Cohen Talia R, Reece Karen, Hicks Aaron, Mejchar Deborah, Alonso Carmen, Cooper Anthony, Koenigs Michael R, Grupe Daniel W
Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2025 Jul 24. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.70004.
Equitable community-academic research partnerships provide an innovative way to advance health outcomes among criminal legal system-impacted individuals. The extant literature lacks accounts that detail the process for developing such partnerships, particularly in community-based (rather than carceral) settings and with community organizations (rather than system actors). This First-Person Account-co-written by members of a research team consisting of academic researchers and community partners, including formerly incarcerated individuals-details opportunities and challenges that emerged through a year-long pilot project intended to adapt a mental health intervention for correctional settings. The narrow focus of this project expanded dramatically over the course of the year as team members adapted to working together and realized the potential for the sustained impact of a long-term collaboration. Key elements allowing for successful partnership development included (1) devoting time to building relationships in addition to "doing business"; (2) flexibility regarding the project aims and approach, which allowed for more equitable decision-making; and (3) striving to understand and trust each other's respective expertise, whether based in academic training or lived experiences. Our experiences translate core principles of community-based participatory research into concrete actions and practical examples of how to center the perspective of criminal legal system-impacted individuals.
公平的社区-学术研究伙伴关系为改善受刑事法律系统影响人群的健康状况提供了一种创新途径。现有文献缺乏对建立此类伙伴关系过程的详细描述，尤其是在基于社区（而非监禁场所）的环境中以及与社区组织（而非系统参与者）合作的情况。这篇第一人称叙述由一个研究团队的成员共同撰写，该团队包括学术研究人员和社区伙伴，其中有曾被监禁的人员，详细介绍了一个为期一年的试点项目中出现的机遇和挑战，该项目旨在调整一种针对惩教环境的心理健康干预措施。随着团队成员适应共同工作并意识到长期合作产生持续影响的潜力，该项目在这一年中重点大幅拓展。促成伙伴关系成功发展的关键要素包括：（1）除了“开展业务”之外，投入时间建立关系；（2）在项目目标和方法上保持灵活性，这有助于实现更公平的决策；（3）努力理解并信任彼此各自的专业知识，无论是基于学术训练还是生活经验。我们的经验将基于社区的参与性研究的核心原则转化为具体行动以及如何以受刑事法律系统影响人群的视角为中心的实际示例。
