SPR MAPPING ADVANCES IN PREVENTION SCIENCE (MAPS) IV TASK FORCE: STIMULATING ADVANCES IN DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS

A major goal of prevention science and the Society for Prevention Research is to advance the ability to effectively scale-up evidence-based interventions (EBIs) that have been shown to improve public health and well-being. This session will describe findings from the MAPS IV Task Force* which has focused on examining ways to scale-up EBIs in five public systems, including public health, behavioral health, education, child welfare, and juvenile justice. We will identify commonalities across these systems in the factors that are most likely to impede and facilitate EBI scale-up, including the degree to which there has been statutory support and funding for EBIs within these systems. We will also discuss our recommendations for creditable and feasible actions that should be taken to increase scale-up within and across systems. After presenting our findings, we will solicit input from audience members (ideally: researchers, practitioners and policy makers) about these findings and recommendations.

*The SPR MAPS (Mapping Advances in Prevention Science) are charged by the SPR Board of Directors with advancing an emergent focal area for prevention science.