Engaging Indigenous Communities in Research to Inform Practice: The Multisite Implementation Evaluation of Tribal Home Visiting

Community engagement is a widely recognized strategy for conducting ethical, effective research with underrepresented or marginalized groups. The potential benefits of community engagement are many; however, achieving them often requires significant time, resources, and willingness to adapt.

This article describes how the Multi-Site Implementation Evaluation of Tribal Home Visiting team engaged communities when studying the implementation of federally funded programs in 17 Indigenous communities. Findings emphasize how community-engaged research can lead to more relevant, culturally respectful, and impactful results when accompanied by intentionality, flexibility, and sustained relationship building.

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Salvador, M., Abrahamson-Richards, T., Lyon, K., & Rumbaugh Whitesell, N. (2024). Engaging Indigenous communities in research to inform practice: The multisite implementation evaluation of Tribal home visiting. Infant Mental Health Journal, 45(5), Wiley Online Library. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/imhj.22139