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Lessons Learned From a Community-Based Participatory Research Mental Health Promotion Program for American Indian Youth.
Health Promot Pract. 2016 05; 17(3):457-63.HP

Abstract

Background American Indian (AI) youth have the highest rates of suicide among racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States. Community-based strategies are essential to address this issue, and community-based participatory research (CBPR) offers a model to engage AI communities in mental health promotion programming. Objectives This article describes successes and challenges of a CBPR, mixed-method project, The Lumbee Rite of Passage (LROP), an academic-community partnership to develop and implement a suicide prevention program for Lumbee AI youth in North Carolina. Method LROP was conducted in two phases to (1) understand knowledge and perceptions of existing mental health resources and (2) develop, implement, and evaluate a cultural enrichment program as a means of suicide prevention. Discussion/Results LROP implemented an effective community-academic partnership by (1) identifying and understanding community contexts, (2) maintaining equitable partnerships, and (3) implementing a culturally tailored research design targeting multilevel changes to support mental health. Strategies formed from the partnership alleviated challenges in each of these key CBPR concept areas. Conclusions LROP highlights how a CBPR approach contributes to positive outcomes and identifies opportunities for future collaboration in a tribal community. Using culturally appropriate CBPR strategies is critical to achieving sustainable, effective programs to improve mental health of AI youth.

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Langdon SE
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA slangdon@wakehealth.edu.
Golden SL
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Arnold EM
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Maynor RF
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Bryant A
University of North Carolina, Pembroke, Pembroke, NC, USA.
Freeman VK
Healthy Start CORPS, Pembroke, NC, USA.
Bell RA
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

MeSH

AdolescentCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCommunity-Institutional RelationsCultural CompetencyHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHumansIndians, North AmericanMental HealthNorth CarolinaSuicideUnited StatesSuicide Prevention

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Language

eng

PubMed ID

27009131

Citation

Langdon, Sarah E., et al. "Lessons Learned From a Community-Based Participatory Research Mental Health Promotion Program for American Indian Youth." Health Promotion Practice, vol. 17, no. 3, 2016, pp. 457-63.
Langdon SE, Golden SL, Arnold EM, et al. Lessons Learned From a Community-Based Participatory Research Mental Health Promotion Program for American Indian Youth. Health Promot Pract. 2016;17(3):457-63.
Langdon, S. E., Golden, S. L., Arnold, E. M., Maynor, R. F., Bryant, A., Freeman, V. K., & Bell, R. A. (2016). Lessons Learned From a Community-Based Participatory Research Mental Health Promotion Program for American Indian Youth. Health Promotion Practice, 17(3), 457-63. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839916636568
Langdon SE, et al. Lessons Learned From a Community-Based Participatory Research Mental Health Promotion Program for American Indian Youth. Health Promot Pract. 2016;17(3):457-63. PubMed PMID: 27009131.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Lessons Learned From a Community-Based Participatory Research Mental Health Promotion Program for American Indian Youth. AU - Langdon,Sarah E, AU - Golden,Shannon L, AU - Arnold,Elizabeth Mayfield, AU - Maynor,Rhonda F, AU - Bryant,Alfred, AU - Freeman,V Kay, AU - Bell,Ronny A, Y1 - 2016/03/23/ PY - 2016/3/25/entrez PY - 2016/3/25/pubmed PY - 2017/11/9/medline KW - American Indian youth KW - community-based participatory research KW - health disparities KW - mental health SP - 457 EP - 63 JF - Health promotion practice JO - Health Promot Pract VL - 17 IS - 3 N2 - Background American Indian (AI) youth have the highest rates of suicide among racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States. Community-based strategies are essential to address this issue, and community-based participatory research (CBPR) offers a model to engage AI communities in mental health promotion programming. Objectives This article describes successes and challenges of a CBPR, mixed-method project, The Lumbee Rite of Passage (LROP), an academic-community partnership to develop and implement a suicide prevention program for Lumbee AI youth in North Carolina. Method LROP was conducted in two phases to (1) understand knowledge and perceptions of existing mental health resources and (2) develop, implement, and evaluate a cultural enrichment program as a means of suicide prevention. Discussion/Results LROP implemented an effective community-academic partnership by (1) identifying and understanding community contexts, (2) maintaining equitable partnerships, and (3) implementing a culturally tailored research design targeting multilevel changes to support mental health. Strategies formed from the partnership alleviated challenges in each of these key CBPR concept areas. Conclusions LROP highlights how a CBPR approach contributes to positive outcomes and identifies opportunities for future collaboration in a tribal community. Using culturally appropriate CBPR strategies is critical to achieving sustainable, effective programs to improve mental health of AI youth. SN - 1524-8399 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27009131/Lessons_Learned_From_a_Community_Based_Participatory_Research_Mental_Health_Promotion_Program_for_American_Indian_Youth_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -