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174. A Community Coalition Approach to Depression Care for Adults
Episode 174
Wednesday, 18 February, 2026
In this episode of NP Pulse: The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner®️, Dr. Kenneth Wells, Dr. Bowen Chung and Felica Jones will discuss the role of primary care providers in a collaborative care approach to depression treatment for adults living in under-resourced communities. Learn more about their research by reading the A Community-Partnered, Participatory, Cluster-Randomized Study of Depression Care Quality Improvement: Three-Year Outcomes study. Upon successful completion of this podcast, you will be able to: Define under-resourced communities and collaborative care. Compare using a coalition approach to a traditional technical assistance program for serving adults with depression. Discuss how to engage patients as partners in research. This episode was developed as part of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners’® (AANP) Clinical Effectiveness Research Initiative, which is funded by a Eugene Washington Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Engagement Award (EADI #35224). A participation code will be provided at the END of the podcast — make sure to write this code down. Once you have listened to the podcast and have the participation code, return to this activity in the AANP CE Center and follow these steps: Register for this activity. Click on the "Next Steps" button. Enter the participation code that was provided. Complete the activity evaluation. This will award your continuing education (CE) credit and certificate of completion. 0.75 CE will be available through Feb. 29, 2028. Please see below for links to resources that the speakers mentioned in the episode. Community Partners in Care (CPIC): Learn more about this collaborative research project of community and academic partners working together to provide depression-related services to under-resourced communities. Depression Toolkit Resources: This toolkit contains a screening instrument, care management forms, cognitive behavioral therapy resources and educational videos. Together for Wellness: A collection of mental health and wellness resources for youth and their parents and caregivers that is available in English and Spanish.
