Citation

Shapiro CJ, Prinz RJ, Sanders MR. J. Prim. Prev. 2010; 31(4): 223-234.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29206, USA, drcherishapiro@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10935-010-0210-z

PMID

20195773

Abstract

Population-wide interventions do not often address parenting, and relatively little is known about large scale dissemination of evidence-based parenting interventions. Most parenting interventions are not designed to reach the majority of parents in a geographic area or to influence prevalence rates for a problem, nor do they take full advantage of the existing workforce. Implementation of parenting interventions on this scale is a complex process; examination of such efforts can inform both research and policy. The US Triple P System Population Trial, designed to reduce child maltreatment at a population level, affords a unique opportunity to examine the steps involved in launching positive parenting support at a population level via an existing provider workforce. The implementation process is described; challenges and solutions are discussed.

Language: en