Dissemination Science in School Mental Health: A Framework for Future Research

There has been an increase in school mental health research aimed at producing generalizable knowledge to address longstanding science-to-practice gaps to increase children's access to evidence-based mental health services. Successful dissemination and implementation are both important pieces t...

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Published inSchool mental health Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 791 - 807
Main Authors Baker, Elizabeth A., Brewer, Stephanie K., Owens, Julie Sarno, Cook, Clayton R., Lyon, Aaron R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.12.2021
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Access to Health Care
Attitude Change
Behavior
Behavior Change
Behavior Modification
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Change Agents
Child and School Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Definitions
Developmental Psychology
Education
Educational leadership
Evidence Based Practice
Health services
Information Dissemination
Instructional Leadership
Knowledge
Mental health care
Mental Health Programs
Motivation
Process Approach (Writing)
Psychology
Public health
Researchers
Review Paper
School Health Services
Schools
Science
Semantics
Stakeholders
School mental health
Science-to-practice gaps
Dissemination science
Dissemination
Implementation
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Summary:There has been an increase in school mental health research aimed at producing generalizable knowledge to address longstanding science-to-practice gaps to increase children's access to evidence-based mental health services. Successful dissemination and implementation are both important pieces to address science-to-practice gaps, but there is conceptual and semantic imprecision that creates confusion regarding where dissemination ends and implementation begins, as well as an imbalanced focus in research on implementation relative to dissemination. In this paper, we provide an enhanced operational definition of dissemination; offer a conceptual model that outlines elements of effective dissemination that can produce changes in awareness, knowledge, perceptions, and motivation across different stakeholder groups; and delineate guiding principles that can inform dissemination science and practice. The overarching goal of this paper is to stimulate future research that aims to advance dissemination science and practice in school mental health.
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ISSN:1866-2625
1866-2633
DOI:10.1007/s12310-021-09446-6