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Research and Action for Bridging Science and Practice in Prevention
Author(s) -
Saul Janet,
Wandersman Abraham,
Flaspohler Paul,
Duffy Jennifer,
Lubell Keri,
Noonan Rita
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/s10464-008-9169-9
Subject(s) - bridging (networking) , health psychology , prevention science , legal psychology , public health , psychology , public relations , sociology , medical education , political science , medicine , nursing , social psychology , computer science , computer security
There is a well‐known gap between science and practice. To address this gap in the areas of Child Maltreatment (CM) and Youth Violence (Y/V), the Division of Violence Prevention (DVP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) embarked on a Dissemination/Implementation (D/I) planning project. The project was aimed at identifying better ways to connect research and practice through reviews of the literature as well as through discussions with experts on violence prevention and research utilization. This introductory article sets the stage for the rest of the special issue by defining terms, providing a rationale for the planning project, describing the planning process, and summarizing what is to come in the rest of the issue.