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Advancing immigrant and refugee rights: Introduction to the special issue 推进移民和难民权利：特刊导论

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-06-17 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12818

Ashmeet Kaur Oberoi, Sara L. Buckingham, Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar

{"title":"Advancing immigrant and refugee rights: Introduction to the special issue","authors":"Ashmeet Kaur Oberoi, Sara L. Buckingham, Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12818","url":null,"abstract":"This introduction to the special issue Advancing Immigrant and Refugee Rights: Promoting Empowerment, Justice, Equity, and Liberation situates contemporary migration within a context of escalating global displacement, structural violence, and political backlash. It highlights the urgent need for community psychology to respond to these conditions through praxis that centers migrant voices, challenges exclusionary systems, protects human rights, and promotes social justice and migrant well-being. Drawing from empirical studies across diverse geographic and sociopolitical contexts, the special issue explores how culturally grounded, participatory, and community-based approaches affirm migrant dignity, expand access to opportunity, and foster community resilience. The articles collectively address the psychosocial impacts of hostile immigration policies, the significance of culturally responsive interventions, and the transformative potential of migrant-led advocacy. Through the interconnected themes of empowerment, social justice and equity, and liberation, this issue offers a roadmap for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers committed to co-creating systems rooted in dignity, inclusion, and collective thriving. It concludes with a call for community psychologists to reject neutrality and engage boldly, urgently, and collectively in scholarship and practice that advance migrant justice.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"75 3-4","pages":"163-172"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144308661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-06-17 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12824

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Engaging and strengthening youth through international community-based research: Implementation and evaluation of an International Youth Advisory Board. 通过国际社区研究参与和加强青年：国际青年咨询委员会的实施和评价。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-06-11 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12821

Shelley L Craig, Ashley S Brooks, Gabriel Soto Cristobal, Jenny Hui, Hayley Pelletier, Rachael Pascoe, Lenin Zamorano

{"title":"Engaging and strengthening youth through international community-based research: Implementation and evaluation of an International Youth Advisory Board.","authors":"Shelley L Craig, Ashley S Brooks, Gabriel Soto Cristobal, Jenny Hui, Hayley Pelletier, Rachael Pascoe, Lenin Zamorano","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12821","url":null,"abstract":"Youth advisory boards are ubiquitous in community-based research, yet there is limited description of their development or direct benefits to participants within international research contexts. This convergent mixed-method study describes and evaluates the design and implementation of a bilingual International Youth Advisory Board (IYAB) of 10 sexual and gender diverse youth (SGDY) aged 15-21 from Canada, the USA, and Mexico. During a 1-year term, youth participated in six virtual meetings, each incorporating an affirming group check in activity, bespoke youth-development workshop requested by participants (e.g., maintaining healthy relationships, managing conflict), and a feedback session to review draft study materials (e.g., recruitment flyers, surveys, and infographics). Participants completed brief quantitative measures at pre- and posttest and reported increased hope, self-esteem, sense of SGD community, self-advocacy skills, access to supportive adults, groupwork skills, and research competence. Qualitative data collected during a focus group in the final meeting were analyzed using inductive content analysis, producing five content categories of growth, diversity, action, connection, and reciprocity. Integrating these findings, three recommendations for implementing an IYAB are described: (1) support youth development and impact, (2) integrate diverse perspectives, and (3) design a transparent feedback loop. Implications for community psychology and community-based participatory research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144273955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Expanding trauma-informed care: The case for a fifth 'R' - Reflect. 扩大创伤知情护理：第五个“R”的案例——反思。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-06-02 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12820

Kayleigh Izzo, Meg Credit, Hunter Gashi, Neha Shetty, Markella Vassil, Jaimie Harley, Thais Costa Macedo de Arruda, Laura Sinko

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Implementation evaluation of a community-based youth participatory action research program. 一项以社区为基础的青年参与行动研究计划的执行评估。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12815

Nicholas Szoko, Ebonie Slade, Alana Fields, Keona Blankenship, Elizabeth Miller, Alison J Culyba

{"title":"Implementation evaluation of a community-based youth participatory action research program.","authors":"Nicholas Szoko, Ebonie Slade, Alana Fields, Keona Blankenship, Elizabeth Miller, Alison J Culyba","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12815","url":null,"abstract":"Youth participatory action research (YPAR), a method in which young people are engaged as research partners and change agents, offers a powerful paradigm to promote empowerment and liberation. YPAR interventions have been applied in diverse settings to address various issues. Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing YPAR programs may increase the scope and impact of this study. Implementation and dissemination science (IDS) utilizes structured evaluation frameworks to assess determinants of intervention uptake, utilization, and sustainability. IDS has long been utilized in community psychology; yet applications to YPAR are limited. In the present study, we use the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to evaluate a community-based YPAR intervention. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative data collected from multiple informants (e.g., participants, facilitators, and research team members) throughout the implementation period, we describe key barriers and facilitators related to programming. In addition, we present preliminary implementation outcomes (e.g., feasibility, acceptability) from our intervention. In describing these analyses, we center IDS as a key approach for rigorous evaluation of YPAR and similar community-based programs.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144092554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Kansas city brain builders: Progress implementing a multisectoral approach promoting equity in young children's language nutrition and school readiness. 堪萨斯城脑力建设者：实施多部门方法的进展，促进幼儿语言营养和入学准备方面的公平。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12814

Charles R Greenwood, Judith J Carta, Alana G Schnitz, Dola Williams, Gabriela Guerrero, Sandra Cintora, Jomella Watson-Thompson

{"title":"Kansas city brain builders: Progress implementing a multisectoral approach promoting equity in young children's language nutrition and school readiness.","authors":"Charles R Greenwood, Judith J Carta, Alana G Schnitz, Dola Williams, Gabriela Guerrero, Sandra Cintora, Jomella Watson-Thompson","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12814","url":null,"abstract":"Language nutrition, a phrase depicting language exposure occurring during caregiver-child social interactions, holds immense significance in a child's oral language acquisition and early brain development. We report progress promoting language nutrition by the KC Brain Builders Community Coalition (KCBB). A longitudinal, multilevel design was used to evaluate the effects of the KCBB. An online logbook was used to track community actions, and 83 families (73% Latinx) completed surveys reporting the reach of the KCBB. Twelve community sectors and 21 organizations were involved in 329 actions targeting changes in practices, programs, and policies. Significant relationships were identified between parents' knowledge of the importance of talking to babies, the children's home language environment, and expressive language skills. An approach for promoting population-level changes in children's language nutrition is demonstrated. Initial findings indicated that language acquisition in young children is driven by a child's language environment, its structure and function. Implications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144101056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Promoting radical healing to facilitate community capacity building among formerly incarcerated Black and Latino men with substance use disorders. 促进根治性治疗，以促进有药物使用障碍的前监禁黑人和拉丁裔男子的社区能力建设。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12816

Richmond E Hayes, Heather A Jones, Ellen Benoit, Dora N Watkins, Liliane C Windsor

{"title":"Promoting radical healing to facilitate community capacity building among formerly incarcerated Black and Latino men with substance use disorders.","authors":"Richmond E Hayes, Heather A Jones, Ellen Benoit, Dora N Watkins, Liliane C Windsor","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12816","url":null,"abstract":"This study reports on a qualitative thematic analysis of secondary data from group session recordings collected as part of the Community Wise Optimization Trial. Community Wise is a multilevel behavioral intervention designed to increase critical consciousness and reduce substance use among formerly incarcerated men living in predominantly Black and historically disinvested communities (BHDC). Radical healing is a process of recovering from the trauma of oppression based on identification with historically marginalized groups. The current analysis sought to examine if there is evidence of radical healing components (critical consciousness, radical hope, strength and resistance, cultural authenticity and self-knowledge, and collectivism or emotional and social support) in Community Wise's group sessions. Results revealed evidence of all radical healing components in Community Wise participants' rich narratives as they engaged in critical dialogue and explored ways to improve their communities. Given a lack of culturally relevant approaches, this study's findings provide supporting evidence for the incorporation of the radical healing framework in interventions seeking to enhance treatment outcomes and address social determinants of health in BHDC.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144092557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sharing elders' stories through culturally resonant research: A narrative perspective on the Kūpuna Interview Project. 通过文化共鸣研究分享长者的故事：Kūpuna访谈项目的叙事视角。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-11 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12809

Rachel L Burrage, Chrisovolandou K Gronowski, Leslie Tanoue, Rayce Bento, Kauʻi Manera, Laverne Toki, Monique Ocampo, Shelley Muneoka, Keilyn L Kawakami, Kathryn L Braun

{"title":"Sharing elders' stories through culturally resonant research: A narrative perspective on the Kūpuna Interview Project.","authors":"Rachel L Burrage, Chrisovolandou K Gronowski, Leslie Tanoue, Rayce Bento, Kauʻi Manera, Laverne Toki, Monique Ocampo, Shelley Muneoka, Keilyn L Kawakami, Kathryn L Braun","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12809","url":null,"abstract":"This article provides a first-person perspective on the Kūpuna Interview Project, a culturally resonant, community-based, qualitative research project designed to examine the health experiences of Native Hawaiian elders. The voices included in this article are from two elder research participants, three representatives of a community partner organization, one university faculty member, and one student member of the research team, all of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Together, these individual testimonies highlight the importance of community-engaged, culturally relevant narrative research. Lessons learned include the importance of self-reflexivity among members of the research team when working with the community, meaningful gifts for participants, the need for interviewers to take time getting to know the participants and their communities, and the potential for research to create and strengthen meaningful relationships. Finally, this project demonstrates the potential of future research in community psychology to intentionally facilitate spaces for narrative co-creation by participants and researchers.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143953446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring the influence of social support on community participation for adults with serious mental illnesses. 探讨社会支持对成人严重精神疾病患者社区参与的影响。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12813

Rachel Terry, Emily Leickly, Greg Townley

{"title":"Exploring the influence of social support on community participation for adults with serious mental illnesses.","authors":"Rachel Terry, Emily Leickly, Greg Townley","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.12813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12813","url":null,"abstract":"As researchers, advocates, and policymakers continue to emphasize community participation for people with serious mental illness (SMI), it is important to understand and strengthen the natural ties that these individuals have in the community. This study investigated how the social support provided by natural supports (i.e., relationships that occur in everyday life, such as friends, family members, co-workers, and neighbors) relates to community participation. It was hypothesized that natural supports would be positively associated with community participation. Forty-eight participants completed a survey, and 15 of these participants completed a semi-structured qualitative interview. Family, friends, and neighbors were the most frequently identified supports. However, spouses, religious leaders, and pets provided higher levels of emotional support. Average total support was significantly related to community participation. Themes included families spending time together, mental health challenges as barriers to participation, and the desire to do activities with others. These findings provide insight about the role of natural supports in promoting community participation and inform interventions aimed at increasing social support and community participation.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143956439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Engaging decolonial approaches to deracialize and humanize migrants 采用非殖民化方法使移徙者非种族化和人性化。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-05 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12817

Christopher C. Sonn

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