Feasibility and relatability of cultural adaptation amongst conflict-affected populations

•Migrants in Switzerland are faced with disproportionate barriers to mental health services and access to effective interventions is limited.•START NOW is an evidence-based, integrative skills training program, incorporating core features of resilience, such as effective emotion and stress regulation, self-efficacy and cognitive reappraisal.•Content testing was conducted with the feasibility and reliability of characters and storylines scored on a Likert scale by participants.•There is a clear correlation between reporting high levels of distress and higher relatability to characters.•This higher rate of relatability should contribute towards a greater reduction in symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in participants.