en <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Aims:</span></span></span></b><b> </b><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:black>Every year, the prevalence of mental disorders continues to increase, presenting diverse scenarios that emphasize the importance of early identification and efficient intervention. This project aimed to create a culture-based cadre empowerment model to increase the capacity of individuals in the community to identify mental disorders at an early stage.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Instrument & Methods:</span></span></span></b><b> </b><span lang=IN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:black>This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from September to October 2022 in the entire population of mental health cadres in Lamongan Regency</span></span></span><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:black>. The sample consisted of 110 cadres. The Partial Least Square test was used in data analysis. The culture-based cadre empowerment approach consisted of formal, informal, family, technology, and cultural factors. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Findings:</span></span></span></b><b> </b><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:black>Formal factors (t=3.385), informal factors (t=2.059), family factors (t=3.117), cultural factors (t=2.395), technological factors (t=3.798), and personal values (t=12.173) had direct significant relationships with culture-based cadre empowerment. Additionally, cultural factors (t=2.084) and technological factors (t=2.606) had direct significant relationships with cadre capabilities.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4472c4>Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><b> </b><span lang=EN-ID style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:black>Cultivating feelings of empowerment improves the cadres' ability to detect early mental disorders. </span></span></span></span></span><br> Cadre,Culture,Competence,Early Diagnosis,Mental Disorders, 73 78 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-80329-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4 A. Aris 1003194753284600320715 1003194753284600320715 Yes Faculty of Health Sciences, Lamongan Muhammadiyah University, Lamongan, Indonesia A. Yusuf 1003194753284600320716 1003194753284600320716 No Department of Advanced Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia R. Fitryasari 1003194753284600320717 1003194753284600320717 No Department of Basic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia S. Suhariyati 1003194753284600320718 1003194753284600320718 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lamongan Muhammadiyah University, Lamongan, Indonesia M. Ubudiyah 1003194753284600320719 1003194753284600320719 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lamongan Muhammadiyah University, Lamongan, Indonesia V.N. Faridah 1003194753284600320720 1003194753284600320720 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lamongan Muhammadiyah University, Lamongan, Indonesia A.T. Kusumaningrum 1003194753284600320721 1003194753284600320721 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lamongan Muhammadiyah University, Lamongan, Indonesia S. Sholikah 1003194753284600320722 1003194753284600320722 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lamongan Muhammadiyah University, Lamongan, Indonesia