Organizational Practices Advancing Racial Equity (OPARE): Development of a Tool Using an Implementation Science Approach
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
23 May 2023
Abstract
Organizational practices to advance racial equity are needed to address the systemic nature of racism. Implementation science frameworks offer a comprehensive approach when implementing complex initiatives. We describe the development of a tool to assess organizational practices in advancing racial equity (OPARE). Findings on the acceptability, reliability and preliminary validity are presented based on 98 responses from child and youth mental health agencies across Ontario. The OPARE shows promise as a valid and reliable organizational assessment tool for helping plan, implement and evaluate racial equity efforts in community mental health settings.
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Les pratiques organisationnelles de promotion de l’égalité raciale sont nécessaires pour aborder la nature systémique du racisme. Les méthodes scientifiques d’implantation participent d’une approche globale quant à la mise en place d’initiatives complexes. Nous décrivons le développement d’un outil pour évaluer les pratiques organisationnelles visant à promouvoir l’égalité raciale (Organizational Practices in Advancing Racial Equity [OPARE]). Les résultats portant sur l’acceptabilité, la fiabilité et la validité préalable résultent d’un sondage auquel ont répondu 98 agences de santé mentale pour enfants et adolescents d’Ontario. L’OPARE apparaît être un outil prometteur de validation et d’analyse de la fiabilité organisationnelle d’un plan portant sur la mise en place et l’évaluation de la promotion de l’égalité raciale au sein de communautés en santé mentale.
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Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 42 • Number 1 • May 2023
Pages: 97 - 118
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Evangeline Danseco, Gabrielle Lucente, and Julia Kurzawa. 2023. Organizational Practices Advancing Racial Equity (OPARE): Development of a Tool Using an Implementation Science Approach. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
42(1): 97-118. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2023-008
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