Youths As Partners in a Community Participatory Project for Substance Use Prevention

Kulbok, Pamela A.; Meszaros, Peggy S.; Bond, Donna C.; Thatcher, Esther; Park, Eun-Hee; Kimbrell, Monica; Smith-Gregory, Tracey

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“…In eight of the 14 studies, a researcher associated with a university served as one of the adult facilitators. Several studies suggested that youth researchers improved the recruitment and engagement of research participants (Gomez & Ryan, ; Kulbok et al., ; Walker & Saito, ). Youth knew where other youth spent their time, particularly youth who were hard to reach or were not involved in traditional programs; thus, researchers’ gained access to populations typically underrepresented in empirical studies (Walker & Saito, ).…”

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“…Youth knew where other youth spent their time, particularly youth who were hard to reach or were not involved in traditional programs; thus, researchers’ gained access to populations typically underrepresented in empirical studies (Walker & Saito, ). Young people built rapport with their peers (Kulbok et al., ) and helped young people overcome hesitations to participate in research, as they were not viewed as authority figures (Gomez & Ryan, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Youth also aided in interpreting and disseminating research findings. Young people helped to interpret the words of youth participants authentically (Brown, ), expanded adults’ understanding of the data (Kulbok et al., ), and, at times, uncovered new findings (Brazg et al., 2011). For example, Brazg et al., (2011) reported that young people explained that social media was an important risk factor for youth substance use, in a way that was previously unaddressed in the literature.…”

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More than Data Collectors: A Systematic Review of the Environmental Outcomes of Youth Inquiry Approaches in the United States

Kennedy

DeChants

Bender

et al. 2019

American J of Comm Psychol

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Highlights• Environmental outcomes reported in 36 US studies of youth inquiry approaches.• Outcomes included changes to practitioners, policies, programs, research, and peer group norms.• Long term, advocacy-oriented groups targeting decision-makers were more likely to report outcomes.Abstract Over the last twenty years, research on the impact of engaging children and adolescents in the generation of new knowledge about their lives, schools, and communities, has grown tremendously. This systematic review summarizes the findings from empirical studies of youth inquiry approaches in the United States, with a focus on their environmental outcomes. Searches of four interdisciplinary databases retrieved a total of 3,724 relevant articles published between 1995 and 2015. Sixty-three distinct studies met the systematic review inclusion criteria, of which, 36 (57.1%) reported that the youth inquiry approach contributed to positive changes among adults, peers, organizations, and/or institutions. These environmental outcomes were qualitatively recorded, inductively categorized, and then organized into Bronfenbrenner's ecological framework. Youth inquiry approaches led to practitioner growth and changes in peer group norms at the micro-system level, program development or improvement and research benefits at the meso-system level, and school, city, and state level policy adoption at the exo-system level. Qualitative methods, especially case studies, were most commonly used to evaluate the impact of youth inquiry approaches on environmental outcomes. Studies of approaches that utilized advocacy to create change, targeted decisionmakers as the audience for the youth's work and convened for a longer duration were more likely to report improved environmental outcomes. This systematic review suggests that youth inquiry approaches are a promising strategy for ecological systems change.

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More than Data Collectors: A Systematic Review of the Environmental Outcomes of Youth Inquiry Approaches in the United States

Kennedy

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Bender

et al. 2019

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…In the development of individual action, increases in competencies for action and research were referred [34,35] in study 1, and the development of interpersonal skills through dealing with people with different personalities, and self-confidence [36] were identified in study 2. The increased political capacity converges in both studies.…”

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Youth Have A Voice - Qualitative Exploration Of A Participatory Action-Research Program

Branquinho¹,

Cerqueira²,

Ramiro³

et al. 2018

Acta Psychopathol

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Although the participatory action-research programs with young people are increasingly common around the world, their inclusion in the evaluation of intervention programs in the area of health promotion is still not a rule. This study presents youths' assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the Dream Teens project, along with its impact on their development as a person, the development of their individual action and their social support (family, school and community). Two studies are presented: study 1, referring to individual interviews, including a total of 12 young people, with a mean age of 18.5 years (± 1.62), mostly girls (83.3%) attending secondary school (41.67%), higher education (33.33%) and third grade (25%); and study 2, referring to a focus group that involved 8 young people, mostly girls (75%), age 18.5 years ( ± 2) attending higher education (37.5%), secondary school (37.5%) and third grade (25%). The NVivo software was used for the analysis and processing of data.Overall, young people identify the establishment of goals in the project, the relationships established, the acquired knowledge and face-to-face meetings as forces; their difficulty in dealing with empowerment, and weak participation of some young people as weaknesses; the availability of local authorities and some teachers to listen to young people as opportunities; and the necessary bureaucracy in order for a project to be implemented, the lack of support from the educational community and some teachers, along with the lack of support of political power as threats.In terms of impact on the participants, there is an increase in their capacity for the development of the person, in the promotion of their self-esteem, personal goals, a sense of community participation, communication skills and respect for themselves and for others; and their development of individual action, a greater political empowerment, development of skills and confidence for research-action, and relationships established. The opportunities created include the establishment of new contacts and the feeling of support from some political bodies at a social support level; promotion of active listening, capacity for argumentation and development of new interests at the family level; at school, these include better relationships with teachers and colleagues, better academic performance, easier coping with frustration, better acceptance of the other; and in the community, although they have not noticed significant changes, they believe that their work will have future repercussions. This work is expected to contribute to an increase in the number of research-action programs with the participation of young people, enhancing their effectiveness as a way to promote their health and wellbeing.

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“…One of the peer leaders' main roles was as research partner in the community assessment (see Kulbok et al, 2015, andLincoln, Borg, &Delman, 2015, for examples of youth researchers in health promotion). The peer leaders were responsible for the following:…”

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Improving Youth Access to Mental Health Support through a Youth–Adult Partnership

Ross

Connors

2018

JYD

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Mental and behavioral health disorders are major issues facing young people in the United States; yet, the majority of youth who need support do not get help. Young people tend not to get help for 2 interacting reasons: system barriers that prevent youth from seeking help, and personal reasons that can influence them to forgo treatment. Youth–Adult Partnerships (Y-APs) have the potential to improve mental health programming and increase service utilization because they create space to blend youth and service provider knowledge and experience. This article provides a detailed case study of a youth–adult partnership’s 2-year community assessment and strategic planning process that led to the development of an innovative mental health model that has been sustained for 15 years. This article highlights the practices that contributed to adult transformation and the importance of adults’ roles as boundary spanners in the implementation and sustainability of an intervention that addresses both system barriers and personal reasons youth forgo mental health treatment.

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Youths As Partners in a Community Participatory Project for Substance Use Prevention

Cited by 24 publications

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More than Data Collectors: A Systematic Review of the Environmental Outcomes of Youth Inquiry Approaches in the United States

More than Data Collectors: A Systematic Review of the Environmental Outcomes of Youth Inquiry Approaches in the United States

Youth Have A Voice - Qualitative Exploration Of A Participatory Action-Research Program

Improving Youth Access to Mental Health Support through a Youth–Adult Partnership

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