The Cambridge Handbook of Community Psychology

Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Long Island University-Brooklyn, USA. Her research focuses on child and adolescent development with an emphasis on understanding cultural resilience and trauma within diverse community contexts.

'This book is a precious source of innovative ideas, actions, and future perspectives on how to confront climate change, sexism, racism, poverty, classism, and political polarization. Don't let the size of the book scare you off… It is easy to find the topics that most interest you.' Donata Francescato, Former Professor of Community Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, and Co-founder of the European Community Psychology Association, Italy

• Foreword; Part I. Foundational Concepts: Interdisciplinary, Culturally Responsive, and Contextual Approaches: 1. Promoting Change amidst Systemic Oppression: A Twenty-First Century Call to Action for Communities and Community Psychologists; 2. Community Psychology: Getting to Work; 3. Now Would be a Great Time to Raise your Voice: Empowerment as a Critical Community Psychology Concept; 4. Ethics and Community Psychology; 5. Defining Wellness across World Cultures; Part II. Research, Assessment, and Program Evaluation: Ecological Considerations: 6. Conducting Culturally Responsive Community Needs Assessments; 7. Comprehensive Evaluation of a Rural School Mental Health Program; 8. Constructive Diversity Pedagogy for Challenging Classroom Dialogues: Participatory Action Research with Interdisciplinary Faculty; 9. Critical Language Ethnography as a Community-Centered Research Paradigm; Part III. Community Psychology in Action: Critical Themes and Areas of Application: 10. Women and Leadership: Building Community; 11. Community Resilience: From Broken Windows to Busy Streets; 12. Building Community Resilience and Supporting Disaster Risk Reduction through Social Action Efforts; 13. The Consumer Recovery Movement in the United States: Historical Considerations and Next Steps for Action; 14. Taking Back the Streets: Violence Prevention and Neighborhood Empowerment in the South Ward of Newark; 15. Promoting Adolescent Mental Health: A Transculturally Informed Approach to Engaging Developmental Neuropsychology in the Support of Prevention and Intervention; 16. Gowanus Canal and Public Policy: Community Well-being at a Superfund Site; 17. Family Support Services at Ronald McDonald House Promotes Healing of Seriously Ill Children; 18. Community Psychology and a Fresh Look at Faith Healing Camps: Experiences in Ghana; 19. Community Impact of Social Media; 20. Supporting Communities through Educational Access; 21. Psychological Impact of Climate Change on Communities; 22. Optimal Local Government and Public Service Provision; 23. A Public Health Approach to Delinquency and Incarceration: A Case Study; 24. Public Service Organizations and Community Empowerment: A Toolkit to Develop the School-Family-Community Connection at an Urban Middle School; 25. Women and Immigration; 26. Community-Based Transition Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities; 27. Mental Health on College Campuses; 28. LGBTQ+ Communities: Confronting Discrimination and Gaps in Community Supports; Part IV. Where Do We Go from Here? Gaps and Opportunities for Community Psychology: 29. Responding to Gaps in Research and Practice in Community Psychology; 30. Changing the Community Psychology Narrative: A Contextual, Interdisciplinary, Inclusive, Empowerment Approach.