Chhattisgarh community mental healthcare tele-mentoring program (CHaMP): digitally driven initiative to reach the unreached
Ibrahim, Ferose Azeez Malathesh, Barikar C Gajera, Gopi Pandey, Praveen Nirisha P, Lakshmi Jyrwa, Sonakshi Kumar, Channaveerachari Naveen Manjunatha, Narayana Jain, Sumi Bairy, Bhavya K
Ibrahim, Ferose Azeez
Malathesh, Barikar C
Gajera, Gopi
Pandey, Praveen
Nirisha P, Lakshmi
Jyrwa, Sonakshi
Kumar, Channaveerachari Naveen
Manjunatha, Narayana
Jain, Sumi
Bairy, Bhavya K
Abstract
Harnessing technology is one accepted method to leapfrog the barrier of inadequate trained human resources for mental health. The Chhattisgarh Community Mental Healthcare Tele-Mentoring Program (CHaMP) is a collaborative digitally driven initiative of the Government of Chhattisgarh (GOC) and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru the aim of which is to train the Primary Care Doctors (PCDs) and Rural Medical Assistants (RMA) to identify, screen and treat/refer cases of mental health disorders presenting to the primary care settings (nā=ā2150). The objective of this article is to give a brief overview of the initiative.
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2021-04-16
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Ibrahim FA, Malathesh BC, Gajera G, Pandey P, Nirisha P L, Jyrwa S, Kumar CN, Manjunatha N, Jain S, Bairy BK, Bada Math S. Chhattisgarh community mental healthcare tele-mentoring program (CHaMP): Digitally driven initiative to reach the unreached. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2022 Aug;68(5):954-957. doi: 10.1177/00207640211011191. Epub 2021 Apr 16. PMID: 33860714.