Background
disability
Mental health concerns are a leading cause of disability worldwide, as well as one of the largest sources of economic burden [How then do decision makers choose which interventions to prioritize in LMICs where chronic government under-investment in mental healthcare persists [One approach to reducing the youth mental health treatment gap in LMICs involves the development of brief and scalable youth mental health interventions. The work on brief and scalable interventions is inspired by three very promising ideas: First, simple intervention strategies that focus on improving broader human functioning, rather the reduction of psychopathology, and cultivating individual character strengths can be effective for many youth mental health problems [The The RCTs revealed that 