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Ethnicity and Mental Health: Research and Policy Issues
Author(s) -
Sue Stanley
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1992.tb00893.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , promotion (chess) , mental health , position (finance) , political science , public policy , public relations , research policy , position paper , action (physics) , social policy , health promotion , public health , health policy , psychology , sociology , public administration , medicine , psychiatry , nursing , business , law , physics , finance , pathology , quantum mechanics , politics
The relationship between social science research and public policy/program advocacy has been controversial. One position is that policy advocacy should be preceded and guided by research findings that clearly provide a rationale for the advocacy. Another position is that promotion of policies may be wise even in the absence of a strong research justification, because research findings are often inconclusive and the urgency of many social issues demands immediate action. Citing ethnic mental health research, I argue that the critical issue is the intertwining of research with policy recommendations, not whether one precedes or follows the other.