Community organization capacity and barriers to mental health promotion efforts: a configurational analysis
Nathaniel Woodard, Maisha R Huq, Edward J Miech, Deborah L Bors, Amna Hussain, Cheryl L Knott · 2026
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Nathaniel Woodard and co-authors study what helps or blocks community groups that promote mental health in this 2026 paper. Mental health needs have risen, above all since the pandemic. Groups serving minority communities can reach people clinics miss, with culturally fitting programs. Such work needs staff, funds, and partners, summed up as capacity. The team surveyed leaders of twenty-one distinct community groups. The sites included mosques, housing communities, and public libraries.
Their method looks for combinations of traits, not single causes. Some mixes of capacity and barriers may block action while others clear it. That configurational view suits small, varied samples like this one. Results can show funders which supports matter most together. The authors aim to strengthen promotion where need is highest. The study is a survey analysis, not an intervention trial.
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| CREATOR | Nathaniel Woodard, Maisha R Huq, Edward J Miech, Deborah L Bors, Amna Hussain, Cheryl L Knott |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |