Mental Health Interventions with Community Health Workers in the United States: A Systematic Review

Weaver, Addie; Lapidos, Adrienne

doi:10.1353/hpu.2018.0011

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“…The 2-year evidence-based intervention consists of the following core components: six group PA classes offered each week (cardio dance, strength training, and walking groups) led by promotoras at participating churches and MI calls consisting of identifying barriers to PA and goal-setting every 4 months. Promotoras, also known as community health workers, lay health advisors, and peer educators, have shown to be effective in promoting health and providing health education for underserved populations in many parts of the world [21][22][23], particularly among Latino populations [24][25][26][27]. Given their connection to the community, promotoras are uniquely able to integrate health promotion activities and connect culturally and linguistically with members of the target population [28][29][30].…”

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Identifying barriers, facilitators, and implementation strategies for a faith-based physical activity program

Haughton

Takemoto

Schneider

et al. 2020

Implement Sci Commun

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Background: Community engagement is critical to the acceleration of evidence-based interventions into community settings. Harnessing the knowledge and opinions of community leaders increases the likelihood of successful implementation, scale-up, and sustainment of evidence-based interventions. Faith in Action (Fe en Acción) is an evidence-based promotora-led physical activity program designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among churchgoing Latina women. Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews using a semi-structured interview guide based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) at various Catholic and Protestant churches with large Latino membership in San Diego County, California to explore barriers and facilitators to implementation of Faith in Action and identify promising implementation strategies for program scale-up and dissemination. We interviewed 22 pastors and church staff and analyzed transcripts using an iterative-deductive team approach. Results: Pastors and church staff described barriers and facilitators to implementation within three domains of CFIR: characteristics of individuals (lack of self-efficacy for and knowledge of physical activity; influence on churchgoers' behaviors), inner setting (church culture and norms, alignment with mission and values, competing priorities, lack of resources), and outer setting (need for buy-in from senior leadership). From the interviews, we identified four promising implementation strategies for the scale-up of faith-based health promotion programs: (1) health behavior change training for pastors and staff, (2) tailored messaging, (3) developing community collaborations, and (4) gaining denominational support. Conclusions: While churches can serve as valuable partners in health promotion, specific barriers and facilitators to implementation must be recognized and understood. Addressing these barriers through targeted implementation strategies at the adopter and organizational level can facilitate improved program implementation and lead the way for scale-up and dissemination.

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Identifying barriers, facilitators, and implementation strategies for a faith-based physical activity program

Haughton

Takemoto

Schneider

et al. 2020

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“…The inclusion criteria were met by 128 studies; 115 were primary studies and 13 were systematic reviews [147][148][149][150][151][152][153][154][155][156][157][158][159]. Relevant data were extracted and tabulated to map the studies (additional file 2); separate tables summarised relevant systematic reviews (see Table 2 and additional file 3).…”

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Advancing mental health equality: a mapping review of interventions, economic evaluations and barriers and facilitators

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Background: This work aimed to identify studies of interventions seeking to address mental health inequalities, studies assessing the economic impact of such interventions and factors which act as barriers and those that can facilitate interventions to address inequalities in mental health care. Methods: A systematic mapping method was chosen. Studies were included if they: (1) focused on a population with: (a) mental health disorders, (b) protected or other characteristics putting them at risk of experiencing mental health inequalities; (2) addressed an intervention focused on addressing mental health inequalities; and (3) met criteria for one or more of three research questions: (i) primary research studies (any study design) or systematic reviews reporting effectiveness findings for an intervention or interventions, (ii) studies reporting economic evaluation findings, (iii) primary research studies (any study design) or systematic reviews identifying or describing, potential barriers or facilitators to interventions.

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“…Often universal, selective and indicated interventions are delivered by non-specialists as a form of "task-shifting", recommended by the World Health Organization [36] for use particularly in settings, including communities devastated by natural disasters, where a shortage of specialists restricts access to standard treatments. Task-shifting delivery of mental health services to non-specialists like community health workers, teachers, or spiritual leaders, has been demonstrated to be effective in increasing access to and acceptability of services and treating a range of mental health disorders in low resource settings [37][38][39][40]. Task shifting can also serve to increase the autonomy and capacity of communities to deliver sustainable interventions.…”

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Strategies for Delivering Mental Health Services in Response to Global Climate Change

Palinkas¹,

O’Donnell²,

Lau³

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This review examines from a services perspective strategies for preparedness and response to mental health impacts of three types of climate-related events: 1) acute climate-related events such as hurricanes, floods and wildfires, 2) sub-acute or long-term changes in the environment such as drought and heat stress; and 3) the existential threat of long-lasting changes, including higher temperatures, rising sea levels and a permanently altered and potentially uninhabitable physical environment. Strategies for acute events include development and implementation of guidelines and interventions for monitoring and treating adverse mental health outcomes and strengthening individual and community resilience, training of non-mental health professionals for services delivery, and the mapping of available resources and locations of at-risk populations. Additional strategies for sub-acute changes include advocacy for mitigation policies and programs and adaptation of guidelines and interventions to address the secondary impacts of sub-acute events such as economic loss, threats to livelihood, health and well-being, population and family displacement, environmental degradation and collective violence. Strategies for long-lasting changes include implementation of evidence-based risk communication interventions that address the existential threat of climate change, promoting the mental health benefits of environmental conservation, and promoting positive mental health impacts of climate change.

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Mental Health Interventions with Community Health Workers in the United States: A Systematic Review

Cited by 46 publications

References 34 publications

Identifying barriers, facilitators, and implementation strategies for a faith-based physical activity program

Identifying barriers, facilitators, and implementation strategies for a faith-based physical activity program

Advancing mental health equality: a mapping review of interventions, economic evaluations and barriers and facilitators

Strategies for Delivering Mental Health Services in Response to Global Climate Change

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