Bridging the Gaps Among Research, Policy, and Practice in the Field of Child Maltreatment Through Cross-Sector Training and Innovation
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2020
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International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice
Abstract
The disconnects among research, policy, and practice are widely recognized. These
three sectors are frequently siloed, and all of them have unique and systemic impediments to collaboration. At the same time, harnessing their individual strengths in a
collective manner could solve the challenging social problem of child maltreatment.
State policies greatly influence the provision of child welfare services and child
maltreatment prevention efforts, and programs and services typically are administrated
at least in part at the state level. As such, improving cross-sector collaboration at the
state level is paramount. To build effective and lasting collaborations, teams of
researchers, policymakers, and practitioners must be trained to understand each other’s
strengths and barriers to collaboration. The vision of this initiative is to train
policymakers how to use data to make decisions related to child maltreatment prevention; train researchers how to develop and present their research so that it is useful to
policymakers and practitioners; train practitioners how to implement practices that align
with current research and policy; and develop a framework that jurisdictions across the
nation can use to better align research, policy, and practice to prevent child maltreatment. Applying the principles of Design Thinking within a cross-sector training and
collaboration has the potential to disrupt and radically change how these sectors work
together to end child maltreatment.
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Collaboration ., innovation, investigation, child abuse, prevention, policy
Citation
Schelbe, L., Wilson, D. L., Fickler, W., Williams-Mbengue, N., & Klika, J. B. (2020). Bridging the Gaps Among Research, Policy, and Practice in the Field of Child Maltreatment Through Cross-Sector Training and Innovation. International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 1-13.