Resources on Community-Based Participatory Research

Below are selected resources on the topic of community-based participatory research (CBPR). CBPR is a collaborative research approach that equitably involves community members, researchers, and other stakeholders in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each bring.

JEAP-Produced Resources

A Toolkit for Community-Engaged Substance Use Research

From the JEAP Initiative and other partners

This toolkit from the JEAP Initiative and our partners is intended as a resource for substance use researchers who are interested in developing effective Community Board partnerships using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR).

Cultural Exchange Survey Examples

From the JEAP Initiative

This PDF contains two adapted examples of the Cultural Exchange Survey: one for Community Boards, and one for researchers engaging with Community Boards.

Tipsheet: Key Points for Facilitating Community Boards

From the JEAP Initiative

This tipsheet outlines key points for facilitators of community boards comprised of people with lived experience.

Webinar: Community-Engaged Research

From the Recovery Research Institute, featuring JEAP Speakers

The webinar discusses community-engaged research, including what, why, and how we can do more of it in the RCC space.

A Toolkit for Generating Research Priorities through CBPR

From the JEAP Initiative

This toolkit is designed for individuals who want to use Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methods to engage members of affected communities in determining priority areas for research.

External Resources

Article: Co-Authoring and Reporting on Lived Experience Engagement

From the Wiley Online Library

This study seeks to understand what people with lived experience and researchers perceive are important components to report on related to engagement in mental health and/or substance use research. The results were used to develop a reporting guidance document for engagement in mental health and/or substance use research.

Implicit Bias Training Course

From the University of Michigan

The University of Michigan offers a free 1-hour webinar (on-demand, no CE) that explores the neuroscience of implicit bias, its impact on health outcomes and organizations, and offers science-based strategies to challenge and change biased behaviors.

Communicating Your Research with Plain Language Materials

From HEAL Connections

This recap covers some key points from the HEAL Connections Sharing Session on Communicating Your Research with Plain Language Materials (link to full recording and presentation slides in video description).

Partner Engagement Guide

From C-DIAS and HEAL Data2Action Research Adoption Support Center

This PDF serves as a guide to meaningfully engaging and integrating community partners into the research process.

Article: The Continuum of Community Engagement in Research

From ResearchGate

This article presents a community engagement (CE) model that includes seven defined designations for CEnR. In addition, this model includes equity indicators and contextual factors for consideration at the various levels of engagement along the continuum. 

Guides on Youth Engagement in Research & Evaluation

From UCLA

These guides are intended to help youth-serving organizations and those who fund them to invest in and build the type of meaningful, effective youth engagement programs that help young people and those who work with them succeed.

Community-Based Participatory Research Toolkit

From cbprtoolkit.org

This CBPR toolkit is for domestic violence researchers. However, much of the content is relevant for researchers focusing on addiction, since there is a focus on working with stigmatized and marginalized populations. 

Videos on Community Engaged Research Training

From the Opioid Research Consortium of Central Appalachia 

This video series provides researchers and non-researchers alike the foundational knowledge to engage as meaningful partners in research that is responsive to community health needs.

The Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership

From Facilitating Power

This PDF charts a pathway to strengthen and transform local democracies. Leaders across multiple sectors, such as community-based organizations, local governments, philanthropic partners, and more, can use this spectrum to assess and revolutionize community engagement efforts to advance community-driven solutions.

Podcast Episode on Co-Producing Knowledge

From the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN)

Listen to Episode 3 focused on Co-Producing Knowledge in this podcast series.

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