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Symposia

Mental Health Disparities

Community Engaged and Participatory Strategies Across the Life Span to Characterize and Treat Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

1 - (SYM 18) A Systematic Review of Community Based Participatory Research Efforts to Understand and Address Trauma Exposure in Children and Caregivers in the United States

Friday, November 21, 2025
5:06 PM - 5:27 PM CST
Location: Celestin C, Level 3
Keywords: Community-Based, PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder), Mental Health Disparities
Recommended Readings: Yau, J. H., Wong, E. L. Y., Kanagawa, H. S., Liu, T., Wong, G. H. Y., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2024). Effectiveness of community-based participatory research (CBPR) interventions on mental health outcomes: A systematic review. Social science & medicine (1982), 363, 117491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117491,   Sanders Thompson, V. L., Ackermann, N., Bauer, K. L., Bowen, D. J., & Goodman, M. S. (2021). Strategies of community engagement in research: definitions and classifications. Translational behavioral medicine, 11(2), 441–451. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaa042,   Ametaj, A. A., Smith, A. M., & Valentine, S. E. (2021). A Stakeholder-Engaged Process for Adapting an Evidence-Based Intervention for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder for Peer Delivery. Administration and policy in mental health, 48(5), 793–809. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-021-01129-3,   ,  
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Prior literature documents high rates of trauma exposure among youth in the United States, especially for youth from minoritized backgrounds. Accordingly, extensive work has developed and tested trauma-focused services and supports for children and their caregivers. In this systematic review, we specifically zoom in on community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches to develop and improve child and caregiver trauma services. We argue that CBPR is uniquely suited to advance trauma research as it centers survivors’ lived experiences and promotes empowerment through transparency and collaboration in all stages of the research process (from planning through dissemination or action). Despite the overlap between CBPR principles and trauma-informed principles, no prior study has summarized the state of the literature on CBPR approaches to youth and/or caregiver trauma. In this review, we will characterize 1) the extent to which CBPR approaches have been used to develop and modify trauma services for families, caregivers, and youth in the U.S., 2) the recommendations that have come from the trauma-focused CBPR literature, and 3) the communities and populations (e.g., race, ethnicity, immigration status, age range) in which trauma-focused CBPR has been conducted. Articles were identified from three peer-reviewed databases (i.e., PubMed, PsycInfo, Sociological Abstracts) and 7,387 articles were screened for eligibility. We will present initial findings and discuss implications for trauma-focused scientists, practitioners, and advocates working with children and families.