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Interwoven oppression: A qualitative study of the contribution of racism and sexism to co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder 交织的压迫：种族主义和性别歧视对PTSD和物质使用障碍共同发生的定性研究。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-25 Epub Date: 2026-09-08 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70104

Mallet R. Reid, NiCole T. Buchanan, Thalia S. Epps, Edgar Jaimes-Bautista, Jaidyn J. Choi, Enrique Romero, Ximena Murillo

{"title":"Interwoven oppression: A qualitative study of the contribution of racism and sexism to co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder","authors":"Mallet R. Reid, NiCole T. Buchanan, Thalia S. Epps, Edgar Jaimes-Bautista, Jaidyn J. Choi, Enrique Romero, Ximena Murillo","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70104","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70104","url":null,"abstract":"Racism and sexism are associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD), yet few studies examine their role in co-occurring PTSD/SUD. Through qualitative interviews with 23 people of color with PTSD/SUD, we found that racism and sexism influence the onset of men and women of color's PTSD/SUD in gendered ways. Women reported that sexism played a role in their exposure to sexual violence, and that concerns around being blamed or dismissed when reporting sexual trauma because of their gender and race, they used substances to cope. Men reported that racism rendered them vulnerable to gang, gun, and interpersonal violence. Sexism via gender stereotypes made them feel like they had to “tough it out,” and the racist criminalization meant that they could not seek help for their traumas or substance use. Thus, each group's PTSD/SUD onset occurred through racism and sexism, yet in distinctly gendered ways. Our findings align with multiple jeopardy theory, which suggests that interlocking oppressions render people vulnerable to harm in unique ways. They highlight the need for community psychologists to center the experiences of people of color and to study, prevent, and treat the unique challenges giving rise to their PTSD/SUD.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"78 1-2","pages":"309-321"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.70104","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Community partner perspectives on community-academic health research partnerships with Black American communities: A scoping review. 与美国黑人社区的社区-学术卫生研究伙伴关系的社区伙伴观点：范围审查。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-25 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70108

Kaylyn A Garcia, Dylan R Wong, Derek M Griffith, Nada M Goodrum, Bret Kloos, Shannon Deutsch, Guillermo M Wippold

{"title":"Community partner perspectives on community-academic health research partnerships with Black American communities: A scoping review.","authors":"Kaylyn A Garcia, Dylan R Wong, Derek M Griffith, Nada M Goodrum, Bret Kloos, Shannon Deutsch, Guillermo M Wippold","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70108","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70108","url":null,"abstract":"Evaluations of community-engaged research (CEnR) typically emphasize health outcomes rather than the partnership processes that contribute to intervention effectiveness. This scoping review synthesized community partner-identified strategies for successful community-academic health research partnerships with Black American communities and examined their alignment with the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) taxonomy. This preregistered scoping review followed the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. PsycINFO and PubMed were searched in June 2024 without publication date restrictions. Eligible studies were published in English, involved community partners in health research with Black American communities, and reported community partner perspectives on the partnership. Community partner-identified strategies were deductively coded using the ERIC taxonomy, with remaining strategies inductively coded. Twenty-four studies met the inclusion criteria. The most frequently identified ERIC strategies were building coalitions, developing academic partnerships, and conducting educational meetings. Community partners also identified numerous strategies not represented in the ERIC taxonomy. Community partner-identified strategies translate broad principles of CEnR into actionable partnership practices that can guide health research with Black American communities. Mapping these strategies to the ERIC taxonomy further demonstrates how implementation science can support the operationalization of CEnR while highlighting important relational and equity-focused strategies that are not fully represented in existing implementation frameworks.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149056868","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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Using a systematic review of youth and environmental youth participatory action research outcomes to create a modified implementation capacity framework 通过对青年和环境青年参与性行动研究成果的系统审查，创建修改后的执行能力框架。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-25 Epub Date: 2026-08-10 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70095

Michelle Abraczinskas, Heather Kennedy, Amia Nash Chambers, Erin Vines, Emily J. Ozer

{"title":"Using a systematic review of youth and environmental youth participatory action research outcomes to create a modified implementation capacity framework","authors":"Michelle Abraczinskas, Heather Kennedy, Amia Nash Chambers, Erin Vines, Emily J. Ozer","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70095","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70095","url":null,"abstract":"While youth participatory action research (YPAR), a youth-adult partnered or youth-led approach to knowledge generation and social change, has burgeoned over the last decade, challenges remain related to capacity for its implementation. Yet, the field lacks a YPAR implementation capacity framework. Here, we created a YPAR implementation capacity framework by adapting a key domain (innovation-specific capacity) of a foundational organizational readiness framework that had previously been applied to YPAR conceptually but not empirically. Using literature from a systematic review of YPAR articles reporting youth and environmental outcomes (2015–2022, N = 53), we inductively formed four YPAR implementation capacity domains: (1) resources; (2) training, preparation, and support; (3) relationships within and across systems; (4) characteristics of the YPAR team. We also identified facilitators and barriers of YPAR implementation capacity that we categorized into subdomains. We modified the original innovation-specific capacity construct based on the domains we identified in the literature to begin to create a YPAR implementation capacity framework, intended to set the stage for continued theory building and planning for YPAR.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"78 1-2","pages":"32-56"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148700495","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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Does historical loss impact the relation between ACEs and PTSD symptoms for American Indian and Alaska Native adults? 历史损失是否影响美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民成人的ace和PTSD症状之间的关系？

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-25 Epub Date: 2026-02-26 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70055

Katherina Arteaga, Cassidy Armstrong, Kendall Carter, Reagan Cole, Jade House, Alex Blair, Déjà Clement, Susanna V. Lopez, Ashley B. Cole

{"title":"Does historical loss impact the relation between ACEs and PTSD symptoms for American Indian and Alaska Native adults?","authors":"Katherina Arteaga, Cassidy Armstrong, Kendall Carter, Reagan Cole, Jade House, Alex Blair, Déjà Clement, Susanna V. Lopez, Ashley B. Cole","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70055","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70055","url":null,"abstract":"American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals experience disproportionate rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; e.g., physical or emotional abuse and neglect) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, few studies have considered how historical loss may exacerbate the negative impact of ACEs in relation to PTSD symptoms, particularly among AI/AN adults. The current study examined how historical loss and historical loss-associated symptoms may strengthen the relation between ACEs and PTSD symptoms among AI/AN adults. Due to gender differences in ACEs exposure, we also examined possible gender differences in the frequency of ACEs, historical loss, historical loss associated symptoms, and PTSD symptoms in this sample (Total N = 266; 173 women, 83 men, 9 individuals who identified as Two-Spirit, non-binary, or transgender). Results from moderation analyses indicated that historical loss, historical loss associated symptoms, and ACEs were associated with greater PTSD symptoms. Individuals with high historical loss associated symptoms and ACEs had greater PTSD symptoms compared to those with high historical loss associated symptoms and low ACEs. Results from one-way ANOVAs suggested that Two-Spirit/transgender/non-binary AI/AN adults had the highest ACEs, historical loss associated symptoms, and PTSD symptoms. The current findings provide implications for PTSD interventions and public health initiatives to prevent ACEs and future sociopolitical harms to AI/AN Peoples.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"78 1-2","pages":"96-108"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147300932","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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Helping financially under-resourced unmarried mothers move forward and flourish: Feasibility findings from an innovative coaching-centered place-based initiative 帮助经济资源不足的未婚母亲向前发展：一项创新的以辅导为中心的地方倡议的可行性研究结果。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-25 Epub Date: 2026-06-29 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70087

Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Sharon Watson, Mia Ersoff, Jayla Worsley, Brice Kroll, Jenna Hollenhead

{"title":"Helping financially under-resourced unmarried mothers move forward and flourish: Feasibility findings from an innovative coaching-centered place-based initiative","authors":"Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Sharon Watson, Mia Ersoff, Jayla Worsley, Brice Kroll, Jenna Hollenhead","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70087","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70087","url":null,"abstract":"Longer-duration, holistic, cohort-based, coach-led interventions may be particularly effective in promoting both economic health and emotional well-being among unmarried mothers living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Aligning with the 1999 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) framework for program evaluation, this study presents a non-random pragmatic feasibility trial of Moms Moving Forward (MMF), a 12-month, community-centered, place-based initiative. MMF aims to improve financial stability and maternal mental health by building life skills and strengthening participants' sense of community and spirituality through personalized coaching, targeted workshops with local partners, and sisterhood-building activities. One hundred mothers across six cohorts enrolled in MMF over 3 years, of whom 72 completed the program. Participants provided pre- and post-self-report measures of demographics, financial health (credit scores, wages), mental health (anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem), and desired and obtained life skills. A holistic indicator of progress was captured using the 2016 EMPath Bridge to Self-Sufficiency®, with scores self-determined alongside life coaches. Results indicated improvements in credit scores, wages, and advancement across all Bridge domains, alongside reductions in depression, anxiety, and stress. Participants reported increased life skills and high program acceptability. Continued evaluation using rigorous designs will be critical to assess efficacy and support future scaling.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"78 1-2","pages":"187-202"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.70087","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148343787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Place-based risk: Examining relationships between adolescent perceptions of community risk factors and adolescent substance use across geographic contexts 基于地点的风险：研究跨地域背景下青少年对社区风险因素的认知与青少年物质使用之间的关系。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-25 Epub Date: 2026-08-10 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70094

Melissa Pearman Fenton, Sarah D. Lynne, Josie L. Bryan, Catherine Woodstock Striley, Larry F. Forthun

{"title":"Place-based risk: Examining relationships between adolescent perceptions of community risk factors and adolescent substance use across geographic contexts","authors":"Melissa Pearman Fenton, Sarah D. Lynne, Josie L. Bryan, Catherine Woodstock Striley, Larry F. Forthun","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70094","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70094","url":null,"abstract":"Mixed evidence for the influence of structural and social factors on adolescent substance use behaviors exists across the rural–urban continuum. Therefore, this study explores how adolescent perceptions of structural and social community risk factors are associated with lifetime and past 30-day use of alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes, and illicit drugs among adolescents in different geographic locations. Data from 9819 adolescents from the 2019 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey were used to estimate associations between adolescent perceptions of community risk factors and lifetime and past 30-day alcohol, marijuana, cigarette, and illicit drugs using logistic regression models stratified by geographic location. Adolescent perceptions of community disorganization were significantly associated with lifetime and past 30-day alcohol use among town and rural adolescents and illicit drug use among adolescents from all geographic locations. Findings point to shared and unique risk and protective processes in geographic locations with implications for future research and community prevention efforts.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"78 1-2","pages":"245-262"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.70094","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148700629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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“If I call the police, are they going to ask for my status?” A narrative analysis of Latin American immigrants’ experiences of victimization “如果我报警，他们会问我的身份吗？”拉丁美洲移民受害经历的叙事分析。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-25 Epub Date: 2026-06-22 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70082

Veronica M. Herrera, Lidia E. Nuño

{"title":"“If I call the police, are they going to ask for my status?” A narrative analysis of Latin American immigrants’ experiences of victimization","authors":"Veronica M. Herrera, Lidia E. Nuño","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70082","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70082","url":null,"abstract":"Immigrants’ involvement in crime has been extensively assessed, yet far less attention has been given to their experiences as victims. This study centers on the voices of immigrants to examine their experiences with victimization. Drawing from a larger multimethod study, we analyze qualitative narrative responses from 56 Latin American immigrants. Of the participants interviewed (63% women, age range 18–68), 29 had permanent or temporary resident status, and 27 were undocumented (average 20.4 years in the United States). Our results identified four themes: experiences with violent victimization, gender-based violence, labor exploitation, and escalated police interactions. Our findings reveal that many participants did not initially recognize their experiences as victimization, instead normalizing exposure to violence, exploitation, and institutional harm. Gender-based violence was prevalent, with survivors often silenced by threats of deportation and limited knowledge of legal protections. Labor exploitation emerged as a routine form of abuse, compounded by legal precarity and fear of retaliation. Notably, police interactions were frequently described as traumatic, further eroding trust in formal systems. These results highlight the urgent need for trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and immigration-sensitive services that address both the direct and structural forms of victimization undocumented immigrants face. Implications for policy, community practice, and future research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"78 1-2","pages":"203-217"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148293131","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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Navigating towards justice: A qualitative scoping review of the literature on how youth programs support the positive development of Black youth 走向正义：关于青年项目如何支持黑人青年积极发展的文献的定性范围审查。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-25 Epub Date: 2026-02-27 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70058

Gina McGovern, Michyah Jones, Cortez Watson Jr., Stephanie Mathson

{"title":"Navigating towards justice: A qualitative scoping review of the literature on how youth programs support the positive development of Black youth","authors":"Gina McGovern, Michyah Jones, Cortez Watson Jr., Stephanie Mathson","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70058","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70058","url":null,"abstract":"This qualitative scoping review describes practices used in out-of-school programs for Black youth that support their racial-ethnic identity and sociopolitical development. Database searches yielded 321 articles. Inclusion criteria prioritized studies that contained rich descriptions of programs and practices, yielding 28 articles for analysis. Through reflexive thematic analysis, we identified four main practices across programs: (1) Program leaders fostered safe and positive environments and relationships, incorporating culturally and developmentally relevant content that counters deficit messages; (2) Programs connected youth to the cultural Diaspora and a historic legacy of justice-seekers resisting marginalization and oppression; (3) Program activities provided youth explicit opportunities to develop positive identities and explore how historical harms shape their lives; (4) Programs supported youth to build and practice skills that could contribute to their individual success and prepare them to take action for a more just future. Findings specify a framework for research-backed recommendations for out-of-school program practices that support positive Black youth development.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"78 1-2","pages":"7-31"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147316020","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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Awareness and use of a community health worker program among racial/ethnic minority adults in Philadelphia: Results from a cross-sectional community health survey 费城少数族裔成年人对社区卫生工作者项目的认识和使用：一项横断面社区卫生调查的结果

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-25 Epub Date: 2026-07-28 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70092

Stephen Bonett, Carmen Alvarez, José Bauermeister, Ashley Clemmons, Hyunmin Yu, Andy S. L. Tan, Terri H. Lipman, Karen Glanz, Antonia M. Villarruel

{"title":"Awareness and use of a community health worker program among racial/ethnic minority adults in Philadelphia: Results from a cross-sectional community health survey","authors":"Stephen Bonett, Carmen Alvarez, José Bauermeister, Ashley Clemmons, Hyunmin Yu, Andy S. L. Tan, Terri H. Lipman, Karen Glanz, Antonia M. Villarruel","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70092","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70092","url":null,"abstract":"Community health workers (CHW) programs are effective at reducing hospitalizations, improving mental health, and supporting health-promoting behaviors. Research suggests awareness and use of CHW services remain uneven across communities nationally. This study describes awareness, use and satisfaction with a city-wide CHW program among racial/ethnic minority individuals in Philadelphia. Data come from a web-based health survey conducted February–March 2024. Participants reported sociodemographic characteristics, health conditions, barriers to social resources, and awareness and use of the city's CHW program. Among 522 participants, the majority were Black (55.4%), women (70.1%), with mean age 39 years. Less than half (44.6%) were aware of the CHW program; of those, 30.5% (13.6% of whole sample) had used it. Among users, 80.3% reported being satisfied with services. In multivariate models, Asian, Hispanic/Latine, privately insured, unemployed, those without barriers to social resources, those with chronic conditions, and West Philadelphia residents had lower odds of awareness. Education, income, and anxiety symptoms were not associated with program awareness. Awareness and use of this CHW program is low to moderate among key populations in Philadelphia. Given variations in awareness, scale-up of CHW programs should include evaluation of program reach, especially to individuals who are not employed and have chronic health conditions.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"78 1-2","pages":"234-244"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.70092","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148597314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Made-in-Africa Evaluation framework: A decolonial approach to program evaluation 《非洲制造评价框架：方案评价的非殖民化方法》。

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American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2026-09-25 Epub Date: 2026-08-18 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.70102

Takatso Sibanda, Robin Lin Miller

{"title":"The Made-in-Africa Evaluation framework: A decolonial approach to program evaluation","authors":"Takatso Sibanda, Robin Lin Miller","doi":"10.1002/ajcp.70102","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajcp.70102","url":null,"abstract":"The Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) framework is a decolonial approach to program evaluation developed by African evaluators over the past 14 years. MAE may be appropriate to community psychologists who practice program evaluation or conduct research in Africa, but little is known about its implementation. We conducted a scoping review to map the existing literature on MAE, examine its core practice tenets, explore how its principles are currently being operationalized, and identify gaps in the MAE literature. Eligible articles (N = 53) included primary conceptual papers, case studies and seminal conference proceedings that were published between 2012 and 2026. Findings indicated a strong focus on the use of Indigenous methods and Ubuntu philosophy, African ownership of evaluation processes and findings, and social transformation aligned with African values. Major gaps include few case studies of applying MAE and limited guidance on applying Ubuntu ethics in evaluation practice. MAE's values align closely with community psychology's core values of community self-determination and collaborative action in pursuit of social justice. MAE holds promise to guide reflexive international evaluation practice within community psychology. Future research should explore how MAE is being applied and how it can be adapted across diverse practice contexts pertinent to community psychology.","PeriodicalId":7576,"journal":{"name":"American journal of community psychology","volume":"78 1-2","pages":"57-78"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.70102","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148787169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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