Low Intensity Intervention to Reduce Depression and Anxiety in women Exposed to Adversity

There are two arms to this trial. Arm 1: Group Problem Management Plus. Arm 2: Enhanced Treatment as Usual. Therapy is administered once weekly over 5 weeks in a group format over 3 hours per session. Problem Management Plus includes skills in identifying emotional and practical problems that can be managed and strategies to reduce and cope with these problems. The duration of the study for any participant will conclude after 3 months follow-up assessment and resulting in participation duration of around 5 months. Therapy is provided by lay health counselors along with community health workers. Fidelity testing of 10-15% sessions will be done in the field.