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Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Community‐Based Participatory Research to Enhance Mental Health Services
Author(s) -
Case Andrew D.,
Byrd Ronald,
Claggett Eddrena,
DeVeaux Sandra,
Perkins Reno,
Huang Cindy,
Sernyak Michael J.,
Steiner Jeanne L.,
Cole Robert,
LaPaglia Donna M.,
Bailey Margaret,
Buchanan Candace,
Johnson Avon,
Kaufman Joy S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/s10464-014-9677-8
Subject(s) - health psychology , community based participatory research , mental health , public health , citizen journalism , participatory action research , community psychology , psychology , public relations , sociology , psychotherapist , medicine , political science , nursing , social psychology , anthropology , law
Historically, consumers of mental health services have not been given meaningful roles in research and change efforts related to the services they use. This is quickly changing as scholars and a growing number of funding bodies now call for greater consumer involvement in mental health services research and improvement. Amidst these calls, community‐based participatory research (CBPR) has emerged as an approach which holds unique promise for capitalizing on consumer involvement in mental health services research and change. Yet, there have been few discussions of the value added by this approach above and beyond that of traditional means of inquiry and enhancement in adult mental health services. The purpose of this paper is to add to this discussion an understanding of potential multilevel and multifaceted benefits associated with consumer‐involved CBPR. This is accomplished through presenting the first‐person accounts of four stakeholder groups who were part of a consumer‐involved CBPR project purposed to improve the services of a local community mental health center. We present these accounts with the hope that by illustrating the unique outcomes associated with CBPR, there will be invigorated interest in CBPR as a vehicle for consumer involvement in adult mental health services research and enhancement.