Developing Research Priorities
Using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methods, the JEAP team and the three Community Boards of the NIDA-funded JEAP Initiative (R24DA051950) engaged in a collaborative process over several months to develop priorities for research on recovery support services for emerging adults and justice-involved adults.
This process included each Community Board generating ideas based on their lived experience and professional experience, Community Board members ranking ideas in level of priority, the JEAP research team combining the prioritized ideas across the three Community Boards, and Community Board members further fine-tuning the problem statements and research questions. View the list of these research priorities by clicking the button below.
These research priorities come directly from Community Board members’ ideas and reflect their collective expertise, which comes from both their lived experience and professional experience.
How to Use These Research Priorities
These research priorities provide a foundation for researchers to develop new or expand ongoing research projects. The JEAP Initiative hopes to stimulate new research in these areas, improving understanding and, ultimately, policies and practices. For example, JEAP Fellows leveraged these priorities to develop pilot projects that have since resulted in peer-reviewed publications and additional funding to expand their findings. Additionally, JEAP Research Scientist Patrick Hibbard led a scoping study, supported by the JEAP team and external colleagues, to review recovery housing literature. This study identifies which research priorities are currently being addressed, how practitioners can apply these findings, and which areas still require further investigation from the field.
As new research comes online, we hope to include links to this work and increase the usefulness of this tool. Toward this end, if you are building on these research priorities, please let us know of your efforts, how we might help, and any improvements we can make.
Toolkit on Developing Research Priorities through CBPR
The JEAP Initiative developed a toolkit that is designed for individuals who want to use Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methods to engage members of affected communities in determining priority areas for research.