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Table 3 Information about the technical and community advisory boards

From: Implementing combined WHO mhGAP and adapted group interpersonal psychotherapy to address depression and mental health needs of pregnant adolescents in Kenyan primary health care settings (INSPIRE): a study protocol for pilot feasibility trial of the integrated intervention in LMIC settings

Community Advisory Board will include the following representatives:

− 6 MCH (2 leader/directors, 2 nurse, 2 CHW)

− 2 governmental (1 MoE, 1 MoH)

− 2 academics (1 health service/implementation, 1 clinical researcher)

− 2 advocacy (2 representative NGO leader)

− 5 community stakeholders (2 caregivers of pregnant adolescent, 3 adolescent representatives).

The technical advisory board comprises of following members:

-UNFPA program officer (responsible for sexual and reproductive health issues, working on adolescent girl child mental health.

- Director, mental health services, MoH (responsible for integrating mhGAP in clinical workflow at primary care level)

- Research officer, Nairobi County Health Directorate (Responsible for task sharing and stigma reduction strategies to address depression)

-WHO, Kenya county office -Mental health focal officer (Responsible WHO mhGAP adaptation and local capacity building in mental health)

-WHO HQ Geneva (Responsible for G-IPT adaptation and mhGAP for adolescent peripartum depression management)

-UNICEF Regional office- MCH and adolescent health program officer advise on MCH and adolescent mental health policy and programs)