Embedding field research on mentored inclusive recreation in an urban population--the evolution of opening doors: project adventure.
Community-based interventions have greater relevance and a greater chance of success and sustainability when the community is collaboratively involved in the research process. Opening Doors: Project Adventure is a research project designed to evaluate the impact of community-based inclusive recreation, using supportive mentoring, on children and youth with disabilities and special health care needs (CYDS). The project has a central goal of engaging CYDS who are members of underrepresented minorities, including those who face linguistic, cultural, and/or financial barriers to participation. In this article we describe the process of working with community partners and the lessons learned in the development and implementation of Project Adventure.
Complex Care Service, Children's Hospital Boston, Fegan 7, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA. laurie.glader@childrens.harvard.edu
Laurie
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Glader
Noelle
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Huntington
Kelly
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Horan
Emily
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Davidson
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D011998:Recreation; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population