Building resilience and improving wellbeing in Sierra Leone using the community resiliency model post Ebola

Aréchiga, Adam L.; Freeman, Kimberly; Tan, Alison; Lou, John; Lister, Zephon; Buckles, Beverly; Montgomery, Susanne

doi:10.1080/00207411.2023.2166312

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“…Similar results were observed in delivering CRM to women in drug abuse and domestic violence treatment [28]. CRM teaches participants a set of skills which seek to help them re-enter their "resiliency zone" (i.e., a more emotionally balanced state), which in turn improves decision making and mood as well as decreases anxiety and impulsivity [25,29]. CRM is described in more detail elsewhere [30], but Figure 1 briefly summarizes the skills.…”

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“…Since CRM is taught in group settings, individuals can learn these skills while also being able to tap into the support and experiences of their group members. Due to these previous encouraging results, along with its biological basis and flexibility, CRM is delivered in community-based settings and can be delivered by trained lay persons known to the target populations [29,30]. This model could serve as a helpful tool for veterans coping with stressors that adversely impact health and behavioral health.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…their "resiliency zone" (i.e., a more emotionally balanced state), which in turn improves decision making and mood as well as decreases anxiety and impulsivity [25,29]. CRM is described in more detail elsewhere [30], but Figure 1 briefly summarizes the skills.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pilot Study of a Resiliency Based and Trauma Informed Intervention for Veterans

Baek,

Freeman,

Truong

et al. 2024

Trauma Care

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Over 50% of the 21 million veterans in the U.S. with behavioral health challenges are not having their needs met due to stigma and other barriers to care. Resiliency-based models focused on strengthening protective factors to help individuals adapt to adversity in community-based settings, that can be delivered by trained lay persons, are emerging approaches to help address this issue. This longitudinal pilot study evaluated the impact of one such evidenced-based intervention, the Community Resiliency Model (CRM), on veterans’ behavioral health and daily functioning. A sample of 46 English-speaking, ethnically diverse veterans were recruited for this study. Repeated measure analyses showed that CRM skills significantly decreased distress and increased well-being. We also found strong short-term results for measures of daily functioning with a significant longer-term impact on participants’ ability to control their feelings of being ‘amped up’. Most (82%) participants maintained and continued to use the CRM skills daily to weekly and had very positive reactions to the program. Across our analyses, the results of this pilot study suggest that providing CRM trainings to veterans is a feasible, efficacious, and well-received approach to help address much-needed veteran behavioral health.

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Pilot Study of a Resiliency Based and Trauma Informed Intervention for Veterans

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Freeman,

Truong

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Trauma Care

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“…CRM’s burgeoning research base includes its use for the long-term, chronic stress of marginalized groups in the United States (Grabbe et al, 2020 ; Freeman et al, 2021 ), and globally, in post-Ebola Sierra Leone communities (Aréchiga et al, 2023 ) and with Rwandan genocide survivors (Habimana et al, 2021 ). Research including two randomized controlled trials of single 1- or 3-h trainings (virtual or in-person) has demonstrated significantly improved mental well-being and reduced stress symptoms in persons in high-stress occupations (Leitch et al, 2009 ; Grabbe et al, 2020 , 2021 ; Duva et al, 2022 ).…”

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The Community Resiliency Model, an interoceptive awareness tool to support population mental wellness

Grabbe¹,

Duva²,

Nicholson³

2023

Camb. prisms Glob. ment. health

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The objective of this article is to describe the Community Resiliency Model (CRM)®, a sensory-focused, self-care modality for mental well-being in diverse communities, and CRM’s emerging evidence base and neurobiological underpinnings as a task-sharing intervention. Frieden’s Health Impact Pyramid (HIP) is used as a lens for mental healthcare interventions and their public health impact, with CRM examples. CRM, a sensory awareness model for self-care and mental well-being in acute and chronic stress states, is supported by neurobiological theory and a growing evidence base. CRM can address mental wellness needs at multiple levels of the HIP and matches the task-sharing concept to increase access to mental health resources globally. CRM has the potential for making a significant population mental health impact as an easily disseminated, mental health, self-care modality; it may be taught by trained professionals, lay persons, and community members. CRM carries task-sharing to a new level: scalable and sustainable, those who learn CRM can share the wellness skills informally with persons in their social networks. CRM may alleviate mental distress and reduce stigma, as well as serve a preventive function for populations facing environmental, political, and social threats.

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Building resilience and improving wellbeing in Sierra Leone using the community resiliency model post Ebola

Cited by 2 publications

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Pilot Study of a Resiliency Based and Trauma Informed Intervention for Veterans

Pilot Study of a Resiliency Based and Trauma Informed Intervention for Veterans

The Community Resiliency Model, an interoceptive awareness tool to support population mental wellness

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