Assessment of the feasibility of a community-based mental health training programme for persons with disabilities by non-specialists from different stakeholders' perspectives in Bangladesh.
Kamrun Nahar KolyJobaida SabaEnryka ChristopherAnan Nisat Nabela HossainTaslima AkterZakia RahmanHelal Uddin AhmedJulian EatonPublished in: BMC health services research (2024)
The peer responder training programme was feasible to ensure accessible mental health services for persons with disabilities, build a workforce to screen for mental health conditions, and provide appropriate referrals. A multi-sectoral collaboration of government and non-governmental institutions is recommended to policy advocates to expand the peer responder training programme in the mainstream mental healthcare system.