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This burden is particularly pronounced in humanitarian and low-resource settings where access to specialist mental health services is limited. Scalable, low-intensity, evidence-based psychological interventions are therefore urgently needed. In response, the WHO has developed transdiagnostic programmes, including\n                      <jats:italic>Self-Help Plus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (SH+) and\n                      <jats:italic>Doing What Matters in Times of Stress<\/jats:italic>\n                      (DWMS). 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