Seniors' Mental Health and Pastoral Practices in African American Churches: An Exploratory Study in a Southern City

1998 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Blasi ◽  
Baqar A. Husaini ◽  
Darrell A. Drumwright
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
African American ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
African American Churches ◽  
Southern City ◽  
American Churches

scholarly journals Partnering with African American Churches to Create a Community Coalition for Mental Health

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (Supp) ◽  
pp. 467-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney H. Hankerson ◽  
Kenneth Wells ◽  
Martha Adams Sullivan ◽  
Joyce Johnson ◽  
Laura Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New York ◽  
African American ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Coalition ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
African American Churches ◽  
Study Intervention ◽  
American Churches ◽  
Academic Interests

Community partnered participatory research (CPPR) emphasizes community engagement, respect, and empowerment as guiding principles to promote mental health equity. This article describes the “Vision” stage of a CPPR-informed model to implement evidence-based practices for de­pression in two African American churches in Harlem, New York. Essential parts of the Vision include engagement of stakeholders and collaborative planning. The engage­ment process increased awareness about the project via a community-focused mental health symposium. The collaborative plan­ning stage resulted in creating a multi-dis­ciplinary Community Coalition for Mental Health, establishing the Coalition’s values, agreeing to change the initial chosen study intervention from Interpersonal Counseling to Mental Health First Aid, and developing a website to disseminate the group’s work. Key lessons learned from our partnered process are: 1) support from the lead pas­tor is crucial; 2) balancing community and academic interests can be challenging; 3) icebreaker activities foster relationships and reinforce CPPR principles; 4) multiple com­munication channels can enhance commu­nity participation; and, 5) should organize data in ways that make them easier to interpret.Ethn Dis. 2018;28(Suppl 2):467- 474; doi:10.18865/ed.28.S2.467

scholarly journals Discussing Adolescent Sexual Health in African-American Churches

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrinieka T. Williams ◽  
Darcy Dodd ◽  
Bettina Campbell ◽  
Latrice C. Pichon ◽  
Derek M. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Health ◽  
African American Churches ◽  
American Churches
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