Ford-Paz Rebecca E, Kuebbeler Andrea, Contreras Richard, Garduño Marco, Sánchez Bernadette
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2015 Summer;9(2):191-201. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2015.0039.
Although evidence-based depression prevention programs are available, Latino adolescents continue to underutilize and delay mental health intervention, resulting in increased rates of depression and suicide.
To describe a community-academic collaboration, program development and training of opinion leaders, preliminary findings, and lessons learned in conducting community-based participatory research (CBPR).
A pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability and perceived impact on community opinion leaders (n = 5) of a depression literacy and outreach training tailored to a low-income, urban, Latino population.
Results demonstrate feasibility, acceptability, and desirable changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among trained opinion leaders. Challenges related to research agenda, terminology, competency evaluation of participants, and referrals to treatment are presented, along with attempted solutions.
Depression literacy and outreach training of key members of social networks for Latino adolescents shows promise as a culturally relevant and effective approach to depression/suicide prevention for Latino adolescents.
尽管有基于证据的抑郁症预防项目，但拉丁裔青少年仍未充分利用心理健康干预措施，且延迟接受干预，导致抑郁症和自杀率上升。
描述社区与学术机构的合作、意见领袖的项目开发与培训、初步研究结果以及在开展社区参与性研究（CBPR）过程中的经验教训。
一项试点研究考察了针对低收入城市拉丁裔人群的抑郁症知识普及与外展培训对社区意见领袖（n = 5）的可行性、可接受性以及感知到的影响。
结果表明该培训对接受培训的意见领袖而言具有可行性、可接受性，且在知识、态度和行为方面产生了理想的变化。文中呈现了与研究议程、术语、参与者能力评估以及转介治疗相关的挑战，以及尝试的解决办法。
对拉丁裔青少年社交网络关键成员进行抑郁症知识普及与外展培训，有望成为一种与文化相关且有效的预防拉丁裔青少年抑郁症/自杀的方法。
