Open AccessSkills for Developing and Maintaining Community-Partnerships for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Children’s Behavioral Health: Implications for Research Infrastructure and Training of Early Career Investigators
Author(s) -
Geetha Gopalan,
Alicia C. Bunger,
Byron J. Powell
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
administration and policy in mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1573-3289
pISSN - 0894-587X
DOI - 10.1007/s10488-019-00930-5
Subject(s) - general partnership , agency (philosophy) , mental health , relevance (law) , public relations , psychological intervention , medical education , training (meteorology) , adaptation (eye) , psychology , business , political science , medicine , nursing , sociology , psychotherapist , social science , law , physics , finance , neuroscience , meteorology
By engaging with community partners, dissemination and implementation scholars can enhance research relevance and translation. We illustrate the skills needed for developing and maintaining community partnerships by presenting two case studies of partnerships between early-career investigators and child welfare systems to implement mental health interventions. The cases represent two models of partnership (investigator-led and agency-led), highlighting the value and difficulty of conducting community-engaged implementation research. The experiences described feature strategies for building and managing relationships, navigating rules and regulations, adaptation, and securing resources. We offer suggestions for improving training and research infrastructures to support community-engaged implementation scholars.