Research as intervention within community mental health

Research as intervention within community mental health.

This paper raises some issues for discussion and debate concerning the nature of research within a mental health setting. Research, no matter what form it takes, is always an intervention. Sensitivity to various concerns surrounding research is required of the mental health worker. Participatory research, which is seen as empowering participants, has become popular in mental health programmes. ...

Bridging community intervention and mental health services research.

OBJECTIVE This article explores the potential of community intervention perspectives for increasing the relevance, reach, and public health impact of mental health services research. METHOD The authors reviewed community intervention strategies, including public health and community development and empowerment interventions, and contrast community intervention with practice-based quality impr...

Family Intervention Police Teams as a Community Mental Health Resource

Serving within the British Army: research into mental health benefits.

The mental health (MH) of soldiers remains extremely newsworthy and is regularly featured in high profile media forums that focus on post-traumatic stress disorder. However, the authors feel that there are distinct benefits to serving within the Army, and that it provides effective occupational medical, MH and welfare support. This research study explores potential benefits and stressors of bei...

Community-Based Participatory Research for Improved Mental Health.

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) focuses on specific community needs, and produces results that directly address those needs. Although conducting ethical CBPR is critical to its success, few academic programs include this training in their curricula. This paper describes the development and evaluation of an online training course designed to increase the use of CBPR in mental healt...