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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-07-2012 | Original Paper

A State Agency–University Partnership for Translational Research and the Dissemination of Evidence-Based Prevention and Intervention

Authors: Brian K. Bumbarger, Elizabeth Morey Campbell

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 4/2012

Abstract

This article describes a decade-long partnership between the Prevention Research Center at Penn State and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. This partnership has evolved into a multi-agency initiative supporting the implementation of nearly 200 replications of evidence-based prevention and intervention programs, and a series of studies indicating a significant and sustained impact on youth outcomes and more efficient utilization of system resources. We describe how the collaboration has developed into a sophisticated prevention support infrastructure, discuss the partnership and policy lessons learned throughout this journey, and identify remaining issues in promoting this type of research–policy partnership.

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Title: A State Agency–University Partnership for Translational Research and the Dissemination of Evidence-Based Prevention and Intervention
Authors: Brian K. Bumbarger
Elizabeth Morey Campbell
Publication date: 01-07-2012
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-011-0372-x

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