- By Dartington SRU
- Posted on Thursday 29th May, 2014
How to get parents to attend parenting programmes – and keep on attending
Parents can’t benefit from programmes they don’t attend. But all too often that’s the story: evidence-based programmes reach no more than a fraction of eligible families because they fail to engage parents.Indeed, the numbers are dire. On average, only a third of families invited to enroll in prevention projects actually attend any sessions. Of those who do show up at least once, only half m…
Read more- By Dartington SRU
- Posted on Thursday 29th May, 2014
Policy transfer: why “copy and paste” is not enough
“Copy and paste” is rarely good advice for those planning the transfer of a prevention programme from one country to another. But how should policy makers approach the delicate task of ensuring that effective interventions take root in their new location? The story of how of how America’s well-evidenced Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) mentoring programme was introduced to Ireland offers some…
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- Posted on Thursday 29th May, 2014
Picking them, passing them, and doing them
There are many levels of success in prevention science. Finding an effective evidence-based programme is, to use a baseball analogy, like hitting a single. If the programme is supported in the State legislature, it’s akin to a double or a triple. The true home run is getting the programme fully integrated into mainstream systems. Such was the message delivered by Steve Aos ahead of the launch of…
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