Establishing and Evaluating the Key Functions of an Interactive Systems Framework Using an Assets-Getting to Outcomes Intervention

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 295-310

  Chinman, Matthew ^a   Acosta, Joie ^a   Ebener, Patricia ^a   Burkhart, Q ^a   Clifford, Michael ^b   Corsello, Maryann ^c   Duffey, Tim ^d   Hunter, Sarah ^a   Jones, Margaret ^b   Lahti, Michel ^e   Malone, Patrick S ^f   Paddock, Susan ^a   Phillips, Andrea ^a   Savell, Susan ^g   Scales, Peter C ^h   Tellett Royce, Nancy ⁱ  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b University of New England ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^d Vision Training Associates   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g Spurwink   (United States)

^h Search Institute   (United States)

ⁱ Search Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Implementation; Prevention; Technical assistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870292509     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-012-9504-z     Document Type: Article

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