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Resident Participation in the Better Beginnings, Better Futures Prevention Project: Part I—The Impacts of Involvement

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 1994

Abstract

What impact does the involvement of community residents in developing prevention programs have on the residents themselves, the programs they help to create, and the communities in which they live? The research literature suggests that resident involvement in program decision making can enhance residents' sense of control or empowerment, improve programs and services, and provide a better match between the needs of the community and the kinds of services provided. Much of this literature, however, has focussed on relatively few of the benefits and costs that resident can experience as a result of their involvement. The investigation reported in this paper utilized a qualitative research methodology to discover the outcomes, both positive and negative, that residents derive from their involvement. Prevention programs operating in seven Ontario communities under the auspices of the Better Beginnings. Better Futures primary prevention initiative are featured in the discussion.

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Quels sont les impacts résultant de la participation des résidents de la commnauté dans le développement des programmes de prévention sur les résidents cux-měmes, sur les programmes qu'ils ont contribué è créer, et sur la communauté dans laquelle ils vivent? La revue de la littérature suggère que l'implication des résidents dans le processus de décision d'un programme et des services entraine un meilleur sentiment de contrôle et d'appropriation, améliore les programmes et services, et conduit è une convergence plus grande entre les besoins de la communauté et les types de services fournis. Cependant, une grande partie de cette littérature souligne la faiblesse relative du rapport coûts-bénéfices pour les résidents, consécutives è leur implication. L'étude présentée dans ce texte est fondée sur une méthodologie qualitative de recherche visant è déterminer les résultats, aussi bien positifs que négatifs, que les résidents relient è leur participation. Les programmes de prévention implantés dans divers milieux communautaires en Ontario dans le cadre du projet de prévention primaire «Meilleurs débuts, Meilleurs futurs» occupent le centre de la discussion.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 13Number 2September 1994
Pages: 197 - 211

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S. Mark Pancer
Wilfrid Laurier University
Gary Cameron
Wilfrid Laurier University

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