biostudies-literatureGonzalez JNCRR NIH HHSNIDA NIH HHSNIMHD NIH HHSNIAAA NIH HHSNIGMS NIH HHS112-24https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4158449biostudies-literatureUnknown54(1-2)This paper describes the processes we engaged into develop a measurement protocol used to assess the outcomes in a community based suicide and alcohol abuse prevention project with two Alaska Native communities. While the literature on community-based participatory research (CBPR) is substantial regarding the importance of collaborations, few studies have reported on this collaboration in the process of developing measures to assess CBPR projects. We first tell a story of the processes around the standard issues of doing cross-cultural work on measurement development related to areas of equivalence. A second story is provided that highlights how community differences within the same cultural group can affect both the process and content of culturally relevant measurement selection, adaptation, and development.American journal of community psychologyCollaborative measurement development as a tool in CBPR: measurement development and adaptation within the cultures of communities.PMC4158449R24MD001626R21AA016098T32 DA037183P20RR061430P30 GM103325P20 RR016430R21AA016098-01R24 MD001626R01AA11446R21 AA016098Trickett EJGonzalez JfalseCollaborative measurement development as a tool in CBPR: measurement development and adaptation within the cultures of communities.This paper describes the processes we engaged into develop a measurement protocol used to assess the outcomes in a community based suicide and alcohol abuse prevention project with two Alaska Native communities. While the literature on community-based participatory research (CBPR) is substantial regarding the importance of collaborations, few studies have reported on this collaboration in the process of developing measures to assess CBPR projects. We first tell a story of the processes around the standard issues of doing cross-cultural work on measurement development related to areas of equivalence. A second story is provided that highlights how community differences within the same cultural group can affect both the process and content of culturally relevant measurement selection, adaptation, and development.2014-01-01T00:00:00Z2014 Sep2020-10-31T08:57:21Z2019-03-27T01:35:24ZS-EPMC41584492474828310.1007/s10464-014-9655-1