Collaborating to Leverage American Heart Association's EmPOWERED to Serve Faith‐Based Networks for Methamphetamine and Stimulant Misuse Educational Campaign in Black and Hispanic Churches
Objective In recent years, Black and Hispanic communities have been disproportionately impacted by growth in stimulant use disorders and overdose‐related mortality. Faith‐based institutions serve an important role in communities, and thus, community‐based interventions to enhance psychoeducation and...
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| author | Aviva K. Olsavsky Brianna Boggs Olubusola Dehinbo Tariq Salem Arika Cason Malka Sierra Julie Lay Daniel Sunday Kendra Huber Stephen Scott Crystal Natvig Susan K. Mikulich‐Gilbertson Valerie Riley Comilla Sasson |
| author_facet | Aviva K. Olsavsky Brianna Boggs Olubusola Dehinbo Tariq Salem Arika Cason Malka Sierra Julie Lay Daniel Sunday Kendra Huber Stephen Scott Crystal Natvig Susan K. Mikulich‐Gilbertson Valerie Riley Comilla Sasson |
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| description | Objective In recent years, Black and Hispanic communities have been disproportionately impacted by growth in stimulant use disorders and overdose‐related mortality. Faith‐based institutions serve an important role in communities, and thus, community‐based interventions to enhance psychoeducation and reduce stigma are a promising area. The American Heart Association EmPOWERED to Serve program has developed health lessons through community‐based collaborations, including a video regarding stimulant use. Methods In collaboration with church partners, program staff and collaborators developed and implemented a 10‐min video in 12 church communities across several US states and in Puerto Rico. Implementation methods included virtual, hybrid, and in‐person forums. Six churches participated in a pre‐ and post‐video survey to assess effectiveness of the stimulant use disorder video for modifying attitudes toward substance use and for instilling knowledge about stimulant use disorders. Survey data (N = 478) were analyzed in SPSS utilizing Wilcoxon signed ranks for Likert scale responses or McNemar's tests for dichotomous data. Results Data suggested improvement in compassion for people with substance use and knowledge regarding stimulant use disorders. By contrast, sense of comfort in talking to loved ones with substance use and beliefs about substance use being a medical illness did not change following the video. Conclusions This work suggests that a brief 10‐min educational video lesson implemented by a trusted community leader is feasible and effective for reducing stigma and enhancing knowledge about substance use. Further research is required to design additional interventions and to assess for longitudinal effects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a26d99cb7e304ddf81c02c6fae6404a12025-08-20T03:31:14ZengWileyPsychiatric Research and Clinical Practice2575-56092025-06-017210010810.1176/appi.prcp.20240051Collaborating to Leverage American Heart Association's EmPOWERED to Serve Faith‐Based Networks for Methamphetamine and Stimulant Misuse Educational Campaign in Black and Hispanic ChurchesAviva K. Olsavsky0Brianna Boggs1Olubusola Dehinbo2Tariq Salem3Arika Cason4Malka Sierra5Julie Lay6Daniel Sunday7Kendra Huber8Stephen Scott9Crystal Natvig10Susan K. Mikulich‐Gilbertson11Valerie Riley12Comilla Sasson13Department of Psychiatry University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora Colorado USADepartment of Psychiatry University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora Colorado USADepartment of Psychiatry University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora Colorado USADepartment of Psychiatry University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora Colorado USAAmerican Heart Association Dallas Texas USAAmerican Heart Association Dallas Texas USAAmerican Heart Association Dallas Texas USAAmerican Heart Association Dallas Texas USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora Colorado USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora Colorado USADepartment of Psychiatry University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora Colorado USADepartment of Psychiatry University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora Colorado USAAmerican Heart Association Dallas Texas USADepartment of Psychiatry University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora Colorado USAObjective In recent years, Black and Hispanic communities have been disproportionately impacted by growth in stimulant use disorders and overdose‐related mortality. Faith‐based institutions serve an important role in communities, and thus, community‐based interventions to enhance psychoeducation and reduce stigma are a promising area. The American Heart Association EmPOWERED to Serve program has developed health lessons through community‐based collaborations, including a video regarding stimulant use. Methods In collaboration with church partners, program staff and collaborators developed and implemented a 10‐min video in 12 church communities across several US states and in Puerto Rico. Implementation methods included virtual, hybrid, and in‐person forums. Six churches participated in a pre‐ and post‐video survey to assess effectiveness of the stimulant use disorder video for modifying attitudes toward substance use and for instilling knowledge about stimulant use disorders. Survey data (N = 478) were analyzed in SPSS utilizing Wilcoxon signed ranks for Likert scale responses or McNemar's tests for dichotomous data. Results Data suggested improvement in compassion for people with substance use and knowledge regarding stimulant use disorders. By contrast, sense of comfort in talking to loved ones with substance use and beliefs about substance use being a medical illness did not change following the video. Conclusions This work suggests that a brief 10‐min educational video lesson implemented by a trusted community leader is feasible and effective for reducing stigma and enhancing knowledge about substance use. Further research is required to design additional interventions and to assess for longitudinal effects.https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.prcp.20240051 |
| spellingShingle | Aviva K. Olsavsky Brianna Boggs Olubusola Dehinbo Tariq Salem Arika Cason Malka Sierra Julie Lay Daniel Sunday Kendra Huber Stephen Scott Crystal Natvig Susan K. Mikulich‐Gilbertson Valerie Riley Comilla Sasson Collaborating to Leverage American Heart Association's EmPOWERED to Serve Faith‐Based Networks for Methamphetamine and Stimulant Misuse Educational Campaign in Black and Hispanic Churches Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice |
| title | Collaborating to Leverage American Heart Association's EmPOWERED to Serve Faith‐Based Networks for Methamphetamine and Stimulant Misuse Educational Campaign in Black and Hispanic Churches |
| title_full | Collaborating to Leverage American Heart Association's EmPOWERED to Serve Faith‐Based Networks for Methamphetamine and Stimulant Misuse Educational Campaign in Black and Hispanic Churches |
| title_fullStr | Collaborating to Leverage American Heart Association's EmPOWERED to Serve Faith‐Based Networks for Methamphetamine and Stimulant Misuse Educational Campaign in Black and Hispanic Churches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Collaborating to Leverage American Heart Association's EmPOWERED to Serve Faith‐Based Networks for Methamphetamine and Stimulant Misuse Educational Campaign in Black and Hispanic Churches |
| title_short | Collaborating to Leverage American Heart Association's EmPOWERED to Serve Faith‐Based Networks for Methamphetamine and Stimulant Misuse Educational Campaign in Black and Hispanic Churches |
| title_sort | collaborating to leverage american heart association s empowered to serve faith based networks for methamphetamine and stimulant misuse educational campaign in black and hispanic churches |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.prcp.20240051 |
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