Indigo (International study of discrimination and stigma outcomes)
Lead Research Organisation:
King's College London
Department Name: Health Service and Population Research
Abstract
Summary for lay readers
The overall aim of the Indigo Partnership is to improve understanding of stigmatisation against people with mental illness, and then to develop and test new methods to reduce such stigma in economically developing countries.
The reason why this is important is that all over the world stigma and discrimination have negative effects, which exclude people with mental illness from the mainstream of society. For example, employment rates for people with mental illness are much lower than for the general population in most countries, and the prospects of marriage can be severely harmed.
The participating centres in this Partnership are in 4 low and middle countries, who will work in close collaboration with staff from 4 high income countries: China (Peking University Health Science Centre, and Guangzhou Medical University); Ethiopia (Addis Ababa University); Germany (University of Ulm); India (George Institute, New Delhi and NIMHANS, Bengaluru), Switzerland (WHO, Geneva); Tunisia (Hôpital Razi, Tunis); UK (KCL); and USA (George Washington University).
The plan is to conduct 4 research activities to understand better how stigma has a negative impact. These will be focussed upon: (i) unconscious bias (for example health care staff who treat people less well without intending to do so); (ii) how people can manage to cope with stigma without it having a negative impact; (iii) how to improve the effect of 'inter-personal contact' between people with and without experience of mental illness to reduce stigma; and (iv) how to adapt stigma reduction interventions to the local context and culture in low and middle income countries. These studies are based upon the findings of research in high income countries that such inter-personal contact is the most effective way to reduce stigma.
We shall also culturally adapt 7 scales which measure different aspects of stigma and translate them into Amharic, Arabic, English, Hindi, Kannada, and Mandarin and Telugu, and make these openly available as an 'evaluation toolkit'.
We shall go on to carry out 3 pilot projects to test specific methods intended to reduce mental health related stigma in: (i) local communities using a public awareness and social marketing programme to increase referrals for people with mental illness to attend local health care services; (ii) in primary health care staff; and (iii) with specialist mental health care staff.
The instructions for these interventions will be adapted, learning from these studies, and made openly available as 'intervention manuals'. If the results of these projects are positive in achieving stigma reduction, we shall apply for research funds in future to test their effectiveness more thoroughly within international, multi-site intervention trials.
In the course of this work the, staff in the whole partnership will support staff in China, Ethiopia, India, and Tunisia to develop their research skills and their careers, so that they can establish centres of excellent in stigma research in each of these countries in future.
Our longer term objectives are to identify effective way to reduce stigma and discrimination against people with mental illness in low- and middle-income countries, and to make a contribution towards more people with such conditions gaining access to effective mental health care in future (namely to decreases the so-called 'treatment gap'), and better outcomes, and achieving greater social inclusion.
The overall aim of the Indigo Partnership is to improve understanding of stigmatisation against people with mental illness, and then to develop and test new methods to reduce such stigma in economically developing countries.
The reason why this is important is that all over the world stigma and discrimination have negative effects, which exclude people with mental illness from the mainstream of society. For example, employment rates for people with mental illness are much lower than for the general population in most countries, and the prospects of marriage can be severely harmed.
The participating centres in this Partnership are in 4 low and middle countries, who will work in close collaboration with staff from 4 high income countries: China (Peking University Health Science Centre, and Guangzhou Medical University); Ethiopia (Addis Ababa University); Germany (University of Ulm); India (George Institute, New Delhi and NIMHANS, Bengaluru), Switzerland (WHO, Geneva); Tunisia (Hôpital Razi, Tunis); UK (KCL); and USA (George Washington University).
The plan is to conduct 4 research activities to understand better how stigma has a negative impact. These will be focussed upon: (i) unconscious bias (for example health care staff who treat people less well without intending to do so); (ii) how people can manage to cope with stigma without it having a negative impact; (iii) how to improve the effect of 'inter-personal contact' between people with and without experience of mental illness to reduce stigma; and (iv) how to adapt stigma reduction interventions to the local context and culture in low and middle income countries. These studies are based upon the findings of research in high income countries that such inter-personal contact is the most effective way to reduce stigma.
We shall also culturally adapt 7 scales which measure different aspects of stigma and translate them into Amharic, Arabic, English, Hindi, Kannada, and Mandarin and Telugu, and make these openly available as an 'evaluation toolkit'.
We shall go on to carry out 3 pilot projects to test specific methods intended to reduce mental health related stigma in: (i) local communities using a public awareness and social marketing programme to increase referrals for people with mental illness to attend local health care services; (ii) in primary health care staff; and (iii) with specialist mental health care staff.
The instructions for these interventions will be adapted, learning from these studies, and made openly available as 'intervention manuals'. If the results of these projects are positive in achieving stigma reduction, we shall apply for research funds in future to test their effectiveness more thoroughly within international, multi-site intervention trials.
In the course of this work the, staff in the whole partnership will support staff in China, Ethiopia, India, and Tunisia to develop their research skills and their careers, so that they can establish centres of excellent in stigma research in each of these countries in future.
Our longer term objectives are to identify effective way to reduce stigma and discrimination against people with mental illness in low- and middle-income countries, and to make a contribution towards more people with such conditions gaining access to effective mental health care in future (namely to decreases the so-called 'treatment gap'), and better outcomes, and achieving greater social inclusion.
Technical Summary
Aim
The overall aims of the Indigo Partnership are to establish a strong research collaboration to provide the infrastructure for harmonised metrics and to develop stigma reduction interventions, and to carry out platform activities to strengthen the scientific understanding of mechanisms of action of stigma processes against people with mental illness. The longer term aim is to reduce the mental health treatment gap.
Partners
Participating centres are: China (Peking University Health Science Centre, and Guangzhou Medical University); Ethiopia (Addis Ababa University); Germany (University of Ulm); India (George Institute, New Delhi and NIMHANS, Bengaluru), Switzerland (WHO, Geneva); Tunisia (Hôpital Razi, Tunis); UK (KCL); and USA (George Washington University).
Methods
1. Improve theoretical understanding of stigma processes by conducting the following types of platform activities to support better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of action of stigma related to: (i) unconscious bias; (ii) optimising inter-personal contact; (iii) cultural adaptation of interventions; and (iv) psychometric assessment of 7 stigma related measures in Amharic, Arabic, Hindi, Kannada, Mandarin and Telugu.
2. Incorporating these results into 3 proof-of-principle activities in the 6 LMIC sites to assess feasibility, relevance, acceptability and costs of the intervention related to primary care staff, mental health staff, and local area awareness-raising to reduce stigma.
Outputs
1. A sustainable platform of collaboration across 8 countries, with established centres of research excellence.
2. Career progression for the early- and intermediate-career researchers in the low and middle income sites.
3. Publication of the results of the studies in strong peer-reviewed journals.
4. Openly available: (i) evaluation toolkit of the 7 scales for future international research use, and (ii) intervention guides for the 3 stigma-reduction interventions.
5. Pilot data that wil
The overall aims of the Indigo Partnership are to establish a strong research collaboration to provide the infrastructure for harmonised metrics and to develop stigma reduction interventions, and to carry out platform activities to strengthen the scientific understanding of mechanisms of action of stigma processes against people with mental illness. The longer term aim is to reduce the mental health treatment gap.
Partners
Participating centres are: China (Peking University Health Science Centre, and Guangzhou Medical University); Ethiopia (Addis Ababa University); Germany (University of Ulm); India (George Institute, New Delhi and NIMHANS, Bengaluru), Switzerland (WHO, Geneva); Tunisia (Hôpital Razi, Tunis); UK (KCL); and USA (George Washington University).
Methods
1. Improve theoretical understanding of stigma processes by conducting the following types of platform activities to support better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of action of stigma related to: (i) unconscious bias; (ii) optimising inter-personal contact; (iii) cultural adaptation of interventions; and (iv) psychometric assessment of 7 stigma related measures in Amharic, Arabic, Hindi, Kannada, Mandarin and Telugu.
2. Incorporating these results into 3 proof-of-principle activities in the 6 LMIC sites to assess feasibility, relevance, acceptability and costs of the intervention related to primary care staff, mental health staff, and local area awareness-raising to reduce stigma.
Outputs
1. A sustainable platform of collaboration across 8 countries, with established centres of research excellence.
2. Career progression for the early- and intermediate-career researchers in the low and middle income sites.
3. Publication of the results of the studies in strong peer-reviewed journals.
4. Openly available: (i) evaluation toolkit of the 7 scales for future international research use, and (ii) intervention guides for the 3 stigma-reduction interventions.
5. Pilot data that wil
Planned Impact
Impact summary
The Indigo Partnership is designed to deliver the following types of positive impact:
1. A sustainable platform of collaboration across 8 countries, with established centres of research excellence. We shall create individualised career development plans for all early- and intermediate-career researchers in the low and middle income sites to support their career progression, and to assist them to establish centres of excellence in stigma research in each field site
2. Peer-reviewed publication of the results of the theoretical and proof-of-principle studies in strong international journals.
3. Generation of pilot data suitable to support future multi-site international RCTs of manualised stigma-reduction interventions, consequent upon the Indigo Partnership studies related to stigma among: (i) primary care staff; (ii) mental health staff; and (iii) local populations.
4. Providing actionable beneficial knowledge to:
Research staff who are engaged in studies to improve understanding of the basic mechanisms of action under-pinning stigmatisation processes
Academic staff who need access to valid and reliable scales to use in stigma-related interventions studies (the 7 scales of the Evaluation Toolkit)
Researchers who wish to test the cost-effectiveness of manualised and theory-based interventions intended to reduce stigma among: (i) primary care staff; (ii) mental health staff; (iii) local populations
Higher education institutions and professional organisations: concerned with clinical health care staff training.
Consumer and family groups, eg associations of people with mental illness and their family members, and advocacy organisations, to adapt and use the Indigo Partnership materials
Mental health care provider organisations, including managers and administrators of health services, including addressing how far primary and secondary health care providers can scale up service supply if service demand increases.
Government agencies concerned with primary and mental health care policy making and planning.
Global mental health communities, including the Movement for Global Mental Health and the World Federation for Mental Health, and Mental Health Innovation Network to dissemination the Indigo Partnership results.
Users of web-based and social media resources. The internet repository will allow open access to Indigo Partnership materials including: intervention manuals, evaluation toolkit, technical documents, policy briefs, and all other materials, in all the Indigo Partnership languages.
WHO (Geneva) will both be a beneficiary and a knowledge transfer agent. The intervention Manuals and Evaluation Toolkit will be used to produce an evidence-based module on how to reduce health care staff stigma as a component of the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide (v2). The first edition of this guide is now in use in over 90 countries worldwide. In relation to knowledge transfer WHO is uniquely well placed to do this with an active global network in regular contact with all 193 members states of the United Nations, via their network of WHO Regional Offices, and by disseminating Indigo material and results to WHO Collaborating Centres worldwide.
The Indigo Partnership is designed to deliver the following types of positive impact:
1. A sustainable platform of collaboration across 8 countries, with established centres of research excellence. We shall create individualised career development plans for all early- and intermediate-career researchers in the low and middle income sites to support their career progression, and to assist them to establish centres of excellence in stigma research in each field site
2. Peer-reviewed publication of the results of the theoretical and proof-of-principle studies in strong international journals.
3. Generation of pilot data suitable to support future multi-site international RCTs of manualised stigma-reduction interventions, consequent upon the Indigo Partnership studies related to stigma among: (i) primary care staff; (ii) mental health staff; and (iii) local populations.
4. Providing actionable beneficial knowledge to:
Research staff who are engaged in studies to improve understanding of the basic mechanisms of action under-pinning stigmatisation processes
Academic staff who need access to valid and reliable scales to use in stigma-related interventions studies (the 7 scales of the Evaluation Toolkit)
Researchers who wish to test the cost-effectiveness of manualised and theory-based interventions intended to reduce stigma among: (i) primary care staff; (ii) mental health staff; (iii) local populations
Higher education institutions and professional organisations: concerned with clinical health care staff training.
Consumer and family groups, eg associations of people with mental illness and their family members, and advocacy organisations, to adapt and use the Indigo Partnership materials
Mental health care provider organisations, including managers and administrators of health services, including addressing how far primary and secondary health care providers can scale up service supply if service demand increases.
Government agencies concerned with primary and mental health care policy making and planning.
Global mental health communities, including the Movement for Global Mental Health and the World Federation for Mental Health, and Mental Health Innovation Network to dissemination the Indigo Partnership results.
Users of web-based and social media resources. The internet repository will allow open access to Indigo Partnership materials including: intervention manuals, evaluation toolkit, technical documents, policy briefs, and all other materials, in all the Indigo Partnership languages.
WHO (Geneva) will both be a beneficiary and a knowledge transfer agent. The intervention Manuals and Evaluation Toolkit will be used to produce an evidence-based module on how to reduce health care staff stigma as a component of the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide (v2). The first edition of this guide is now in use in over 90 countries worldwide. In relation to knowledge transfer WHO is uniquely well placed to do this with an active global network in regular contact with all 193 members states of the United Nations, via their network of WHO Regional Offices, and by disseminating Indigo material and results to WHO Collaborating Centres worldwide.
Organisations
- King's College London (Lead Research Organisation)
- Economic and Social Research Council (Co-funder)
- Transcultural psychosocial Organization (Collaboration)
- World Health Organization (WHO) (Collaboration)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) (Collaboration)
- University of Sussex (Collaboration)
- George Washington University (Collaboration)
- George Institute for Global Health (Collaboration)
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Collaboration)
- University of Ibadan (Collaboration)
- Ulm University Medical Center (Collaboration)
- Peking University Sixth Hospital (Collaboration)
Publications
Daniel M
(2024)
Cultural adaptation of INDIGO mental health stigma reduction interventions using an ecological validity model in north India.
in Frontiers in psychiatry
Gronholm PC
(2024)
Exploring perspectives of stigma and discrimination among people with lived experience of mental health conditions: a co-produced qualitative study.
in EClinicalMedicine
Thornicroft G
(2024)
How to stop stigma: implementing The Lancet Commission on ending stigma and discrimination in mental health
in The Lancet Psychiatry
Fekih-Romdhane F
(2024)
French validation of the barriers to access to care evaluation (BACE-3) scale.
in L'Encephale
Pederson AB
(2023)
Religiosity and Stigmatization Related to Mental Illness Among African Americans and Black Immigrants: Cross-Sectional Observational Study and Moderation Analysis.
in The Journal of nervous and mental disease
Codjoe L
(2023)
Pilot study of a manualised mental health awareness and stigma reduction intervention for Black faith communities in the UK: ON TRAC project.
in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Kaur A
(2023)
Mental health related stigma, service provision and utilization in Northern India: situational analysis.
in International journal of mental health systems
Li J
(2023)
The development of mental health care in Guangzhou, China
in SSM - Mental Health
Gronholm PC
(2023)
Toward a multi-level strategy to reduce stigma in global mental health: overview protocol of the Indigo Partnership to develop and test interventions in low- and middle-income countries.
in International journal of mental health systems
Pederson AB
(2023)
Perspectives of university health care students on mental health stigma in Nigeria: Qualitative analysis.
in Transcultural psychiatry
Gurung D
(2023)
Mental health-related structural stigma and discrimination in health and social policies in Nepal: A scoping review and synthesis.
in Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences
Stulz N
(2023)
Mental health service areas in Switzerland.
in International journal of methods in psychiatric research
Ribeiro WS
(2023)
Influence of stigma, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics on mental health-related service use and associated costs among young people in the United Kingdom.
in European child & adolescent psychiatry
Guerrero Z
(2023)
Anti-stigma advocacy for health professionals: a systematic review.
in Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England)
Rai S
(2023)
The PhotoVoice method for collaborating with people with lived experience of mental health conditions to strengthen mental health services
in Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health
Sanabria-Mazo J
(2023)
Over 40 years (1981-2023) assessing stigma with the Community Attitudes to Mental Illness (CAMI) scale: a systematic review of its psychometric properties
in Systematic Reviews
Wang YZ
(2023)
Affiliate stigma and caregiving burden among family caregivers of persons with schizophrenia in rural China.
in The International journal of social psychiatry
Yatirajula SK
(2023)
A cross-sectional survey of climate and COVID-19 crises in young people in Indian slums: context, psychological responses, and agency.
in The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia
Brohan E
(2023)
Measuring discrimination experienced by people with a mental illness: replication of the short-form DISCUS in six world regions.
in Psychological medicine
Martinelli A
(2023)
Needs for care of residents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and association with daily activities and mood monitored with experience sampling method: the DIAPASON study.
in Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences
Gronholm PC
(2023)
Assessing the priority of human rights and mental health: the PHRAME approach.
in BJPsych open
Guerrero Z
(2023)
Anti-stigma advocacy for health professionals: a systematic review
Abi Hana, Racha
(2022)
Mental health stigma at primary health care centres in Lebanon: qualitative study
Hasan M
(2022)
Anxiety and depressive symptoms among physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
in Global Mental Health
Mukherjee A
(2022)
Operational challenges in the pre-intervention phase of a mental health trial in rural India: reflections from SMART Mental Health.
in International journal of mental health systems
Fekadu A
(2022)
Under detection of depression in primary care settings in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
in Systematic Reviews
Lagunes-Cordoba E
(2022)
Mexican Psychiatric Trainees' Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness: A Qualitative Study.
in Community mental health journal
Gronholm PC
(2022)
Impact of celebrity disclosure on mental health-related stigma.
in Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences
Petersen I
(2022)
A collaborative care package for depression comorbid with chronic physical conditions in South Africa.
in BMC health services research
Keynejad RC
(2022)
Mental healthcare in primary and community-based settings: evidence beyond the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Intervention Guide.
in Evidence-based mental health
Kaiser BN
(2022)
Mechanisms of action for stigma reduction among primary care providers following social contact with service users and aspirational figures in Nepal: an explanatory qualitative design.
in International journal of mental health systems
Thornicroft G
(2022)
The Lancet Commission on ending stigma and discrimination in mental health.
in Lancet (London, England)
Gurung D
(2022)
Stigma against mental health disorders in Nepal conceptualised with a 'what matters most' framework: a scoping review.
in Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences
Stulz, Niklaus
(2022)
Mental health service areas in Switzerland
Pishel V
(2022)
MENTAL HEALTH OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN UKRAINE ???? ?????????? ??????'? ???????? ??????????? ??? ??? ???????? COVID-19 ? ???????
in Proceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. Medical Sciences
Faghankhani M
(2022)
COVID-19 related stigma among the general population in Iran
in BMC Public Health
Abi Hana R
(2022)
Mental health stigma at primary health care centres in Lebanon: qualitative study.
in International journal of mental health systems
Lagunes-Cordoba E
(2022)
Evaluation of an anti-stigma intervention for Mexican psychiatric trainees.
in Pilot and feasibility studies
Kohrt BA
(2022)
Implementation strategy in collaboration with people with lived experience of mental illness to reduce stigma among primary care providers in Nepal (RESHAPE): protocol for a type 3 hybrid implementation effectiveness cluster randomized controlled trial.
in Implementation science : IS
Koschorke M
(2022)
Mental health, stigma, and neglected tropical diseases: A review and systematic mapping of the evidence
in Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Thornicroft G
(2022)
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts or power shifts?
in World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
Description | INDIGO-READ WHO-EMRO newsletter: Reducing the stigma of mental health disorders in Tunisia with a focus on future doctors |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
URL | http://www.emro.who.int/mnh/news/reducing-the-stigma-of-mental-health-disorders-in-tunisia-with-a-fo... |
Description | Integration of stigma reduction concerning people with mental health problems into the objectives of the curriculum of the 5th year psychiatry rotation at Tunis Medical School, University of Tunis El Manar, and integration of parts of the INDIGO-READ training for medical students into the curriculum |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | Once the new learning objectives of the Tunis Medical School are published, a PDF will be published |
Description | WHO EMRO meeting: Regional consultation on enhancing the capacity of member states to implement the anti-stigma programmes in the Eastern Mediterranean region |
Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Impact | The desirable outcome is to enhance the understanding of participants about the negative impacts of stigma and to enable them develop evidence-informed strategies to combat stigma and discrimination based on the principles envisaged in the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan and using the latest tools and resources. |
Title | A set of related scales/checklists on stigma & discrimination for mental health issues |
Description | The Chinese ancients said that "A workman must first sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well". Good psychometric tools are required to study stigma and discrimination related to mental health issues. A set of related scales/checklists on stigma & discrimination for mental health issuesdeveloped by him and his team members, and to carry out forward translation, expert panel, blinded back-translation and focus group discussion" in strict accordance with the required procedures to establish the psychometric properties of scales. Its focus is not on linguistic or written equivalence, but on cultural and conceptual equivalence. |
Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
Year Produced | 2023 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Meanwhile, the research team also conducted reliability and validity measures of the corresponding scales in China, confirmed that these scales have good psychometric properties, so as to make an important contribution to the in-depth research and action of "anti-stigma" and "anti-discrimination" in China, improve the effectiveness of mental health services, and sincerely hope that the majority of patients with mental disorders will not only alleviate their clinical symptoms, but also support them to recover in the community and integrate into society. |
Description | E-MhGAP Intervention guide in Low and middle income countries: proof-of-concept for Impact and Acceptability (Emilia project) |
Organisation | Transcultural Psychosocial Organization |
Country | Nepal |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | E-MhGAP Intervention guide in Low and middle income countries: proof-of-concept for Impact and Acceptability (Emilia project) |
Organisation | University of Ibadan |
Country | Nigeria |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | E-MhGAP Intervention guide in Low and middle income countries: proof-of-concept for Impact and Acceptability (Emilia project) |
Organisation | World Health Organization (WHO) |
Country | Global |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Indigo Partnership |
Organisation | George Institute for Global Health |
Department | George Institute for Global Health (India) |
Country | India |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Indigo Partnership |
Organisation | George Washington University |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Indigo Partnership |
Organisation | London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Indigo Partnership |
Organisation | National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences |
Country | India |
Sector | Hospitals |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Indigo Partnership |
Organisation | Peking University Sixth Hospital |
Country | China |
Sector | Hospitals |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Indigo Partnership |
Organisation | Transcultural Psychosocial Organization |
Country | Nepal |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Indigo Partnership |
Organisation | Ulm University Medical Center |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Hospitals |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Indigo Partnership |
Organisation | University of Sussex |
Department | Brighton and Sussex Medical School |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Indigo Partnership |
Organisation | World Health Organization (WHO) |
Country | Global |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Coordination of research programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Individual research site coordination and site lead |
Impact | Current publications are listed in the publication section. Further papers are currently in submission. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Title | Implicit Association Test (IAT) app |
Description | Mobile phone application for administering the Implicit Association Test (IAT); adapted for use in all study settings (India, China, Nepal, Tunisia, Ethiopia) considering language and other contextual differences. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Impact | Ability to carry out IAT on mobile devices |
Description | INDIGO coordination meeting in Pokhara |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | INDIGO coordination meeting before the initiation of the project was conducted in Pokhara metropolitan city with mayors, health coordinators, and other stakeholders (n=16) to inform them about the project objectives, research design, and get their approval for implementation of the project. The coordination meeting was conducted on February 24, 2021 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Indigo Partnership newsletter |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | Newsletter developed and disseminated in collaboration with WHO to share updates about Indigo Partnership project progress and upcoming work. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | The European Region WHO Collaborating Centre annual meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Shared details of the Indigo project at the European Region WHO Collaborating Centre annual meeting in November 2021. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | WHO EMRO region meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Meeting with the Regional Advisor for WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) to discuss plans for a regional meeting with participation of selected member states with the objectives of : (1) Orienting the national mental health focal points about the work being done in countries around the region and beyond to tackle the issue of stigma related to mental health (2) Sharing the available tools and resources to set up anti stigma programmes -- what (interventions which are evidence based), what (content), where (settings), How (implementation issues including measuring change) (3) Identify the support needed by countries to develop and set up ant stigma programmes |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | WHO MSD lunchtime seminar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Webinar on "Evidence for reducing mental health related stigma: The Indigo collaboration". Held for the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, and regional office staff. Aim to orient WHO colleagues in HQ and the Regions to the INDIGO Partnership work and identify path for future collaborative work to build on this. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |