As the Behavioral Health Research Lead from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Dr. Surendra Bir Adhikari led the Nepali translation of Five Signs of Emotional Suffering outreach toolkit in collaborative partnership with the Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio and Campaign to Change Direction, with support of Office of Behavioral Health Equity, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA).
This community based translational effort was thoroughly vetted with the Bhutanese Nepali community for cultural and linguistic appropriateness. Key gatekeepers of the community found the intervention culturally relevant and easily adaptable to drive awareness and improve behavioral health help seeking behavior.
The innovative approach is centered on behavioral health issues including but not limited to: depression, mental disorders, anxiety, emotional suffering, suicidal ideation, trauma, and addictive disorders. The overarching goal of this approach was to create a culturally and linguistically competent behavioral health toolkit in Nepali language, adapting Campaign to Change Direction’s “Five Signs of Emotional Suffering” outreach tool. The key objective was to empower members of the Bhutanese Nepali community to address critical behavioral health issue, especially depression and suicidal ideation that has seriously impacted the community.
Population of focus: Nepali-speaking Bhutanese, Nepali Natives
Links to resource:
- View the Five Signs of Emotional Suffering in Nepali Language (pdf)
- Explore more Nepali outreach tools like graphics for social media posts and posters
- Share the tools using this link: http://bit.ly/FiveSignsNepali
- Social media
- Retweet SAMSHA’s post about the toolkit
- Like and share SAMHSA’s facebook post highlighting the Five Signs of Emotional Suffering in Nepali Language
- Tweet out to your followers:
FACT: 1 in 5 people in the U.S. has a #mentalhealth condition— this affects us all. Know the Five Signs of Emotional Suffering NOW AVAILABLE in Nepali: http://www.changedirection.org/translated-tools/#Nepali-tools @signsforchange
- Learn more about the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services prevention, treatment, and support programs
- Learn more about the Bhutanese Nepali Community of Columbus
- Find out more about how the Campaign to Change Direction is working to change the culture of mental health in America
Date: 2018
Contact
Dr. Surendra Bir Adhikari, surendra.adhikari@mha.ohio.gov