Strengthening community capacity to address trauma through a Community Ambassador Network.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community ambassadors (CAs) are advocates that build trust with communities on behalf of service systems and facilitate access to resources. Whether and how CAs can support community engagement within a large initiative to build capacity to address the impact of trauma is unclear. This study explores how a Community Ambassador Network supported community engagement with "Innovations 2 Initiative" (INN 2), a 5-year initiative that addressed trauma across nine communities in Los Angeles County.

Method

CAs were recruited from nine community-based partnerships to participate in a focus group, which explored their roles and experiences with INN 2 and their impact on community engagement. Data were collected in 2022 and were analyzed using a pragmatic two-phase strate

SUBMITTER: Siantz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12342637 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature