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Development and implementation of a multisite evaluation for the Women, Co‐Occurring Disorders and Violence Study
Author(s) -
Giard Julienne,
Hennigan Karen,
Huntington Nicholas,
Vogel Wendy,
Rinehart Debbie,
Mazelis Ruta,
Nadlicki Terri,
Veysey Bonita M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20060
Subject(s) - mental health , psychology , substance abuse , substance use , population , process (computing) , domestic violence , psychiatry , medicine , suicide prevention , poison control , computer science , medical emergency , environmental health , operating system
In this article we describe the development and implementation of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) multisite Women, Co‐Occurring Disorders and Violence Study (WCDVS), highlighting some of the challenges encountered, decisions made, and lessons learned. Four themes are discussed. First, the unique contributions of the consumer/survivor/recovering (C/S/R) women to the research process are described through instances where their knowledge and advocacy were clearly influential. Second, the solutions chosen to address research design challenges are recounted, as are the ways in which these choices played out. Third, the procedures for standardizing recruitment, data collection, and data management across sites are described. Finally, the strategies employed by the nine sites to retain contact with this challenging population are reviewed and successful techniques are highlighted. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 33: 411–427, 2005.