Cultivating SEEDS system by Dr. Y. Murray- Larrier, C. H. Purcell-Charles & Dr. G. Fleming

Global mental health prioritizes the research and practice of mental health-related to increasing access, improving treatments, and culturally responsive interventions. The need for culturally responsive mental health access is not met by the current resources available. The Cultivating SEEDS System (CSS®) Framework® is a culturally responsive, de-stigmatized, de-mystified, alternative to traditional mental health intervention that helps to close the mental health resources gap. The CSS Framework® has two foundational goals: 1) to increase access to healthy Mindsets, Activities, Relationships, Knowledge, Emotion(literacy skills/language), Resources, Strategies(MARKERS®) and 2) to educate, equip and empower individuals to effectively utilize social-emotional skills so that all individuals can become conscious problem-solvers and empowered life coaches. During pre-pandemic times and currently, the need for culturally responsive mental health access, equity, resources, treatment, and practitioner support far outweighs the resources available. Numerous research studies have stated that 90% of individuals who need mental health support do not receive any support.

This is mainly due to the scarcity of financial and human resources, culturally responsive intervention strategies, and evidence-based treatment protocols.
This problem is not relegated to Low to Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) but is also prevalent in communities within High-Income Countries (HICs). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “when it comes to mental health, there are no developed countries, all countries are developing.”

This presentation will discuss the elements of the CSS Framework®, its relationship capacity-building benefits, and its utility in the mental health resources gap crisis.

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