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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/93587, first published .
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A Collective Efficacy Intervention to Promote Community Resiliency: Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Evaluation

A Collective Efficacy Intervention to Promote Community Resiliency: Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Evaluation

Mary L Ohmer   1 , MSW, MPIA, PhD ;   Leah A Jacobs   1 , MSW, MA, PhD ;   Jason Beery   2 , MS, PhD ;   Anthony Fabio   3 , MPH, PhD ;   Kim Falk   4 ;   Ivana Gazarik   5 , MS ;   Christi Gomez   6 , BA ;   Tracey Joiner   7 ;   Elizabeth Miller   5 , MD, PhD ;   Alex Neumann   1 , MSW ;   Aaleah Oliver   8 , BA ;   Ross Reilly   9 , MSIT ;   Mohammad R Shedeed   5 ;   April Zeiner   4 , BA ;   Alison J Culyba   5 , MD, MPH, PhD

1 School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

2 Nature Space Consulting, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

3 Epidemiology Data Center, Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

4 Office of Behavioral Health, Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

5 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

6 Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

7 Neighborhood Resilience Project, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

8 BlackteaBrownSuga Network, McKees Rocks, PA, United States

9 University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Mary L Ohmer, MSW, MPIA, PhD
  • School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
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  • Email: mlo51@pitt.edu