# What should a digital guided self-help programme include?

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For: Digital health teams | Mental health practice | Reviewed by Independent clinical reviewer, Registered mental health clinician, Kenya | Last reviewed 8 November 2026

**Answer:** WHO's 2026 manual on psychological self-help sets out how to plan, adapt and deliver guided or unguided programmes, featuring Step-by-Step for depression and Doing What Matters in Times of Stress. In trials, these were delivered with brief weekly support from trained, supervised non-specialist helpers. A digital programme needs clear eligibility and exclusion rules, helper training and supervision, risk screening with escalation, outcome measurement, cultural adaptation and a referral route for people who need more intensive care.

Sources: World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240120785 - World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241549790

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