The Unprecedented rise of Mental health disorders among the Youth are contributing to a public health crisis, where most conditions emerge before 25. In Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) especially India, workforce shortage of healthcare professionals, limited access to services and stigma tends to broaden the treatment gap. Digital Mental Health Interventions have demonstrated small to moderate effects in reducing the symptoms of Anxiety and Depression, hence have emerged as scalable tools to enhance psychological support. However, lower sustained engagement and higher drop outs pose as a challenge in the unguided format of the intervention. The current paper employed narrative review approach to synthesize evidences from youth psychology, digital mental health and task-sharing literature. Key findings suggest that guided and blended interventions outperforms self-directed tools due to improved engagement and adherence. Likewise, Community Health workers – based task-sharing models have demonstrated effectiveness in extending mental health services in LMICs. Despite these advancements, there is a lack of integrated framework which can combine digital tools with Community Health Workers. The findings enabled the development of conceptual Hybrid Digital – CHW Model for scalable youth mental health care in LMICs. This model is based on a stepped care system, which integrates digital tools for screening, psychoeducation and self-management along with CHW led monitoring and referral pathways. The proposed framework is aimed at accessibility and scalability, providing a sustainable approach in a low resource setting for the Youth’s well-being.
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