Community Resilience Learning Collaborative and Research Network (C-LEARN): Study Protocol with Participatory Planning for a Randomized, Comparative Effectiveness Trial

Benjamin F. Springgate, Armen C. Arevian, Ashley Wennerstrom, Arthur J. Johnson, David P. Eisenman, Olivia K. Sugarman, Catherine G. Haywood, Edward J. Trapido, Cathy D. Sherbourne, Ashley Everett, Michael McCreary, Diana Meyers, Sheryl Kataoka, Lingqi Tang, Jennifer Sato and Kenneth B. Wells
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Benjamin F. Springgate: LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Armen C. Arevian: UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Research Center for Health Services and Society, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Ashley Wennerstrom: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Arthur J. Johnson: Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA
David P. Eisenman: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Olivia K. Sugarman: LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Catherine G. Haywood: Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network; New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
Edward J. Trapido: LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Cathy D. Sherbourne: The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
Ashley Everett: LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Michael McCreary: UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Research Center for Health Services and Society, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Diana Meyers: St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
Sheryl Kataoka: UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Research Center for Health Services and Society, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Lingqi Tang: UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Research Center for Health Services and Society, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Jennifer Sato: LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Kenneth B. Wells: UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Research Center for Health Services and Society, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 8, 1-16

Abstract: This manuscript presents the protocol and participatory planning process for implementing the Community Resilience Learning Collaborative and Research Network (C-LEARN) study. C-LEARN is designed to determine how to build a service program and individual client capacity to improve mental health-related quality of life among individuals at risk for depression, with exposure to social risk factors or concerns about environmental hazards in areas of Southern Louisiana at risk for events such as hurricanes and storms. The study uses a Community Partnered Participatory Research (CPPR) framework to incorporate community priorities into study design and implementation. The first phase of C-LEARN is assessment of community priorities, assets, and opportunities for building resilience through key informant interviews and community agency outreach. Findings from this phase will inform the implementation of a two-level (program-level and individual client level) randomized study in up to four South Louisiana communities. Within communities, health and social-community service programs will be randomized to Community Engagement and Planning (CEP) for multi-sector coalition support or Technical Assistance (TA) for individual program support to implement evidence-based and community-prioritized intervention toolkits, including an expanded version of depression collaborative care and resources (referrals, manuals) to address social risk factors such as financial or housing instability and for a community resilience approach to disaster preparedness and response. Within each arm, the study will randomize individual adult clients to one of two mobile applications that provide informational resources on services for depression, social risk factors, and disaster response or also provide psychoeducation on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to enhance coping with stress and mood. Planned data collection includes baseline, six-month and brief monthly surveys for clients, and baseline and 12-month surveys for administrators and staff.

Keywords: community resilience; social determinants of health; disaster resilience; mental health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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