A Community-Driven Mental Health Solution: Lay Mental Health Ambassadors
The community-driven solution of training lay MHAs to do preventive, upstream mental health work in their neighborhoods holds potential to address existing mental health inequities. This study contributes to an emerging evidence base that can empower communities and nurses to collaborate in the development of useful research agendas, meaningful policy, and tailored mental health care.
Authors
- Mary Molewyk Doornbos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7531-0490)
- Gail Landheer Zandee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2627-917X)
Institutions
- Calvin University (US)
- Community Partners (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903251341546
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44
Funders
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
- Michigan Health Endowment Fund