Citation

Galano J, Schellenbach CJ. J. Prev. Interv. Community 2007; 34(1-2): 39-66.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, USA. jxgala@wm.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J005v34n01_03

PMID

17890193

Abstract

The goal of the Healthy Families America Research to Practice Network (RPN) was to foster communication among academic researchers, community-based evaluators, and practitioners to integrate science-based prevention practices into practice settings. The RPN goals were guided by and are a response to the limitations of past and current research paradigms in the social sciences. Accomplishments included creation of a 40-member researcher-practitioner council, development of a national Program Information Management System, and completion of a 4-year national Implementation Study, employing data from over 100 sites in nine states. The discussion examines what was learned about this rare experiment in creating practitioner-scientist partnerships and the impact of the RPN on child abuse and neglect prevention. A five-year plan to sustain and strengthen a practice-research collaborative is recommended.

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