At a glance - Bridging science to service: Using Rehabilitation Research and Training Center program to ensure that research-based knowledge makes a difference

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Bridging science to service: Using Rehabilitation Research and Training Center program to ensure that research-based knowledge makes a difference

Marianne Farkas, ScD; William A. Anthony, PhD

While conducting research is important, the field of mental health rehabilitation and recovery has not done a good job of "getting the word" out about what research has found. Decision makers in mental health and rehabilitation, as well as consumers and family members, often do not learn about the state of the science until many years after studies have been completed. We present principles for "getting the word" out in an organized and feasible way to help change how services are delivered and use the Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation's experiences with the principles to illustrate bringing science to practice.

Volume 44 Number 6, 2007
Pages 879 — 892