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Peer mentor training and supervision for a digital adolescent depression treatment in South Africa and Uganda: a mixed-methods evaluation
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Background: Blended digital mental health interventions that combine technology with human support are more effective than standalone treatments. However, limited research has focused on how to train and supervise the personnel delivering human support components. The Kuamsha app, a gamified digital intervention based on Behavioral Activation for adolescent depression, was designed to be paired with low-intensity telephone-based peer support. A structured training and supervi... Expand abstract
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- 10.2196/86470
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- JMIR Publications
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- JMIR Mental Health More from this journal
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- 13
- Article number:
- e86470
- Publication date:
- 2026-04-09
- Acceptance date:
- 2026-02-23
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2368-7959
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English
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2381595
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pubs:2381595
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- © Zamakhanya Makhanya, Bianca Moffett, Julia R Pozuelo, Meghan Davis, Joy Louise Gumikiriza-Onoria, Shayni Geffen, Tlangelani Baloyi, Tholene Sodi, Eugene Kinyanda, Michelle G Craske, Christine Tusiime, Crick Lund, Alastair Van Heerden, Kathleen Kahn, Alan Stein, Heather O'Mahen, DoBAt and Ebikolwa Consortium. Originally published in JMIR Mental Health ( https://mental.jmir.org), 09.Apr.2026. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR Mental Health, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on information must be included.
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