An Evaluation of a Community-Based Mental Health Literacy Intervention for Black Adults

IF 1.7 4区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK

Research on Social Work Practice Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI:10.1177/10497315241262950

Dashawna J. Fussell-Ware, Alexandria G. Bauer, Heather A. Jones, Julius A. Boatwright

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Abstract

Purpose: This single-system design evaluation study assessed whether 18 Beams to Bridges (BTB) program participants would experience increased mental health literacy (MHL). It was hypothesized that MHL scores would increase significantly between the pre-intervention and intermediate assessments, but there would be no significant difference in scores between the intermediate and post-intervention assessments. Method: The MHL scale was used to assess MHL at the three timepoints. Differences in assessment scores were evaluated using paired samples t-tests. Results: Supporting the hypotheses, BTB participants had higher MHL scores on intermediate assessments compared to pre-intervention. There was also no difference between intermediate and post-intervention scores. Conclusion: MHL among Black adults increased during participation in BTB. Despite some limitations, this work is one of the first studies on MHL interventions specifically created for the Black community and should be used to further efforts to address MHL-related contributors to mental health treatment disparities impacting this community.

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对基于社区的黑人成人心理健康扫盲干预的评估

目的：这一单一系统设计的评估研究评估了 "Beams to Bridges"（BTB）项目的 18 名参与者是否会提高心理健康素养（MHL）。假设心理健康素养得分在干预前评估和中期评估之间会有显著提高，但在中期评估和干预后评估之间不会有显著差异。方法：在三个时间点使用 MHL 量表评估 MHL。评估得分的差异采用配对样本 t 检验法进行评估。结果与干预前相比，BTB 参与者在中期评估中的 MHL 得分更高，这支持了假设。中期和干预后的得分也没有差异。结论：黑人成年人的 MHL 在参与 BTB 期间有所提高。尽管存在一些局限性，但这项工作是专门针对黑人社区的 MHL 干预措施的首批研究之一，应该用来进一步努力解决影响该社区心理健康治疗差异的 MHL 相关因素。

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Research on Social Work Practice SOCIAL WORK-

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

11.10%

发文量

105

期刊介绍： Research on Social Work Practice, sponsored by the Society for Social Work and Research, is a disciplinary journal devoted to the publication of empirical research concerning the methods and outcomes of social work practice. Social work practice is broadly interpreted to refer to the application of intentionally designed social work intervention programs to problems of societal and/or interpersonal importance, including behavior analysis or psychotherapy involving individuals; case management; practice involving couples, families, and small groups; community practice education; and the development, implementation, and evaluation of social policies.