"One All" to Get it RYT (Resilient Young Tribal Adults)

:The study is designed to introduce a curriculum "One All", organised around the sport, Ultimate Frisbee, as a way to improve mental health resilience. This research will examine the feasibility and effectiveness of the intervention in two locations, Gudalur in Tamil Nadu and BR Hills in Karnataka.

Objectives:

The primary objective is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of "One All" intervention among young people, evaluate its key component of facilitators training programme and assess its effectiveness in improving the mental health and resilience, in two tribal communities in South India.

Methods:

The effectiveness of the intervention (One All) will be evaluated at three time points at 12 months and 18 months. Phase i and 2 will be training of facilitators and focussed group discussion with elders and other significant others.

Phase 3 Includes; A quantitative assessment of the intended outcomes of curriculum at the end of the intervention. This will be a pre-post study (n=119) each for boys and girls).The outcomes will be assessed at 12 months and 18 months of intervention.

The sports based psychosocial curriculum "OneAll' is assessed as feasible and effective amongst the tribal young people in south India.