru, Michael; Waruinge, Stella; Dorsey, Shannon; Schafer, Alison; Pedersen, Gloria A.; Sinha, Moitreyee; Kohrt, Brandon A.; and Collins, Pamela Y., "Sustainable Partnerships to Ensure Quality in Psychological Support (EQUIP) for Adolescents" (2023). GW Authored Works. Paper 2285.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/2285
Department
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences