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The Parents Matter! Program: Building a Successful Investigator-Community Partnership

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We examine the issues involved in creating and maintaining a successful collaboration between university-based researchers and community members when designing and implementing the Parents Matter! Program (PMP). The roles of focus groups, community advisory boards, and community liaisons are highlighted. PMP provides an illustration of the ongoing process of collaboration between investigators and community members and the benefits and challenges of such a partnership.

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  1. Psychology Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

    Laura A. Secrest (Graduate Research Assistant) & Shana L. Lassiter

  2. Psychology Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

    Lisa P. Armistead (Associate Professor)

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

    Sarah C. Wyckoff (Research Coordinator)

  4. Parents Matter Program, Little Rock, AR

    Jacqueline Johnson (Community Liaison)

  5. Parents Matter Program, Little Rock, AR

    Winona B. Williams (Community Advisory Board Member)

  6. Psychology Department, Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, MD

    Beth A. Kotchick (Assistant Professor)

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Secrest, L.A., Lassiter, S.L., Armistead, L.P. et al. The Parents Matter! Program: Building a Successful Investigator-Community Partnership. Journal of Child and Family Studies 13, 35–45 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JCFS.0000010489.58438.19

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