Journal article
"So, This Is Actually Going to Somebody, Right?": Critical Reflections on Participatory Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Peer Support Group for Parents From Historically Marginalized Communities
Qualitative health research, v 35(4-5), pp 554-569
Apr 2025
PMID: 40171595
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Abstract
Community-engaged, participatory approaches to designing and evaluating public health initiatives center the experiences, perspectives, and knowledge of community members at every stage of the process. A peer support group for racialized and minoritized parents under 25 years of age in the northeastern United States was designed, facilitated, and evaluated with the participation of peer leaders who shared expertise and strategies for navigating complex albeit imperfect bureaucratic systems on which they depend for social services. This paper explores key tensions between the experiences and expectations of peer leaders and the academic researchers involved in the project, and examines the limitations of culturally responsive evaluation to address the structural constraints of the neoliberal university.
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- Title
- "So, This Is Actually Going to Somebody, Right?": Critical Reflections on Participatory Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Peer Support Group for Parents From Historically Marginalized Communities
- Creators
- Camille Collins Lovell - University of Massachusetts AmherstAlexandria Richard - Independent ResearcherAlin Sanchez - Independent ResearcherJessamyn Smyth - University of Massachusetts AmherstAline Gubrium - University of Massachusetts AmherstElizabeth S Valdez - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Qualitative health research, v 35(4-5), pp 554-569
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC; THOUSAND OAKS
- Number of pages
- 16
- Grant note
- Family and Youth Services Bureau in the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services
The authors wish to thank all the parent participants and peer leaders who made the peer support group a success, and the staff and childcare providers at Square One for providing a welcoming space for parents and children.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001458516500007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105002070382
- Other Identifier
- 991022043969904721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Information Science & Library Science
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Social Sciences, Biomedical
- Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary