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ArticleAmerican journal of community psychology2025

"I never realized how hard recovery is." A quasi-experimental evaluation of a youth participatory action research project for opioid prevention.

Elizabeth H Weybright, Katherine Hampilos, Alison J White, Cassandra Grinstead, Jennifer Fees, Melanie Greer, Erica L Doering, Laurie M Graham

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Article in American journal of community psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Elizabeth H WeybrightDepartment of Human Development, Washington State University, Johnson Tower, Pullman, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3995-7067
Katherine HampilosDepartment of Human Development, Washington State University, Johnson Tower, Pullman, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0739-8077
Alison J White4-H Extension Yakima County, Washington State University, Union Gap, Washington, USA.
Cassandra GrinsteadDepartment of Human Development, Washington State University, Johnson Tower, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Jennifer Fees4-H Extension Spokane County, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, USA.
Melanie Greer4-H Extension Clallam County, Washington State University, Port Angeles, Washington, USA.
Erica L DoeringDepartment of Human Development, Washington State University, Johnson Tower, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Laurie M GrahamSchool of Social Work, University of Maryland-Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Funding

SAMHSA HHS H79TI082557
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Youth participatory action research (YPAR) has been effectively used for substance use prevention. Yet, YPAR has not been evaluated for opioids, which negatively impact individuals and communities across the United States. The current study evaluated an opioid-focused YPAR project. YPAR participants (n = 28) completed a pre- and post-survey capturing psychological empowerment and opioid knowledge and behavior. A non-YPAR comparison group (n = 18) provided post-survey data. Mean comparisons were conducted to identify changes among participants and between intervention and comparison groups. YPAR participants demonstrated increased psychological empowerment and opioid knowledge and behaviors. In contrast to the comparison group, YPAR participants reported increased psychological empowerment and opioid knowledge, but not behaviors. Evaluation of this opioid-focused YPAR project indicated positive outcomes. Findings expand research on YPAR effectiveness for substance use prevention. Engaging youth is an effective approach for individual and community change and a promising strategy to address the opioid epidemic.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeOpioid-Related DisordersAdolescentCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchEmpowermentFemaleHumansMaleProgram EvaluationUnited Statesadolescentanalgesicscommunity‐based participatory researchhealth services researchopioidopioid epidemicprimary preventionUnited States

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PMID40843470
PMCPMC12747608

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