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Stakeholders in Darjeeling, India, attribute child mental health difficulties to biological factors, home environments, and academic stress, highlighting specific cultural beliefs that can inform the adaptation of school-based task-shifting interventions. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To explore community stakeholders' culturally held beliefs regarding the causes of child mental health concerns to contextualize and refine a teacher-led, task-shifted mental health program.

August 27, 2026Australasian PsychiatryOpen Access

Understanding local perspectives on child mental health to strengthen school-based interventions in Darjeeling, India

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ABAmita Bollapragada JVJuliana L. Vanderburg PGPriscilla Giri

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Qualitative study reveals community beliefs on child mental health among school stakeholders, suggesting key leverage points for task-shifted interventions in low-resource settings.

Key Points

To explore community stakeholders' culturally held beliefs regarding the causes of child mental health concerns to contextualize and refine a teacher-led, task-shifted mental health program.
Conducted 12 semi-structured qualitative interviews (March–April 2022) with purposively selected school principals, teachers, and caregivers in Darjeeling, India.
Analyzed interview transcripts using qualitative description and deductive content analysis mapped to the Culturally-Infused Engagement (CIE) framework.
Participants attributed mental health challenges to biological traits, home environments, parenting approaches, peer influences, and academic-related stress.
Stakeholders highlighted that children possess developing emotional awareness and expression, directly informing local expectations and norms for classroom-based support.

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Bollapragada et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fe99110c91c1e926213ee https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562261479577

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August 27, 2026Australasian PsychiatryOpen Access

Understanding local perspectives on child mental health to strengthen school-based interventions in Darjeeling, India

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Authors

ABAmita Bollapragada JVJuliana L. Vanderburg PGPriscilla Giri

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Overview

Qualitative study reveals community beliefs on child mental health among school stakeholders, suggesting key leverage points for task-shifted interventions in low-resource settings.

Key Points

To explore community stakeholders' culturally held beliefs regarding the causes of child mental health concerns to contextualize and refine a teacher-led, task-shifted mental health program.
Conducted 12 semi-structured qualitative interviews (March–April 2022) with purposively selected school principals, teachers, and caregivers in Darjeeling, India.
Analyzed interview transcripts using qualitative description and deductive content analysis mapped to the Culturally-Infused Engagement (CIE) framework.
Participants attributed mental health challenges to biological traits, home environments, parenting approaches, peer influences, and academic-related stress.
Stakeholders highlighted that children possess developing emotional awareness and expression, directly informing local expectations and norms for classroom-based support.

Cite This Study

Bollapragada et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fe99110c91c1e926213ee https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562261479577

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