• Establish a multi-site, multi-county collaboration

  • 75+ local mental health providers will be trained in R-PAS methodology across three East African countries

  • Trainees will take both administration and proficiency exams

  • Trainees who pass the exam will be given:
    1) certification of proficiency and expertise from the developers;
    2) administration and coding material; and
    3) monetary compensation their contribution to normative data collection

  • All training and assessment materials will be given to local universities for continued within-country training s for capacity building purposes