TY - JOUR
T1 - Community Wise
T2 - The Development of an Anti-Oppression Model to Promote Individual and Community Health
AU - Windsor, Liliane
AU - Pinto, Rogério M.
AU - Benoit, Ellen
AU - Jessell, Lauren
AU - Jemal, Alexis
PY - 2014/10/2
Y1 - 2014/10/2
N2 - Communities with histories of oppression have shown great resilience, yet few health interventions focus on structural oppression as a contributor to health problems in these communities. This article describes the development and active ingredients of Community Wise, a unique behavioral health intervention designed to reduce substance use frequency, related health risk behaviors, and recidivism among individuals with a history of incarceration and substance abuse residing in distressed and predominantly African American communities. Community Wise, developed through the collaborative efforts of a board of service providers, researchers, consumers, and government officials, is a 12-week group intervention that aims to address behavioral health problems by raising critical consciousness in distressed communities.
AB - Communities with histories of oppression have shown great resilience, yet few health interventions focus on structural oppression as a contributor to health problems in these communities. This article describes the development and active ingredients of Community Wise, a unique behavioral health intervention designed to reduce substance use frequency, related health risk behaviors, and recidivism among individuals with a history of incarceration and substance abuse residing in distressed and predominantly African American communities. Community Wise, developed through the collaborative efforts of a board of service providers, researchers, consumers, and government officials, is a 12-week group intervention that aims to address behavioral health problems by raising critical consciousness in distressed communities.
KW - community
KW - health risks
KW - intervention
KW - oppression
KW - substance abuse
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U2 - 10.1080/1533256X.2014.962141
DO - 10.1080/1533256X.2014.962141
M3 - Article
C2 - 26190947
AN - SCOPUS:84911399818
VL - 14
SP - 402
EP - 420
JO - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
SN - 1533-256X
IS - 4
ER -