Deja L Young, Caitlin Edwards, Francesca Pratt, Tanner Hickman, Morgan Titus, Susanna Hathaway, Luann J Gray, Kendal Holtrop
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Abstract
To advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within community organizations, more attention is needed to how community-engaged research can contribute to the effectiveness of such initiatives. The authors describe their experiences of participating in an academic-community partnership to conduct a DEI evaluation of an evidence-based program implemented through the public mental health system. Elements of this successful partnership included valuing community-initiated research, building connections and learning together, including multiple perspectives, finding shared goals in different contexts, leaning into problem solving, and using feedback to move forward. The lessons learned may inform continued collaborative efforts to support DEI in mental health services contexts.
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Psychiatric Services, established in 1950, is published monthly by the American Psychiatric Association. The peer-reviewed journal features research reports on issues related to the delivery of mental health services, especially for people with serious mental illness in community-based treatment programs. Long known as an interdisciplinary journal, Psychiatric Services recognizes that provision of high-quality care involves collaboration among a variety of professionals, frequently working as a team. Authors of research reports published in the journal include psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, drug and alcohol treatment counselors, economists, policy analysts, and professionals in related systems such as criminal justice and welfare systems. In the mental health field, the current focus on patient-centered, recovery-oriented care and on dissemination of evidence-based practices is transforming service delivery systems at all levels. Research published in Psychiatric Services contributes to this transformation.
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