From a “Perfect Storm” to “Smooth Sailing”: Policymaker Perspectives on Implementation and Sustainment of an Evidence-Based Practice in Two States

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 24-36

  Willging, Cathleen E ^a,d   Green, Amy E ^b   Gunderson, Lara ^a,d   Chaffin, Mark ^c   Aarons, Gregory A ^b  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

child maltreatment; child welfare services child protection; dissemination implementation; evidence based practice; home visiting; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; POLICY MAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922335360     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559514547384     Document Type: Article

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