Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community最新文献

{"title":"Connect to collect: lessons learned from a Utah school-based intervention to increase take-up of the EITC.","authors":"Lori Kowaleski-Jones, Norman Waitzman, Maren Curtis, Cathleen Zick, Greg McDonald","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2024.2441603","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10852352.2024.2441603","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is an important economic safety net for many working families across America. Enacted in 1975, the credit provides credit to low- and moderate-income households with labor income. Receipt of the EITC has been demonstrated to provide substantial benefits to direct recipients, benefits that cascade intergenerationally, and benefits for communities in which recipients reside. The full potential of the EITC has not been realized because of a relatively low participation rate. In this paper, we describe a framework designed to increase participation in the EITC and the results of pilot testing that utilized this framework in Utah. Overall, our work suggests that schools might work best as locations for EITC take-up interventions when family engagement centers are present. Our recommendation is to use these structures as effective outreach.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"43-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142883267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Community starts at home: Toward understanding the dynamic relationship between home usability and community participation for people with mobility disabilities.","authors":"Lillie Greiman, Lyndsie Koon, Kelsey Goddard, Randi Gray, Jean Hall","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2024.2441605","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10852352.2024.2441605","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To foster meaningful participation within a community, people must have access to suitable and safe housing. Unfortunately, many people with disabilities currently reside in homes that fail to meet their functional, social, and psychological needs. Limited research has explored the interaction between housing and home usability on community participation for people with disabilities. This analysis seeks to delve deeper into the intricacies of the relationship between home usability and community participation. Employing a qualitative approach and analysis, we examine the experiences of participants who completed the Home Usability Program at Centers for Independent Living across the United States. Results indicate that home usability affects community participation dynamically through five, interconnected mechanisms: Health and Function, Autonomy and Choice, Social Interaction, Organization, and Safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"6-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Addressing the need for health equity reform in rural community hospitals: Centering the voices of local health care stakeholders.","authors":"David Xiao, Leah Scholma Branam, Velma McBride Murry, Tracey Stansberry, Clare Sullivan, Amanda McHale, Barbara Clinton, Mark Gaylord, Richard Henighan, Randall Rice, Judy Roitman","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2024.2443363","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10852352.2024.2443363","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rural hospitals are closing rapidly across the US, causing a decline in access to health care for rural populations. Tennessee has the highest rate of rural hospital closures per capita; however, some rural hospitals have managed to survive. To better understand protective strategies against rural hospital closures in Tennessee, fourteen interviews were conducted with hospital stakeholders in five racially and geographically diverse rural communities. Interviewees shared perspectives on strategies that have supported their hospital's continued operations. Interviews were recorded and transcribed. Transcripts were analyzed using rapid qualitative analysis. Analysis of participants' interviews resulted in the emergence of six major themes to reduce hospitals' risk for closure: government policy; commercial factors; business-internal strategies; community-engagement strategies; ongoing challenges, and behavioral health and substance abuse. Within these major themes, subthemes were elucidated. Amplifying the concerns and successful strategies of rural hospital stakeholders may provide solutions to address the health crisis affecting rural communities throughout the US and advance rural health equity.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"23-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142933112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From book bans to affirmative action: DARVO as a political tool against Critical Race Theory.","authors":"Mika Handelman","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2024.2398898","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10852352.2024.2398898","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During the most recent wave of anti-racism movements in the U.S., Critical Race Theory has gained attention as a key mechanism to identify, deconstruct, and challenge dominant white American ideologies and their associated institutional practices. Given that Critical Race Theory threatens to unmask and destabilize centralized white racialized power in the United States, dominant white cultural and institutional backlash to attack, suppress, and invalidate anti-racist ideologies and practices has reached new levels. This article proposes that the American conservative right-wing uses a core rhetorical strategy known as Institutional DARVO to undermine anti-racism movements and Critical Race Theory. Institutional DARVO is a systems-level extension of DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) which identifies three specific patterns of abuse seen in intimate partner violence. This article will provide an analysis of the document issued by former President Donald J. Trump on September 22, 2020, \"Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,\" to illustrate the governmental-political use of Institutional DARVO in the backlash against Critical Race Theory. This Executive Order has influenced conservative political ideas and rhetoric that has fueled the growing surge of book bans, anti-DEI governmental practices and policies, anti-education legislation, and the recent supreme court decision to declare affirmative action unlawful. Identifying these core patterns and strategies used by primarily white conservative groups and institutions to challenge anti-racist movements is critically important in addressing both the realities and false narratives around race and inequity in the United States, as these narratives are impacting our current social, political, legal, and educational culture, practices, and policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"153-173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Principles of Equity and Inclusion in Action: A Case Study of Democratic Deliberation.","authors":"Benjamin C Graham, Stephanie Burkhalter","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2024.2441601","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10852352.2024.2441601","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Democratic innovations offer a promising set of interventions to empower citizens, reduce polarization, and reimagine participatory governance. This article examines the Petaluma Fairgrounds Advisory Panel (PFAP), a citizens assembly convened to deliberate the future of a locally significant property. This qualitative study consisted of 15 panelist interviews exploring panelist experiences of nine equity strategies incorporated into the PFAP design as well as broader themes around how equity was conceptualized. Certain equity strategies emerged as particularly salient in shaping panelists' experiences, underscoring the significance of specific design components in fostering equity. In most cases appraisals were positive, though several critiques and negative assessments were mentioned. Panelist conceptualizations of equity centered around notions of fairness and belonging. The current study offers a window into how strategies to promote equity are experienced, and can inform participatory and deliberative practices that seek to effectively incorporate values of equity.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"127-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Addressing cardiovascular health risk factors in American Indian/Alaska Native Children: A narrative review.","authors":"Joseph Burns, Allison Empey, Jason F Deen","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2452822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2025.2452822","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is common in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults and represents the leading cause of mortality. Risk factors for CVD in AI/AN adults are well-described, and a growing body of evidence reports the inequitable prevalence of factors associated with the development of CVD in AI/AN children, including obesity, physical inactivity, and diabetes mellitus (DM).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This article organizes and summarizes the evidence describing CVD risk factors in AI/AN children, discusses the social drivers of health impacting these risks, and highlights several programs that have demonstrated effectiveness in improving AI/AN child health.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fortunately, multiple community- and Tribal-based programs have aimed to mitigate the impact of obesity, diabetes, and physical activity in AI/AN youth, given that nascent CVD begins in the pediatric years. These efforts include screening, lifestyle choices, including diet and exercise, and, importantly, culturally relevant programming to promote cardiovascular health in AI/AN children.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Though at a disproportionate risk for CVD based on biological and social drivers of health, AI/AN children are being prioritized by their communities, and there are many ongoing efforts to support their cardiovascular health. However, further investigation and investment is warranted to protect this population and address ongoing disparities in AI/AN CVD.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143013024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Community readiness for harm reduction approaches to drug use: A qualitative Pilot study in Nigeria.","authors":"Lauretta Ekanem Omale, Judah Viola, MoDenna Stinnette, Bradley Olson","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2484037","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2484037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Nigeria, drug abuse presents mounting public health challenges, understanding community readiness for harm reduction strategies is crucial yet understudied. This qualitative study examined community readiness to adopt harm reduction approaches and support the reintegration of individuals with drug use disorders. Through in-depth interviews with 18 participants, including parents of children with and without drug use disorders and healthcare providers from the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Akure; the study revealed a complex interplay of factors affecting drug use and recovery. Despite identifying over seventy eligible households for this research, widespread stigma significantly limited participation, highlighting the deep-rooted social barriers facing intervention efforts. The findings uncovered that drug use is driven by an intricate web of factors: knowledge gaps about health risks, peer influence, economic hardship, and spiritual beliefs. Critical barriers to implementing harm reduction strategies emerged, including resource constraints and leadership buy-in. The study illuminates how strong family support systems, transformed social perceptions, and enhanced government policies could create pathways for effective harm reduction implementation. These insights suggest that successful intervention requires a nuanced, culturally attuned approach that combines stigma reduction, family empowerment, religious institution engagement, and policy advocacy offering a blueprint for community psychologists and healthcare providers working to build resilient, recovery-supportive communities in similar cultural contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"252-281"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144033976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social networks illustrate harm reduction mechanisms in recovery homes.","authors":"Alexander J Sikora, Leonard A Jason, Ted J Bobak, Da Wu","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2491864","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2491864","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recovery homes can provide critical support for individuals taking Medications for Opiate Use Disorders (MOUD). However, some abstinence-based self-help groups and organizations have expressed skepticism toward this harm-reduction strategy. One abstinence-based organization that has welcomed those on MOUD is Oxford House. With over 3,000 self-run recovery homes in the US, many individuals on MOUD currently live in these settings. This study examined how Oxford House residents interact and support those on MOUD. We examined these community-based recovery settings with a resident on MOUD over four months. Findings indicated that within Oxford Houses with a resident on MOUD versus those without a resident on MOUD, more positive changes occurred for friendship, advice-seeking, and loaning social network variables. It appears that residents in Oxford Houses where a resident is on MOUD experience positive transformations in their social networks, illustrating how recovery communities can welcome and support those using this harm reduction strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"209-219"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229754/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144054346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining Harm Reduction in a Housing First for Youth Program for Youth Experiencing Homelessness and Concurrent Disorders in a Small Canadian City.","authors":"Victoria Rozycki, Cal Bryce, Margaret Douglin, Maritt Kirst","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2474908","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2474908","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) is a youth-focused adaptation of the well-established Housing First (HF) approach to housing and service provision for individuals experiencing homelessness. Given that youth homelessness is associated with an increased likelihood of substance use issues, a central tenet of the HF4Y framework is the use of a harm reduction approach to substance use. However, research on HF4Y has yet to examine how harm reduction is specifically being implemented in these settings. This study addresses this gap by examining how the principles and philosophies of harm reduction were operationalized and implemented in an HF4Y program for youth experiencing homelessness and concurrent disorders. This study was part of a larger evaluation of a 5-year HF4Y research demonstration project - the Restart Project in Kelowna, British Columbia, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Eight program leaders and service providers at the Kelowna site were interviewed to gather their perspectives on harm reduction delivery within the HF4Y program. Additionally, program documents and case management materials were analyzed to examine how harm reduction was operationalized and implemented through the guiding tools and resources available to staff for program delivery. Findings highlighted several ways in which harm reduction was being delivered within the HF4Y program, including working with youth to ensure safe substance use; connecting youth to services in the community; providing youth with individualized support; reducing stigma around substance use; and empowering youth who use substances. Barriers to harm reduction delivery were also identified, including a lack of low-barrier housing for youth who actively use substances and the expectations of some landlords. These findings emphasize the need for increased advocacy for housing options for youth experiencing homelessness and substance use issues and further research to address other contextual factors promoting and limiting harm reduction delivery in HF programming.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"324-360"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Harm reduction strategies in the community.","authors":"Rhonda K Lewis","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2495370","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2495370","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Harm reduction strategies in the community includes the work of practitioners, activists, and researchers conducting community-based work in domestic and international settings to alleviate pain and suffering for people who use drugs (PWUD) by providing services to meet their needs. This themed issue features a wide variety of community examples of harm reduction efforts that have been developed to reduce stigma associated with substance use. The articles focused on creating culturally appropriate messaging for opioid users while at the same time decriminalizing substance use and emphasizing the importance of implementing a social determinants of health framework in the community, including gender-specific care and ensuring safe substance use and connecting youth with services.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"174-180"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144040886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}