Knowledge Translation in a Community-Based Study of the Relations Among Violence Exposure, Post-traumatic Stress and Alcohol Misuse in Mi’kmaq Youth

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ID15533019
AuthorsMarc Zahradnik (Dalhousie University, corresponding author), Sherry H Stewart (0000-0003-3350-2712, Dalhousie University), Doreen Stevens (Mount Saint Vincent University), Christine Wekerle (0000-0003-2280-810X, Western University)
Year2020
Volume4
Issue2
Pages106-117
Publication date2020-05-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFirst Peoples Child & Family Review An Interdisciplinary Journal Honouring the Voices Perspectives and Knowledges of First Peoples (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1708-489X • E-ISSN: 2293-6610
PublisherConsortium Erudit (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.7202/1069334ar
OpenAlexW1507754204
LanguageEN
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In 2004, our research group was invited to continue a research partnership with a Nova Scotian Mi’kmaq community that was concerned about the causes of and interventions for adolescent alcohol misuse in their community. While our previous collaborative research focused on reducing adolescent alcohol misuse by targeting motivations for drinking that were personality specific (see Mushquash, Comeau, & Stweart, 2007), the more recent collaboration sought to investigate the possible relationship between exposure to violence, post-traumatic stress, and alcohol misuse. The present paper outlines the steps involved in gaining community consent, the plan for results sharing, the tangible benefits to the community that have been documented, and future directions and lessons learned. The paper will demonstrate how the principles of Knowledge Translation (CIHR, 2006) provide a framework for this process

Criminology · General partnership · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Community Health and Development · Health Policy Implementation Science · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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