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Sembrando Semillas, sowing seeds: Reflections on Latinx representations in US community psychology's AJCP
Am J Community Psychol. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12719. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLatinx have contributed to the foundation and formation of the United States, and as this demographic increases, overlooking their unique experiences and lived conditions can limit community psychology's potential to better support them in their wellbeing. Thus, in alignment with the call for a virtual special issue highlighting critical themes in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP), we take an exemplar approach to reviewing 15 articles published between 1979 and 2023. We highlight these articles for their unique con...
Source: American Journal of Community Psychology - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jesica Siham Fern ández Ireri Bernal Bianca L Guzm án Source Type: research

Civic engagement training at a school for youth with a history of dropping out
We describe an effort to promote civic education and action through a curriculum implemented at an alternative school that focuses on (a) developing awareness of the importance of engaging in social/political issues; (b) increasing civic participation; and (c) acquiring political advocacy and organizing experience. This evaluation of the civic engagement training summarizes the issues students reported in a public presentation as having had an impact in their lives; their historical, political, and social understanding of the issues; the ways in which they used a variety of social media to communicate information to differ...
Source: American Journal of Community Psychology - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Fabricio E Balcazar Marlen Garcia Sheila Venson Source Type: research

Sembrando Semillas, sowing seeds: Reflections on Latinx representations in US community psychology's AJCP
Am J Community Psychol. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12719. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLatinx have contributed to the foundation and formation of the United States, and as this demographic increases, overlooking their unique experiences and lived conditions can limit community psychology's potential to better support them in their wellbeing. Thus, in alignment with the call for a virtual special issue highlighting critical themes in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP), we take an exemplar approach to reviewing 15 articles published between 1979 and 2023. We highlight these articles for their unique con...
Source: American Journal of Community Psychology - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jesica Siham Fern ández Ireri Bernal Bianca L Guzm án Source Type: research

Civic engagement training at a school for youth with a history of dropping out
We describe an effort to promote civic education and action through a curriculum implemented at an alternative school that focuses on (a) developing awareness of the importance of engaging in social/political issues; (b) increasing civic participation; and (c) acquiring political advocacy and organizing experience. This evaluation of the civic engagement training summarizes the issues students reported in a public presentation as having had an impact in their lives; their historical, political, and social understanding of the issues; the ways in which they used a variety of social media to communicate information to differ...
Source: American Journal of Community Psychology - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fabricio E Balcazar Marlen Garcia Sheila Venson Source Type: research

Sembrando Semillas, sowing seeds: Reflections on Latinx representations in US community psychology's AJCP
Am J Community Psychol. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12719. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLatinx have contributed to the foundation and formation of the United States, and as this demographic increases, overlooking their unique experiences and lived conditions can limit community psychology's potential to better support them in their wellbeing. Thus, in alignment with the call for a virtual special issue highlighting critical themes in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP), we take an exemplar approach to reviewing 15 articles published between 1979 and 2023. We highlight these articles for their unique con...
Source: American Journal of Community Psychology - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jesica Siham Fern ández Ireri Bernal Bianca L Guzm án Source Type: research

Civic engagement training at a school for youth with a history of dropping out
We describe an effort to promote civic education and action through a curriculum implemented at an alternative school that focuses on (a) developing awareness of the importance of engaging in social/political issues; (b) increasing civic participation; and (c) acquiring political advocacy and organizing experience. This evaluation of the civic engagement training summarizes the issues students reported in a public presentation as having had an impact in their lives; their historical, political, and social understanding of the issues; the ways in which they used a variety of social media to communicate information to differ...
Source: American Journal of Community Psychology - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fabricio E Balcazar Marlen Garcia Sheila Venson Source Type: research

How mutual aid proliferation developed solidarity and sense of collective responsibility in the early months of COVID-19
Am J Community Psychol. 2023 Nov 17. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12721. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough mutual aid organizing is a social movement practice long sustained by queer/trans people, immigrants, people of color, and disability communities, among other communities pushed to the margins of society, with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent government failures in addressing unmet needs, mutual aid proliferated into new (and more socially privileged) communities in the United States and across the world. Amidst this landscape of extraordinary and unique crises, our study sought to understand the benef...
Source: American Journal of Community Psychology - November 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kimberly Bender Kate Saavedra Tara Milligan Danielle Maude Littman Trish Becker-Hafnor Annie Zean Dunbar Madi Boyett Brendon Holloway Karaya Morris Source Type: research

Place type or place function: What matters for place attachment?
Am J Community Psychol. 2023 Nov 17. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12722. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPlace attachment at neighborhood places can facilitate social ties and community belonging, reduce social isolation and improve physical and mental health outcomes. Research highlights the benefits of place attachment at traditional third places such as cafes and parks but is yet to examine place attachment across a broader suite of highly frequented neighborhood places. Drawing on survey data from a sample of Australian residents (N = 892) with a median age of 55-64 years, this study examines the influence of place form and functio...
Source: American Journal of Community Psychology - November 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Renee Zahnow Source Type: research

How mutual aid proliferation developed solidarity and sense of collective responsibility in the early months of COVID-19
Am J Community Psychol. 2023 Nov 17. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12721. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough mutual aid organizing is a social movement practice long sustained by queer/trans people, immigrants, people of color, and disability communities, among other communities pushed to the margins of society, with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent government failures in addressing unmet needs, mutual aid proliferated into new (and more socially privileged) communities in the United States and across the world. Amidst this landscape of extraordinary and unique crises, our study sought to understand the benef...
Source: American Journal of Community Psychology - November 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kimberly Bender Kate Saavedra Tara Milligan Danielle Maude Littman Trish Becker-Hafnor Annie Zean Dunbar Madi Boyett Brendon Holloway Karaya Morris Source Type: research

Place type or place function: What matters for place attachment?
Am J Community Psychol. 2023 Nov 17. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12722. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPlace attachment at neighborhood places can facilitate social ties and community belonging, reduce social isolation and improve physical and mental health outcomes. Research highlights the benefits of place attachment at traditional third places such as cafes and parks but is yet to examine place attachment across a broader suite of highly frequented neighborhood places. Drawing on survey data from a sample of Australian residents (N = 892) with a median age of 55-64 years, this study examines the influence of place form and functio...
Source: American Journal of Community Psychology - November 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Renee Zahnow Source Type: research