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Perez LG, Cardenas C, Blagg T, Wong EC. Partnerships Between Faith Communities and the Mental Health Sector: A Scoping Review. Psychiatr Serv 2024:appips20240077. [PMID: 39354812 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Faith communities are increasingly providing services to address the mental health needs of their congregations and communities. However, many feel limited in their capacity to address serious illness and experience challenges to collaborating with the mental health sector. To inform the development of faith community-mental health sector partnerships, the authors conducted a scoping review to assess the characteristics and evidence base of partnership approaches to addressing mental health needs. METHODS A search of four databases identified peer-reviewed articles published between 2010 and 2023 on faith community-mental health sector partnerships in the United States. RESULTS In total, 37 articles representing 32 unique partnerships were reviewed. Most partnerships (N=19) used multicomponent approaches, particularly involving training the faith community (N=18), mental health education for the broader community (N=14), and direct counseling (N=11). Many partnerships (N=14) focused on African American communities. Partnerships that included an evaluation component (N=20) showed promising findings for improving mental health symptoms, mental health literacy, stigma, and referrals, among other outcomes. Several articles reported facilitators (e.g., support from faith leaders and reciprocal relationships and equal power) and barriers (e.g., limited time and funding and differing interests and attitudes) to developing partnerships. CONCLUSIONS The findings highlight how faith communities can be a critical partner in providing services across the continuum of mental health care and reveal the need for more rigorous evaluations of the effectiveness, feasibility, and sustainability of these partnerships. The results also identify strategies that may facilitate the development and strengthening of future faith community-mental health partnerships.
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- Lilian G Perez
- RAND, Santa Monica, California (Perez, Wong); Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, California (Cardenas, Blagg)
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- RAND, Santa Monica, California (Perez, Wong); Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, California (Cardenas, Blagg)
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- RAND, Santa Monica, California (Perez, Wong); Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, California (Cardenas, Blagg)
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- RAND, Santa Monica, California (Perez, Wong); Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, California (Cardenas, Blagg)
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Ali SH, Mohsin FM, Rouf R, Parekh R, Dhar B, Kaur G, Parekh N, Islam NS, DiClemente RJ. Family Involvement in Asian American Health Interventions: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Model. Public Health Rep 2023; 138:885-895. [PMID: 36560878 PMCID: PMC10576478 DOI: 10.1177/00333549221138851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Family members play a crucial role in the health of Asian American communities, and their involvement in health interventions can be pivotal in optimizing impact and implementation. To explore how family members can be effectively involved in Asian American health interventions and develop a conceptual framework of methods of involvement at the stages of intervention development, process, and evaluation, this scoping review documented the role of Asian American family members in interventions (across any health objective). Of the 7175 studies identified through database and manual searches, we included 48 studies in the final analysis. Many studies focused on Chinese (54%) or Vietnamese (21%) populations, were conducted in California (44%), and involved spouses (35%) or parents/children (39%). We observed involvement across 3 stages: (1) intervention development (formative research, review process, material development), (2) intervention process (recruitment, receiving the intervention together, receiving a parallel intervention, enlisting support to achieve goals, voluntary intervention support, agent of family-wide change, and participation gatekeepers), and (3) intervention evaluation (received evaluation together, indirect impact evaluation, and feedback during intervention). Impact of family member involvement was both positive (as sources of encouragement, insight, accountability, comfort, and passion) and negative (sources of hindrance, backlash, stigma, obligation, and negative influence). Suggestions for future research interventions include (1) exploring family involvement in South Asian or young adult interventions, (2) diversifying types of family members involved (eg, extended family), and (3) diversifying methods of involvement (eg, family members as implementation agents).
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- Shahmir H. Ali
- New York University School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- New York University School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, USA
- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- New York University Rory College of Nursing, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Hynie M, Oda A, Calaresu M, Kuo BCH, Ives N, Jaimes A, Bokore N, Beukeboom C, Ahmad F, Arya N, Samuel R, Farooqui S, Palmer-Dyer JL, McKenzie K. Access to Virtual Mental Healthcare and Support for Refugee and Immigrant Groups: A Scoping Review. J Immigr Minor Health 2023; 25:1171-1195. [PMID: 37407884 PMCID: PMC10509103 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01521-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Immigrant and refugee populations face multiple barriers to accessing mental health services. This scoping review applies the (Levesque et al. in Int J Equity Health 12:18, 2013) Patient-Centred Access to Healthcare model in exploring the potential of increased access through virtual mental healthcare services VMHS for these populations by examining the affordability, availability/accommodation, and appropriateness and acceptability of virtual mental health interventions and assessments. A search in CINAHL, MEDLINE, PSYCINFO, EMBASE, SOCINDEX and SCOPUS following (Arksey and O'Malley in Int J Soc Res Methodol 8:19-32, 2005) guidelines found 44 papers and 41 unique interventions/assessment tools. Accessibility depended on individual (e.g., literacy), program (e.g., computer required) and contextual/social factors (e.g., housing characteristics, internet bandwidth). Participation often required financial and technical support, raising important questions about the generalizability and sustainability of VMHS' accessibility for immigrant and refugee populations. Given limitations in current research (i.e., frequent exclusion of patients with severe mental health issues; limited examination of cultural dimensions; de facto exclusion of those without access to technology), further research appears warranted.
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- Michaela Hynie
- Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada.
- Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, M3J1P3, Canada.
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- Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, M3J1P3, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
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- School of Social Work, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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- School of Social Work, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Health Policy and Management, York University, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Counseling Psychology, Yorkville University, Fredericton, Canada
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- Wellesley Institute, Toronto, Canada
- Division of Health Equity, CAMH, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Rapaport M, Doucerain MM. Shared immigration process, different perspectives: The impact of immigration-related gaps on couple relationships. MIGRATION STUDIES 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/migration/mnab050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Improving couples’ immigration experience requires characterizing aspects of the immigration process that affect couple relationships. Past research has set forth that post-immigration gaps between partners (discrepancies in their respective cultural adaptation) represent a key aspect. Accordingly, the present research investigated what kind of post-immigration gaps impact migrants’ couple relationship following immigration and how they do so. We used a qualitative dyadic research design, including in-depth open-ended interviews with each partner separately. This design allowed us to understand the experience of migrant couples at the dyadic level. The most notable challenges for couples were related to gaps in employment, finances, legal status, and satisfaction. Gaps led to conflicts in four situations: when one partner felt a lack of support from, or quality time with the other partner; when one partner experienced economic pressure because of his–her gender role values; when one partner had sole responsibility for his–her family stability and legal status in the host country; and when partners did not manage to make joint decisions when facing disagreement.
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- Maylys Rapaport
- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
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