Community engagement and implementation science

For evidence-based parenting and family support programs to have real social impact they need to be accessible to all families. Often the families who could benefit most do not access services due to numerous barriers. Practitioners servicing low-resource and remote communities also face many challenges.

The field of implementation science is growing and this research aims to examine and meet the training and support needs of practitioners for sustainable program delivery. It also involves collaborative community engagement to explore program adaptations required to engage hard-to-reach families.

Current projects:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Positive Parenting Collaborative Project: A community-led parenting support initiative
• Every Family: The Australian Triple P system population trial 
• Predicting the sustained implementation of an evidence-based parenting program with practitioner, organisation and program-related variables
• Raising children in healthy environments in India: Exploring ‘Familial Agency’ to mitigate the negative impact of environmental impoverishment
• The impact of evidence-based parenting support in the real world