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Methodology for Establishing a Community-Wide Life Laboratory for Capturing Unobtrusive and Continuous Remote Activity and Health Data
Published on: July 27, 2018
The mental health center as a community laboratory
1Center for Community Affairs, NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, 1201 Sixteenth St. N.W., 20036, Washington, D.C..
Abstract:
This discussion summarizes community-based research conducted by the Human Relations Service of Wellesley, Inc., during the first 15 years of its existence as a pilot mental health program. It suggests that the community mental health laboratory develop service and research as coordinated components. Service activities are viewed as vital parts of ongoing community research. A collaborative relationship between researcher and subjects is recommended. With flexibility and imaginative use of its unique characteristics, the community mental health laboratory provides observations not possible in other settings.
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