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Infusing Science into Politics and Policy: The Importance of Legislators as an Audience in Mental Health Policy Dissemination Research
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Infusing Science into Politics and Policy: The Importance of Legislators as an Audience in Mental Health Policy Dissemination Research

Jonathan Purtle, Ross C Brownson and Enola K Proctor
Administration and policy in mental health and mental health services research, v 44(2)
Mar 2017
PMID: 27418342

Abstract

Biomedical Research - methods Diffusion of Innovation Health Policy Humans Mental Health Services - organization & administration Policy Making Politics United States
Legislators (i.e., elected Senators and House Representatives at the federal- and state-level) are a critically important dissemination audience because they shape the architecture of the US mental health system through budgetary and regulatory decisions. In this Point of View, we argue that legislators are a neglected audience in mental health dissemination research. We synthesize relevant research, discuss its potential implications for dissemination efforts, identify challenges, and outline areas for future study.

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