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Mobilizing Communities for Implementing Evidence‐Based Youth Violence Prevention Programming: A Commentary
Author(s) -
Fixsen Dean L.,
Blase Karen A.,
Van Dyke Melissa K.
Publication year - 2011
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/s10464-010-9410-1
Subject(s) - health psychology , prevention science , human services , evidence based practice , implementation research , public relations , best practice , service (business) , public health , positive youth development , suicide prevention , psychology , poison control , medical education , political science , medicine , business , nursing , environmental health , alternative medicine , psychiatry , psychological intervention , marketing , pathology , law , developmental psychology
Evidence‐based programs have struggled for acceptance in human service settings. Information gleaned from these experiences indicates that implementation is the missing link in the science to service chain. The science and practice of implementation is progressing and can inform approaches to full and effective uses of youth violence prevention programs nationally. Implementation Teams that know (a) innovations, (b) implementation best practices, and (c) improvement cycles are essential to mobilizing support for successful uses of evidence‐based programs on a socially significant scale. The next wave of development in implementation science and practice is underway: establishing infrastructures for implementation to make implementation expertise available to communities nationally. Good science, implemented well in practice, can benefit all human services, including youth violence prevention.