Contextualization and adaptation of the child and adolescent mental and behavioural disorders module of the mhGAP-IG in Kilifi and Nairobi counties in Kenya

Beatrice Mkubwa; Vibian Angwenyi; Laura Pacione; Brenda Nzioka; Maina John; Nuru Kibirige; Judy Gichuki; Charles R. Newton; Marit Sijbrandij; Amina Abubakar

doi:10.1017/gmh.2025.10049

Contextualization and adaptation of the child and adolescent mental and behavioural disorders module of the mhGAP-IG in Kilifi and Nairobi counties in Kenya

Beatrice Mkubwa, Vibian Angwenyi, Laura Pacione, Brenda Nzioka, Maina John, Nuru Kibirige, Judy Gichuki, Charles R. Newton, Marit Sijbrandij, Amina Abubakar

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The Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) was developed by the World Health Organization as a key tool for delivering evidence-based mental healthcare in non-specialized settings. The mhGAP-IG requires contextualization and adaptation to ensure local relevance. However, evidence on adapting the Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (CMH) module of the mhGAP-IG is limited. This study contextualized and adapted the 2016 mhGAP-IG CMH module through two workshops with local mental health experts and stakeholders, preceded by six in-depth interviews exploring the child and adolescent mental health contexts in Nairobi and Kilifi.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e92
Journal	Global Mental Health
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10049
Publication status	Published - 7 Aug 2025
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

adaptation
child and adolescent mental health
contextualization
mental health system
mhGAP-IG

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Mkubwa, B., Angwenyi, V., Pacione, L., Nzioka, B., John, M., Kibirige, N., Gichuki, J., Newton, C. R., Sijbrandij, M., & Abubakar, A. (2025). Contextualization and adaptation of the child and adolescent mental and behavioural disorders module of the mhGAP-IG in Kilifi and Nairobi counties in Kenya. Global Mental Health, 12, Article e92. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10049

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Contextualization and adaptation of the child and adolescent mental and behavioural disorders module of the mhGAP-IG in Kilifi and Nairobi counties in Kenya

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