Community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) is meant to be a sustained practice. Yet researchers seldom discuss how to sustain long-existing research projects in the face of societal and generational change. This paper presentation will reflect on our work with Black youth in an after-school community program in the year 2022-2023. We examine the collaboration between elementary-age youth, graduate students, and community members in an after-school program called the Kulula Project. The Kulula Project was developed with the aim of providing culturally enhanced after-school programming for Black youth. The program is designed to benefit youth by increasing their awareness of African heritage and culture while teaching an appreciation of self and self-esteem, developing relationships and interpersonal skills, fostering relationships, increasing civic and community engagement, and developing leadership skills. We will revisit our reflections of our collaboration with youth and community members and identify three prominent themes: (1) the importance of iterative processes in PAR, (2) our need to collaborate intergenerationally with CBPAR, (3) the messiness involved in participatory action research process. Attendees will leave with new insights regarding CBPAR with an intergenerational community and the importance of having all voices present.

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the detrimental effects of anti-Asian racism and discrimination, which have been linked to higher odds of depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances. Research on coping responses and mental health outcomes has yielded mixed results. To address this, our study aimed to achieve two objectives: 1) to investigate the relationship between interpersonal shame and social/mental health outcomes; and 2) to examine Asian American (AA) values, discrimination, and behavioral and emotional coping responses as potential moderators on this relationship. We conducted a non-experimental, cross-sectional study with 228 Asian American participants recruited through Prolific. The self-reported survey measured shame frequency, AA values, pandemic-related discrimination, and emotional/behavioral coping responses. Pearson product-moment correlations indicated that interpersonal shame was significantly related to loneliness, depression/anxiety/stress (DAS), perceived stress, and interpersonal needs. Moderation analyses revealed that the correlation between interpersonal shame and DAS was intensified among participants who encountered overall discrimination more frequently. Other moderation trends were further discussed, covering topics such as the internalization of discrimination related shame, emotional expression, perceived judgment from others, and shared trauma for belongingness. The examination of these trends brought forth crucial insights regarding the complex nature of interpersonal shame among AAs.

Suicide impacts BIPOC communities (Duarté Vélez et al., 2021). For Black youth, suicide rates are an alarming, growing crisis (Lindsey et al., 2019). We must consider structural explanations that may account for racial disparities with obstacles that may impact honest disclosure of suicidality. Current standard suicide interventions, including mandated reporting, ignore the historically negative and avoidant relationship Black folks may have with systemic forces of harm. Understanding healing practices and informal social networks is vital to address suicide in Black communities (Henderson et al., 2021). This systematic review attempts to gather the availability, globally, of cultural and local knowledge, resources, and social networks incorporated into suicide interventions (Henderson et al., 2021). The inclusion criteria were keywords (‘suicid*’ and ‘community’ and ‘intervention’) and populations of interest (BIPOC), 20+ interventions were identified. Common themes, geographical differences, and implications for Black communities explained. A follow-up, call to action attached is a petition written by Black abolitionists to match the urgency and display the number of allies in the field of psychology who support more availability and examination of community-based suicide interventions not involving the police in the United States. As an activist-scholar, critical reflection, review, and taking action will occur.

The decision of the landmark United States Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona (1966) established safeguards to protect custodial suspects’ 5th and 6th Amendment rights through requiring provision of what is now known as the Miranda warnings prior to interrogation. Suspects may elect to waive their rights once informed; however, research indicates that many individuals have inadequate knowledge and appreciation of their Miranda rights and consequences of waiving them. Miranda abilities and individual factors are critical factors in determining the validity of Miranda rights waivers. Researchers implicated many factors as influencing waiver decisions; however, the differential impact of racial/ethnic identity is relatively unexplored. The importance of the investigation of race/ethnicity in Miranda abilities and decisions is underscored by the established differences in perceptions of police officers for racial/ethnic groups. Additionally, scholars have identified a potential presence of stereotype threat contributing to detrimental interrogation decisions. This study examines the influence of racial/ethnic identity on Miranda abilities and waiver decision and also seeks to further the understanding of the effects of perceptions of police officers and presence of stereotype threat. Using a diverse sample, the purpose of the study is to investigate these relevant factors to help inform researchers, practitioners, and policy