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Panel Discussions

Culture / Ethnicity / Race

Community-based participatory research with Indigenous communities to address mental health: Best practices and lessons learned

Panel Discussion 2 - Community-based Participatory Research with Indigenous Communities to Address Mental Health: Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Friday, November 15, 2024
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EST
Location: Franklin Hall 10, Level 4, Downtown Marriott
Earn 1.5 Credit
Keywords: Community-Based, Native Americans, Culture
Recommended Readings:
Collins, S. E., Clifasefi, S. L., Stanton, J., Straits, K. J., Gil-Kashiwabara, E., Rodriguez Espinosa, P., ... & Wallerstein, N. (2018). Community-based participatory research (CBPR): Towards equitable involvement of community in psychology research. American Psychologist, 73(7), 884.
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White, E. J., Demuth, M. J., Wiglesworth, A., Coser, A. D., Garrett, B. A., Kominsky, T. K., ... & Aupperle, R. (2023). Five recommendations for using large-scale publicly available data to advance health among American Indian peoples: the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) StudySM as an illustrative case. Neuropsychopharmacology, 48(2), 263-269.

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Grubin, F., Maudrie, T. L., Neuner, S., Conrad, M., Waugh, E., Barlow, A., ... & O’Keefe, V. M. (2022). Development and cultural adaptation of psychological first aid for COVID-19 frontline workers in American Indian/Alaska Native communities. Journal of Prevention, 43(5), 697-717.
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Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is the expected approach to conduct research with Indigenous communities. It uplifts the rich diversity of cultural practices, values, and longstanding ways of knowing across Indigenous communities to improve the mental health of Indigenous peoples effectively and sustainably. Engaging community members in all aspects of the research process has uncovered the underlying truth that Indigenous knowledge is essential for healing. A panel of Indigenous and allied researchers was therefore invited to share experiences, lessons learned, and next steps for CBPR initiatives in psychological science. Panelists will first present ways in which they established and maintained trust and collaboration with community partners. This discussion will include the role of research institutions in supporting community-prioritized research with the intention of creating long-term benefits for the community. Next, panelists will discuss challenges and lessons learned while doing CBPR. Examples will include protocols of decision-making and problem-solving with community partners and Tribal IRBs; engaging community members not only as participants, but also as leaders of research; translating information between the community and research institution; and addressing data sovereignty. Finally, panelists will share strengths and accomplishments resulting from CBPR as well as planned future directions in their work with Indigenous communities.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
  1. Define community-based participatory research (CBPR) and describe two reasons to implement CBPR in research with Indigenous communities.
  2. Describe three considerations for establishing and maintaining trusted relationships between community and academic partners.
  3. Explain one challenge commonly faced in CBPR and one approach to resolve the challenge.
  4. Educational goal: improve researchers' understanding of CBPR and its major considerations with Indigenous community partners.
  5. Educational goal: promote collaboration and learning through storytelling.