This paper addresses depression Among MSM. Imagine you are hired by an international NGO as a technical consultant for the development of an LGBT health promotion project for MSM in India.

Depression Among MSM : LGBT health promotion.

In India through the creation of an app to connect individuals to local health resources… Firstly, imagine you are hired by an international NGO as a technical consultant for the development of an LGBT health promotion project for MSM in India. Secondly, the leadership’s plan to use an existing intervention; they ask you how to adapt it for the local setting. Pick a health-related NGO to work for. Examples include JHU CCP, CCP, PSI, JSI, Partners in Health, etc. Thirdly, you are welcome to pick a different one.

Focus on MSM -Focus on depression.. Your intervention will be an app to connect people to local friendly sources. Also, be sure to cover the following areas: Country context, including local culture, history, laws, and policies, as it relates to intervention adaptation recommendations.

Depression Among MSM : LGBT health promotion.

The variety of local constructs of sexual abs gender minority identities, definitions, and also, how to measure them in a cross cultural context in the country. The variety of local constructs of sexual abs gender minority identities, definitions, and how to measure them in a cross cultural context in the country. Barriers that stigma and discrimination impose, as well as facilitators seen from strengths-based approach; community, resilience, coping, social support.

A brief section where you reflect in how your identity—race/ethnicity, gender/sexual identity, global social status, etc. Will or will not have an impact on the technical assistance you give. So, for background, I’m a gay Hispanic male in the United States.

Depression Among MSM : LGBT health promotion.

Grading Rubric: Explanation of the public health app  and the MSM you’re adapting it to (10). Includes relevant information of India’s context, including local culture, history, laws, as well as the polices as it relates to the critique/recommendation. Includes information of and discussion of local constructs of sexual and gender minority identities and definitions. How that relates to intervention recommendations, and recommendations on how to measure them and also, recruit the MSM in the cross cultural context. https://youtu.be/gwCSGICZuNI

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