Establishing community partnerships to support late-life anxiety research: lessons learned from the Calmer Life project
| Autor: | Carolyn Scantlebury, Toi Blakley Harris, Srijana Shrestha, Sharonda Clark, Monica Escamilla, John Paul Jameson, Mark E. Kunik, Kathy Scott-Gurnell, Darrell Zeno, Nancy Wilson, Ivory L Varner, Melinda A. Stanley, Alice Peters |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Mental Health Services
Community organization Community-based participatory research Medically Underserved Area Anxiety Social class Public-Private Sector Partnerships Nursing Spirituality Humans Aged Medical education Social work Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Health services research Mental health United States Black or African American Religion Psychiatry and Mental health Social Class General partnership Geriatrics and Gerontology Pshychiatric Mental Health Psychology Gerontology |
| Zdroj: | Agingmental health. 16(7) |
| ISSN: | 1364-6915 |
| Popis: | This article outlines the development of the Calmer Life project, a partnership established between researchers and faith-based and social service organizations to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) incorporating religious/spiritual components for older African Americans in low-income communities.The program was designed to bypass several barriers to delivery of CBT within the specified community; it allows multimodal delivery (in person or by telephone) that occurs outside traditional mental health settings through faith-based organizations and neighborhood community centers. It includes religion/spirituality as an element, dependent upon the preference of the participant, and is modular, so that people can select the skills they wish to learn. Established relationships within the community were built upon, and initial meetings were held in community settings, allowing feedback from community organizations.This ongoing program is functioning successfully and has strengthened relationships with community partners and facilitated increased availability of education and services in the community. The lessons learned in establishing these partnerships are outlined.The growth of effectiveness research for late-life anxiety treatments in underserved minority populations requires development of functional partnerships between academic institutions and community stakeholders, along with treatment modifications to effectively address barriers faced by these consumers. The Calmer Life project may serve as a model. |
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