title: Community Partner Perspectives on Benefits, Challenges, Facilitating Factors, and Lessons Learned from Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships in Detroit.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is an extensive body of literature on community-based participatory research (CBPR) and the role of community-academic partnerships, much of which has involved community partners in the conceptualization and preparation of publications. However, there has been a relative dearth of solely community voices addressing these topics, given the other roles and responsibilities which community members and leaders of community-based organizations (CBOs) have.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to share the perspectives of three long-time (>20 years) community partners involved in the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center and its affiliated partnerships.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this article, we community partners provide our assessment of the benefits and challenges in using a CBPR approach at the personal, organizational, and community levels; the factors that facilitate effective partnerships; and our lessons learned through engagement in CBPR. We also present specific recommendations from a community perspective to researchers and institutions interested in conducting CBPR.
authors.forename: Wilma Brakefield
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Caldwell
authors.forename: Angela G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weinert
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Israel
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*