Purpose: The overall aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness, implementation, and contextual influences of a teacher-delivered transdiagnostic model of child mental health care (Tealeaf) for school-aged children in resource-limited primary schools in the Darjeeling Himalayas. Participants: Within 90 rural, low-cost private primary schools across the Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of the Indian Himalayas, all teachers meeting eligibility criteria will be invited to participate in training and the intervention. The number of teachers consented and enrolled into the study will be determined by the size of the school. The number of students nominated by a teacher is at their discretion (including an option to not nominate any student in a given year if they do not perceive any of the students to be appropriate for the intervention) However, based on the research team's pilot data and prior experience, teachers will be provided with the suggestion that they nominate two children to receive targeted intervention. For each child receiving intervention, a paired parent or guardian will be recruited and enrolled to the study. Procedures (methods): Effectiveness will be evaluated through a botched stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial with an embedded mixed methods evaluation of implementation and qualitative study of context (guided by the RE-AIM framework). Schools will begin in enhanced usual care (EUC) and cross over to the Tealeaf intervention as per a randomized schedule. In Batch 1, year 1 will include 60 schools in the control arm, year 2 will include 40 schools in the control arm and 20 in the intervention arm, year 3 will include 20 schools in the control arm and 40 in the intervention arm, and year 4 will include 60 schools in the intervention arm. Batch 2 will be operationalized in the third year of the study. In Batch 2, year 3 will include 30 schools in the control arm, year 4 will include 10 schools in the control arm and 20 schools in the intervention arm, and year 5 will include 30 schools in the intervention arm. The primary effectiveness outcome is teacher-reported child mental health status; secondary outcomes include parent-reported symptoms, adaptive functioning, academic achievement, and attendance. Implementation outcomes will be assessed using the RE-AIM framework. A parallel qualitative study will generate contextual understanding through longitudinal ethnography, interviews, participant observation, and field notes.
Age range
5 Years
Sex
ALL
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Mean Difference on the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) Teacher Report Form Total Problem Scale
Timeframe: 8 months from baseline