A new mental health cadres in Timur Hamlet focusing on prevention
programs has been established. The existing cadres had been overwhelmed
with running the program and had little knowledge about mental health or
how to detect it. Psychoeducation in mental health and the formation of
new young mental health cadres, the design of new detection tools plus
training to use these tools, and networking were successfully conducted
in Timur Hamlet. Results of the program show an enhancement of cadre
mental health knowledge, a new youth cadre with program planning and
access to the easier to use tools for detecting mental health problems,
collaboration with stakeholders, available funds from the village
towards mental health programs, and several other positive implications.
However, the passivity of the local people is still a challenge for this
intervention. Continuous follow ups in a certain period of time needs to
be conducted, so that motivation, action, and execution of these
programs is maintained.