The BRAVE Study: Formative Research to Design a Multimedia Intervention for American Indian and Alaska Native Young Adults
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Allyson L. Kelley, Adjunct Instructor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) young adults are strong and resilient. Interventions designed to improve their mental health and help-seeking skills are especially needed, particularly those that include culturally relevant resources and relatable role models. This paper presents formative research from the BRAVE study, a five-year community based participatory research project led by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. Formative research included three phases and more than 38 AI/AN young adults and content experts from across the United States. Results indicate that behavioral interventions can be feasibly delivered via text message to AI/AN young adults and that including Native youth in the formative research is critical to designing a comprehensive, culturally-responsive intervention. Lessons learned from this five-year process may help other youth-serving organizations, prevention programs, policymakers, researchers, and educators as they support the next generation of AI/AN leaders.
The BRAVE Study: Formative Research to Design a Multimedia Intervention for American Indian and Alaska Native Young Adults
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- Publication
- Kelley, A., Stephens, D., Singer, M., Caughlan, C., Fatupaito, B.... & McCray, C. (2021). The BRAVE Study: Formative Research to Design a Multimedia Intervention for American Indian and Alaska Native Young Adults. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (Online), 28(1), 71-102.
- Language: English
- Date: 2021
- Keywords
- mental health, American Indian and Alaska Native, AI/AN, young adults, BRAVE study