Journal article
A Group-Based Participatory Approach to Examine Community Resilience and Trauma
Community health equity research & policy, Forthcoming
30 Jul 2025
PMID: 40739802
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
BackgroundThe St Louis Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) project promoted community well-being in a designated Promise Zone over a 5-year period. The primary goals of the ReCAST project are: (1) to build a foundation to promote well-being, resiliency, and community healing through service integration; (2) to improve access to trauma-informed community behavioral health resources and youth peer support; and (3) to create community change through community and youth engagement, leadership development, improved governance, and capacity building.PurposeTo examine ReCAST stakeholder perceptions of resilience and trauma in their communities using Concept Mapping (CM), a participatory mixed methodology.ApproachCM is an integrated approach that supports the structured conceptualization of ideas and applies multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis to bring together and organize the ideas of a group to capture the perspectives of multiple stakeholders.Results33 stakeholders participated in the ReCAST program. The resilience concept map yielded five clusters: (1) Community Relationships (positive and productive), (2) Religious Organizations/Spirituality, (3) Interaction with Diverse Communities, (4) People in power to create change, and (5) Community gatherings and organizations. The trauma cluster map identified the following clusters: (1) Substandard Education, (2) Traumatic events/community violence, (3) Racial Trauma, and (4) Physical Degradation of neighborhoods.DiscussionBased on CM results, participants identified the need for local political officials to make a coordinated effort to address issues expressed in both maps and funding of local organizations to address issues related to trauma and resilience, especially youth organizations.
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- Title
- A Group-Based Participatory Approach to Examine Community Resilience and Trauma
- Creators
- Rhonda BeLue - The University of Texas at San AntonioKeon Gilbert - Saint Louis UniversityPaula Southerland - St. Louis County MissouriBryan Ho - Saint Louis UniversityAdolf Delgado - The University of Texas at San AntonioAdaobi Anakwe - Drexel UniversityKemba Noel-London - The Ohio State UniversityEboni Hooper-Boateng - St. Louis County MissouriSara Mohamed - St. Louis County MissouriErica Sosa - The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Publication Details
- Community health equity research & policy, Forthcoming
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): H79SM635230
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Grant number H79SM635230 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001540651100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105012763232
- Other Identifier
- 991022068078004721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health