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DESCRIPTION:Abstract Background Despite efforts to address racial and ethn
 ic mental health treatment disparities\, only one in four Black Americans
  diagnosed with a mental health condition receives treatment. Predominant
 ly Black churches have played a crucial role in tackling racial and ethni
 c health inequities\, serving as venues for health promotion events\, spa
 ces for church member support exchange\, and connectors to trusted health
 care resources. However\, few of these initiatives have focused on mental
  health. To address this gap\, we co-designed\, developed\, and evaluated
  a smartphone-based mental health promotion intervention featuring an emb
 odied conversational agent (ECA) modeled as a peer health advisor. The ai
 m of this intervention was to promote care-seeking intentions\, reduce st
 igma\, and train community members as compassionate responders. Methods T
 his research includes two phases of data collection. First\, participator
 y design workshops were held with church members to develop the intervent
 ion. Ten participants reviewed a culturally informed storyboard\, provide
 d feedback\, and ranked app features. Then\, the final digital interventi
 on was evaluated in a two-week field study with 12 church members. Partic
 ipants were interviewed before and after the study and completed system u
 sability measures. Results Participants were satisfied with the digital m
 ental health system\, providing a range of satisfaction ratings significa
 ntly above neutral\, and found the ECA pleasant\, non-threatening\, and r
 eflective of their community values. Findings revealed how the applicatio
 n helped shift attitudes toward mental illness\, primed care-seeking inte
 ntions and was used to support church members experiencing psychosocial s
 tressors. Participants envisioned opportunities for implementing digital 
 mental health tools alongside in-person events to effect change at the co
 mmunity level. Conclusion This is the first study to collaboratively co-d
 esign and implement a digital mental health promotion intervention with B
 lack American church members. Results demonstrate the efficacy of leverag
 ing faith-based digital mental health interventions to promote church mem
 ber care-seeking practices and normalize discussions of mental wellness. 
 Presenter: Teresa O'Leary See all Presenters and Authors\n\nAdmission:\nR
 egistrationFees: APHA Event Registration is Required\n\nDetails URL:\nhtt
 ps://medicine.yale.edu/event/no-one-wants-to-say-it-aloud/\n
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LOCATION:801 Allen Y Lew Pl NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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STATUS:Confirmed
SUMMARY:Board 5 - “No one wants to say it aloud”: Co-design and evaluation
  of a mental health and stigma-reduction smartphone app with church-affil
 iated black adults.
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