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Available Now: New Video From Congressional Briefing on Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention Programs

Available Now: New Video From Congressional Briefing on Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention Programs

May 16, 2014

Earlier this year at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, the Prevention Project hosted Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention Programs: Implications for Policymakers in Congress and Elsewhere, a Congressional Briefing on wide-scale implementation of well-established programs in order to inform prevention legislation and the interaction between policymakers, governmental agencies, and service providers who implement programs. Representatives Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (Dem-VA-03) and Robert Pittenger (Rep-NC-09) were speakers.

The Briefing consisted of two panels with nationally recognized experts, including FPG’s Will Aldridge, an Implementation Specialist with the National Implementation Research Network.

“Panel One: Evaluation and Implementation Methods” included these areas of focus: “Evaluating Evidence and Making Decisions about Evidence-Based Prevention Work,” “The Interactive System Framework (ISF): A Model for Disseminating and Implementing Effective Prevention Programs,” and “Application of the ISF model.”

“Panel Two: Decision-making Considerations for Policymakers” included Aldridge on “What policymakers need to know about implementing evidence-based programs.” This panel also focused on “A Proven, Multi-Systemic Model of Local Governance for Implementing and Sustaining a Broad Spectrum of EBPs,” “A Policymaker's View of the Practical and Effective Application of Evidence-Based Practices,” and “Implementing EBPs on a Societal Level, Stressing the Importance of Nurturing Environments.”

Watch videos from both panels, including Aldridge's presentation

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