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A State Agency–University Partnership for Translational Research and the Dissemination of Evidence-Based Prevention and Intervention

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This article describes a decade-long partnership between the Prevention Research Center at Penn State and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. This partnership has evolved into a multi-agency initiative supporting the implementation of nearly 200 replications of evidence-based prevention and intervention programs, and a series of studies indicating a significant and sustained impact on youth outcomes and more efficient utilization of system resources. We describe how the collaboration has developed into a sophisticated prevention support infrastructure, discuss the partnership and policy lessons learned throughout this journey, and identify remaining issues in promoting this type of research–policy partnership.

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Bumbarger, B.K., Campbell, E.M. A State Agency–University Partnership for Translational Research and the Dissemination of Evidence-Based Prevention and Intervention. Adm Policy Ment Health 39, 268–277 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-011-0372-x

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