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Characterizing the Use of Research-Community Partnerships in Studies of Evidence-Based Interventions in Children’s Community Services

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This study characterized the use of research community partnerships (RCPs) to tailor evidence-based intervention, training, and implementation models for delivery across different childhood problems and service contexts using a survey completed by project principal investigators and community partners. To build on previous RCP research and to explicate the tacit knowledge gained through collaborative efforts, the following were examined: (1) characteristics of studies using RCP models; (2) RCP functioning, processes, and products; (3) processes of tailoring evidence-based practices for community implementation; and (4) perceptions of the benefits and challenges of collaborating with community providers and consumers. Results indicated that researchers were solely or jointly involved in the formation of almost all of the RCPs; interpersonal and operational processes were perceived as primary challenges; community partners’ roles included greater involvement in implementation and participant recruitment than more traditional research activities; and the partnership process was perceived to increase the relevance and “fit” of interventions and research.

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This work was supported by K23MH077584.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, 3020 Children’s Way (MC 5033), San Diego, CA, 92123, USA

    Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Nicole Stadnick & Colby Chlebowski

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, M.I.N.D. Institute, U.C. Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Aubyn Stahmer

  3. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Amy Herschell

  4. University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    Ann F. Garland

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Brookman-Frazee, L., Stahmer, A., Stadnick, N. et al. Characterizing the Use of Research-Community Partnerships in Studies of Evidence-Based Interventions in Children’s Community Services. Adm Policy Ment Health 43, 93–104 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-014-0622-9

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