Implementation Science to Improve School Ethos for Mental Health

The objective of the study is to identify the challenges and opportunities existing within the school ethos in implementing evidence-based interventions to improve youth mental health and to identify the most appropriate implementation strategies for improving mental health among young people in schools at Chennai, a city in Southern part of India, a low- and middle- income country setting.

Inclusion Criteria: * Students between 12-18 years of age * Teachers 25-60 years of age * Parents 25-60 years of age * Management 25-60 years of age * Mental health professionals 25-60 years of age * School counsellors 25-60 years of age * Education department - Government of Tamil Nadu 25-60 years of age * Health department - Government of Tamil Nadu 25-60 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Not willing to provide informed consent * Can not speak either English or Tamil (native language)