@article{ref1,
title="Lessons learned from a community-based participatory research mental health promotion program for American Indian youth",
journal="Health promotion practice",
year="2016",
author="Langdon, Sarah E. and Golden, Shannon L. and Arnold, Elizabeth Mayfield and Maynor, Rhonda F. and Bryant, Alfred and Freeman, V. Kay and Bell, Ronny A.",
volume="17",
number="3",
pages="457-463",
abstract="Background American Indian (AI) youth have the highest rates of suicide among racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States. Community-based strategies are essential to address this issue, and community-based participatory research (CBPR) offers a model to engage AI communities in mental health promotion programming. <br><br>OBJECTIVEs This article describes successes and challenges of a CBPR, mixed-method project, The Lumbee Rite of Passage (LROP), an academic-community partnership to develop and implement a suicide prevention program for Lumbee AI youth in North Carolina. <br><br>METHOD LROP was conducted in two phases to (1) understand knowledge and perceptions of existing mental health resources and (2) develop, implement, and evaluate a cultural enrichment program as a means of suicide prevention. <br><br>DISCUSSION/Results LROP implemented an effective community-academic partnership by (1) identifying and understanding community contexts, (2) maintaining equitable partnerships, and (3) implementing a culturally tailored research design targeting multilevel changes to support mental health. Strategies formed from the partnership alleviated challenges in each of these key CBPR concept areas. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS LROP highlights how a CBPR approach contributes to positive outcomes and identifies opportunities for future collaboration in a tribal community. Using culturally appropriate CBPR strategies is critical to achieving sustainable, effective programs to improve mental health of AI youth.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1524-8399",
doi="10.1177/1524839916636568",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839916636568"
}