Asset-based approaches: their rise, role and reality

James, Elaine

doi:10.1080/09687599.2017.1401327

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“…In order to explore this research question, we developed a range of inclusion and exclusion criteria (see Table 1 for details) around the key constructs of this research including ‘mental health or mental well‐being’, ‘community assets’ (Garven et al, 2016; Munford et al, 2020) and factors affecting ‘sustainability’. Of the numerous definitions and frameworks used to conceptualise the term ‘sustainability’, Wiltsey Stirman et al (2012) found that the most commonly cited definition in the literature was proposed by Scheirer (2005).…”

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Factors affecting the sustainability of community mental health assets: A systematic review

Moore

Bertotti

Hanafiah

et al. 2022

Health Social Care Comm

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Resources and activities offered by Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations could play a key role in supporting communities with their mental health. Whilst policy makers have become increasingly interested in using such asset‐based approaches to improve mental health and well‐being, the sustainability of these approaches remains underresearched. In this review, we explored the factors affecting the sustainability of community mental health assets. We conducted a systematic review of the literature using keywords based on three key terms: ‘sustainability’, ‘mental health issues’ and ‘service provision’. Our search strategy was deployed in four electronic databases (MEDLINE, Web of Science, ASSIA and IBSS) and relevant websites were also searched. The literature search was conducted in November and December 2020 and yielded 2486 results. After title and abstract screening, 544 articles were subjected to full‐text review. A total of 16 studies were included in a narrative synthesis. Studies included a broad range of community interventions and 30 factors affecting sustainability were identified across three sustainability levels: micro (individual), meso (organisational) and macro (local/national/global). Factors were discussed as barriers or facilitators to sustainability. A key barrier across all sustainability levels was funding (cost to individual participants, lack of available funding for VCSEs, economic uncertainty) whilst a key facilitator was connectedness (social connections, partnering with other organisations, linking with national public health systems). Nearly all articles included no definition of sustainability and the majority of factors identified here were at the meso/organisational level. As funding was found to be such a prevalent barrier, more research into macro level factors (e.g. government policies) is required.

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“…land and buildings), individual or collective psychosocial attributes (e.g. skills, capacity, knowledge and passions) and the networking of these to improve the health and well‐being of communities (Foot, 2012; Friedli, 2013; Garven et al, 2016; Munford et al, 2017).…”

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Factors affecting the sustainability of community mental health assets: A systematic review

Moore

Bertotti

Hanafiah

et al. 2022

Health Social Care Comm

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“…This exacerbates the challenges of running the development centres, since the board members operate as outsiders and they might not have the interest of the centre at heart. Those who subscribe to the ABCD approach argue that the strength of a community to act as a development leader can be identified in its recognition, value and use of local strengths and assets; strong communities are those in which capacities are identified, valued and utilised (Field & Miller, 2017;Garven, MacLean & Pattoni, 2016). When the capacities of individuals and communities are valued, there is a greater sense of connectedness to collective efforts and fellow community members.…”

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Focus on Communities and Not Projects: Challenges Faced by Development Centres in Attaining Sustainable Livelihoods in Tshwane, South Africa

Skhosana,

Nel

2024

SWORK

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Community development interventions are welcomed in communities; however, their sustainability is often questioned. The goal of this study was to explore and describe the challenges faced in the development of community interventions by the development centres in the Tshwane region, Gauteng province, South Africa. The research study adopted a qualitative research approach. A non-probability sample was chosen, utilising a purposive sampling technique to select participants. The raw data were analysed and interpreted according to the eight steps outlined by Tesch. The article argues that top-down interventionscan create dependency and hinder communities from achieving sustainability and self-reliance. More emphasis should be placed on facilitating a process in which community members take charge of their assets and strengths to mobilise local solutions and improve inward functioning. Keywords: asset-based community development, challenges, community development, development centres, sustainable livelihoods

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“…The premise is that sustained positive health and social outcomes occur when people and communities have opportunities and facilities to manage their own futures. 2 CLOs in the VCSE (voluntary, community and social enterprise) sector 3 work in partnership with other organisations and networks, local government or health professionals. They are part of a developing field of collaborative public health initiatives that have received sustained policy attention [4][5][6][7] but evidence of their effectiveness remains limited.…”

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Common health assets protocol: a mixed-methods, realist evaluation and economic appraisal of how community-led organisations (CLOs) impact on the health and well-being of people living in deprived areas

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IntroductionThis research investigates how community-led organisations’ (CLOs’) use of assets-based approaches improves health and well-being, and how that might be different in different contexts. Assets-based approaches involve ‘doing with’ rather than ‘doing to’ and bring people in communities together to achieve positive change using their own knowledge, skills and experience. Some studies have shown that such approaches can have a positive effect on health and well-being. However, research is limited, and we know little about which approaches lead to which outcomes and how different contexts might affect success.Methods and analysisUsing a realist approach, we will work with 15 CLOs based in disadvantaged communities in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. A realist synthesis of review papers, and a policy analysis in different contexts, precedes qualitative interviews and workshops with stakeholders, to find out how CLOs’ programmes work and identify existing data. We will explore participants’ experiences through: a Q methodology study; participatory photography workshops; qualitative interviews and measure outcomes using a longitudinal survey, with 225 CLO participants, to assess impact for people who connect with the CLOs. An economic analysis will estimate costs and benefits to participants, for different contexts and mechanisms. A ‘Lived Experience Panel’ of people connected with our CLOs as participants or volunteers, will ensure the appropriateness of the research, interpretation and reporting of findings.Ethics and disseminationThis project, research tools and consent processes have been approved by the Glasgow Caledonian University School of Health and Life Sciences Ethics Committee, and affirmed by Ethics Committees at Bournemouth University, Queen’s University Belfast and the University of East London. Common Health Assets does not involve any National Health Service sites, staff or patients.Findings will be presented through social media, project website, blogs, policy briefings, journal articles, conferences and visually in short digital stories, and photographic exhibitions.

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Asset-based approaches: their rise, role and reality

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Factors affecting the sustainability of community mental health assets: A systematic review

Factors affecting the sustainability of community mental health assets: A systematic review

Focus on Communities and Not Projects: Challenges Faced by Development Centres in Attaining Sustainable Livelihoods in Tshwane, South Africa

Common health assets protocol: a mixed-methods, realist evaluation and economic appraisal of how community-led organisations (CLOs) impact on the health and well-being of people living in deprived areas

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