The Pew Versus the Couch: Relationship Between Mental Health and Faith Communities and Lessons Learned from a VA/Clergy Partnership Project

Sullivan, Steve; Pyne, Jeffrey M.; Cheney, Ann M.; Hunt, Justin; Haynes, Tiffany; Sullivan, Greer

doi:10.1007/s10943-013-9731-0

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“…Other articles focusing on partnerships with indigenous communities highlight working with the Tribal Council and other community members and an “indigenous team” that incorporates a senior aboriginal cultural consultant . Building community partnerships was also emphasized in a study incorporating spiritual leaders, veterans, and mental health providers in a project training clergy as first responders to mental health needs among veterans …”

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confidence: 99%

Task‐Sharing Approaches to Improve Mental Health Care in Rural and Other Low‐Resource Settings: A Systematic Review

Hoeft

Fortney

Patel

et al. 2017

The Journal of Rural Health

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Purpose Rural areas persistently face a shortage of mental health specialists. Task shifting, or task sharing, is an approach in global mental health that may help address unmet mental health needs in rural and other low‐resource areas. This review focuses on task‐shifting approaches and highlights future directions for research in this area. Methods Systematic review on task sharing of mental health care in rural areas of high‐income countries included: (1) PubMed, (2) gray literature for innovations not yet published in peer‐reviewed journals, and (3) outreach to experts for additional articles. We included English language articles published before August 31, 2013, on interventions sharing mental health care tasks across a team in rural settings. We excluded literature: (1) from low‐ and middle‐income countries, (2) involving direct transfer of care to another provider, and (3) describing clinical guidelines and shared decision‐making tools. Findings The review identified approaches to task sharing focused mainly on community health workers and primary care providers. Technology was identified as a way to leverage mental health specialists to support care across settings both within primary care and out in the community. The review also highlighted how provider education, supervision, and partnerships with local communities can support task sharing. Challenges, such as confidentiality, are often not addressed in the literature. Conclusions Approaches to task sharing may improve reach and effectiveness of mental health care in rural and other low‐resource settings, though important questions remain. We recommend promising research directions to address these questions.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Task‐Sharing Approaches to Improve Mental Health Care in Rural and Other Low‐Resource Settings: A Systematic Review

Hoeft

Fortney

Patel

et al. 2017

The Journal of Rural Health

383

268

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“…It could be useful for clinicians to become familiar with local pastors who accept a medical model of mental illness so they might enlist the assistance of these clergy members when appropriate to support treatment. 42 …”

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Addressing Mental Health Needs: Perspectives of African Americans Living in the Rural South

Haynes

Cheney

Sullivan

et al. 2017

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OBJECTIVE Rural African Americans are disproportionately impacted by social stressors that place them at risk of developing psychiatric disorders. This study aims to understand mental health from the perspective of rural African American residents and other stakeholders in order to devise culturally acceptable treatment approaches. METHODS Seven focus groups (N=50) were conducted with four stakeholder groups. A semi-structured interview guide was used to elicit perspectives of mental health, mental health treatment, and ways to improve mental health within rural African American communities. Inductive analysis was used to identify emergent themes and develop a conceptual model grounded in the textual data. RESULTS Stressful living environments (e.g. impoverished communities) and broader community held beliefs (e.g. religious beliefs and mental health stigma) impacted not only perceptions of mental health but also contributed to barriers that impede mental health seeking. Participants also identified community level strategies that can be utilized to improve emotional wellness in rural African American communities. CONCLUSION Rural African Americans experience several barriers that impede treatment use. Strategies that include conceptualizing mental illness as a normal reaction to stressful living environments, the use of community-based mental health services, and providing mental health education to the general public may improve use of services in this population.

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“…In fact, much of the faith-based health promotion research has focused on the role of clergy in providing counseling services on a myriad of issues, most notably those related to mental health [10,11,12,13]. In general, clergy feel they are underprepared to provide counseling for mental health problems [9,14,15], however clergy who have received education related to mental health issues report feeling more confident providing this type of counseling [13,16].…”

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confidence: 99%

Practicing What They Preach? Physical Activity Promotion among Clergy

Webb¹,

Bopp²

2017

JPAR

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A key public health goal in the U.S. is to increase the number of people that engage in regular physical activity. Faith-based organizations are prominent in many communities, making them a viable partner in pursuit of this goal. As leaders of FBOs, clergy are uniquely positioned to promote physical activity to a large segment of the U.S. population. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with physical activity promotion among clergy. A convenience sample of clergy (N = 497) from the largest denominations in Pennsylvania completed web-based questionnaires about their physical activity promotion practices. Multiple logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios of clergy promoting physical activity. Forty-five percent of clergy reported that they had promoted physical activity to their congregation during sermons and 14% reported promoting physical activity during one-on-one counseling. Notable findings were that clergy who were female, reported fewer chronic diseases, had more health-related education, and were meeting physical activity recommendations were more likely to promote physical activity. The results of this study indicate that gender, health status, health-related education, and engaging in regular physical activity may be important influences on whether clergy promote physical activity to their congregations. More research is needed to better understand additional characteristics of clergy who engage in physical activity promotion, as well as whether changes in physical activity behavior would lead to changes in physical activity promotion practices among clergy.

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The Pew Versus the Couch: Relationship Between Mental Health and Faith Communities and Lessons Learned from a VA/Clergy Partnership Project

Cited by 39 publications

References 43 publications

Task‐Sharing Approaches to Improve Mental Health Care in Rural and Other Low‐Resource Settings: A Systematic Review

Task‐Sharing Approaches to Improve Mental Health Care in Rural and Other Low‐Resource Settings: A Systematic Review

Addressing Mental Health Needs: Perspectives of African Americans Living in the Rural South

Practicing What They Preach? Physical Activity Promotion among Clergy

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