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Process Evaluation Frameworks in Community Mental Health
Researchers and evaluators designing process evaluations in community mental health need clear guidance on which theoretical frameworks to use and why. The primary keyword for this post is process evaluation frameworks community mental health, because the literature now shows a notable shift in which frameworks are used and how community voice is positioned. According to Mere et al. (2026) in PLoS One, that shift spans studies published between January 2006 and April 2025 and has concrete implications for study design, stakeholder engagement, and cross-study synthesis. This post refracts the PLoS One findings through the lens of AI-enabled qualitative research and offers practical steps for teams who must analyze interviews, open-ended survey responses, and implementation documents.
In this article
- Key Takeaways
- What happened and how the review measured it
- Findings snapshot
- Implications for qualitative researchers and evaluators
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