RESPOND: Improving the Preparedness of Health Systems to Reduce Mental Health and Psychosocial Concerns Resulting From the COVID-19 Pandemic

"The DWM program consists of a self-help guide that is complemented with pre-recorded audio exercises. The audio material imparts key information about stress management and guides participants through individual exercises. Additionally, participants are guided by a briefly trained helper. DWM includes five sections (or modules), each of which focuses on a specific skill. In this study, the DWM program will be delivered as an online intervention. The DWM intervention, i.e. both the audios and the self-help guide, have been adapted for use on a smartphone or other device with internet access.~PM+ is a new, brief, psychological intervention program based on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques. The manual involves the following empirically supported elements: problem solving plus stress management, behavioral activation, facing fears, and accessing social support."

All participants, both in the treatment and the comparison group, will be offered individual Psychological First Aid (PFA) through a face-to-face or teleconferencing meeting. In addition to PFA, both the treatment and the comparison group will receive care-as-usual (CAU); they will be allowed to receive any usual care. CAU may include community care, social/legal support, and psychoeducation.