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. 2020 Mar;47(2):210-226.
doi: 10.1007/s10488-019-00939-w.

Research Community Collaboration in Observational Implementation Research: Complementary Motivations and Concerns in Engaging in the Study of Implementation as Usual

Anna S Lau  1 , Adriana Rodriguez  2 , Lillian Bando  3 , Debbie Innes-Gomberg  3 , Lauren Brookman-Frazee  4   5
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Research Community Collaboration in Observational Implementation Research: Complementary Motivations and Concerns in Engaging in the Study of Implementation as Usual

Anna S Lau et al. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

Implementation research is dominated by studies of investigator-driven implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in community settings. However, systems of care have increasingly driven the scale-up of EBPs through policy and fiscal interventions. Research community partnerships (RCPs) are essential to generating knowledge from these efforts. Interviews were conducted with community stakeholders (system leaders, program managers, therapists) involved in a study of a system-driven implementation of multiple EBPs in children's mental health services. Findings suggest novel considerations in initial engagement phases of an RCP, given the unique set of potentially competing and complementary interests of different stakeholder groups in implementation as usual.

Keywords: Children’s mental health services; Evidence-based practice; Implementation as usual; Research community partnerships.

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Research community partnership for implementation research Adapted from Brookman-Frazee et al. (2012)
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