TY - JOUR
T1 - The SESS multisite collaborative research initiative
T2 - Establishing common ground
AU - Iida, Elizabeth E.
AU - Springer, J. Fred
AU - Pecora, Peter J.
AU - Bandstra, Emmalee S.
AU - Edwards, Mark C.
AU - Basen, Michele M.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Multidisciplinary intervention approaches are needed for meeting service needs for families in which substance abuse and mental health disorders may be interfering with child-rearing. Experiences from the Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS) initiative, a 12-site national collaborative investigation of integrating behavioural health services in early childhood and primary health care service settings for children aged 0-5 years and their families and caregivers, are described. This 4-year applied research initiative was co-funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services and Casey Family Programs, a private operating foundation. SESS, which was developed and implemented in 12 geographically and culturally diverse cities in the USA during 1997-2001, encouraged federal, state, and local public/private partnerships. Opportunities and challenges in using an inclusive, consensus-based, stakeholder model to maximize study relevance and utility for researchers, practitioners, and fiscal sponsors are discussed, and lessons for multidisciplinary, multisite research collaborations are identified.
AB - Multidisciplinary intervention approaches are needed for meeting service needs for families in which substance abuse and mental health disorders may be interfering with child-rearing. Experiences from the Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS) initiative, a 12-site national collaborative investigation of integrating behavioural health services in early childhood and primary health care service settings for children aged 0-5 years and their families and caregivers, are described. This 4-year applied research initiative was co-funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services and Casey Family Programs, a private operating foundation. SESS, which was developed and implemented in 12 geographically and culturally diverse cities in the USA during 1997-2001, encouraged federal, state, and local public/private partnerships. Opportunities and challenges in using an inclusive, consensus-based, stakeholder model to maximize study relevance and utility for researchers, practitioners, and fiscal sponsors are discussed, and lessons for multidisciplinary, multisite research collaborations are identified.
KW - Behavioural health services
KW - Early care and education research
KW - Multidisciplinary collaboration
KW - Prevention and early intervention
KW - Public/private partnerships
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2005.00377.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2005.00377.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:27844573004
VL - 10
SP - 217
EP - 228
JO - Child and Family Social Work
JF - Child and Family Social Work
SN - 1356-7500
IS - 3
ER -