Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA.
Stanford Muslims Mental Health and Wellbeing Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA.
Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2023 Jan 31;32:e7. doi: 10.1017/S2045796022000786.
The aim of this paper is to present a novel case for the formation, operation and evaluation of a community advisory aboard comprised of Muslims residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, California that utilised a community based participatory approach to address local Muslim mental health needs. The CAB was recruited in partnership with the Muslim Community Association (MCA), one of the largest Islamic centres in the San Franscisco Bay Area. In addition to describing the development of the CAB, the authors present the findings of the evaluation and synthesis of best processes based on CAB members' feedback.
To evaluate the perceived community advisory board members' perceptions of their roles and elicit feedback on how to enhance the relationship between the university team and the CAB, an evaluation was conducted by an independent team who was not part of the research process. Data was collected using anonymous individual surveys and small group open discussions that were conducted over three evaluation meetings. The evaluation utilised mixed method data collection strategies using questions from Schulz (, Evaluation and Program Planning 26, 249-262), an instrument for evaluating dimensions of group dynamics within CBPR partnerships.
Results of the evaluation within the sphere of CAB operation indicated that CAB members found the greatest satisfaction from their contributions through direct participation in the research activities that were conducted by the university-CAB team. The collective responses indicated that most CAB members were satisfied with trust built between the university-CAB team and the diversity represented in the members of the board. However, given that the Bay Area is home to a very diverse Muslim community, challenges in recruiting representatives that account for all possible self-identifying groups was reported by the CAB with recommendations to recruit religious leaders. Recommendations also included eliciting funds for potential financial compensation for CAB members.
The Stanford-San Francisco Bay Area CAB demonstrated that empowering community members through direct participation, creating channels and safe spaces for feedback help create community rooted research that carry the true voices of marginalised communities and reflects their evolving needs.
本文旨在介绍一个新的案例，即由加利福尼亚州旧金山湾区的穆斯林组成的社区咨询委员会的形成、运作和评估，该委员会利用基于社区的参与式方法来解决当地穆斯林的心理健康需求。该咨询委员会是与穆斯林社区协会（MCA）合作招募的，MCA 是旧金山湾区最大的伊斯兰中心之一。除了描述咨询委员会的发展外，作者还介绍了根据咨询委员会成员的反馈评估和综合最佳流程的结果。
为了评估社区咨询委员会成员对其角色的看法，并征求他们对如何加强大学团队与咨询委员会之间关系的反馈，一个独立的团队进行了评估，该团队不参与研究过程。使用匿名个人调查和小组公开讨论收集数据，这些讨论在三次评估会议上进行。评估采用混合方法数据收集策略，使用 Schulz 的问题（《评估与规划计划》26，249-262），这是一种评估 CBPR 伙伴关系中群体动态维度的工具。
在咨询委员会运作领域的评估结果表明，咨询委员会成员通过直接参与大学-CAB 团队进行的研究活动，对他们的贡献最满意。集体回应表明，大多数咨询委员会成员对大学-CAB 团队之间建立的信任以及委员会成员代表的多样性感到满意。然而，由于湾区是一个多元化的穆斯林社区的所在地，咨询委员会报告称，在招募代表所有可能的自我认同群体方面存在挑战，并建议招募宗教领袖。建议还包括为咨询委员会成员可能的财务补偿筹集资金。
斯坦福-旧金山湾区咨询委员会表明，通过直接参与、为反馈创造渠道和安全空间来增强社区成员的能力，有助于创建扎根于社区的研究，体现边缘化社区的真实声音，并反映他们不断变化的需求。
