Project Grant PHEPA000006

RESEARCH TO PRACTICE CENTER TO EXPAND THE DELIVERY OF TRAUMA-INFORMED AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES IN ADOLESCENT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMMING AND CARE - HEALTHY TEEN NETWORK WITH THE JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH (THE CORE TEAM) PROPOSE TO CREATE A RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICE CENTER TO EXPAND THE DELIVERY OF TRAUMA-INFORMED AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES IN ADOLESCENT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMMING AND CARE. THE CENTER WILL SYNTHESIZE AND TRANSLATE EXISTING RESEARCH INTO BEST PRACTICES, APPROACHES, AND STRATEGIES. WE DEFINE TRAUMA-INFORMED AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES COMPREHENSIVELY AND HOLISTICALLY AND WILL BE GUIDED BY THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION'S SIX KEY PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES, PAIRED WITH A HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN APPROACH FOR TRANSLATING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE. WE WILL CREATE RESEARCH-BASED PRODUCTS THAT ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO HEALTH PROVIDERS, CAREGIVERS, AND YOUTH-SUPPORTING PROFESSIONALS, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH POLICYMAKERS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, WE WILL FACILITATE DISSEMINATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BEST PRACTICES OF THE INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK FOR DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION. OUR WORK WILL BE ENRICHED BY A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH A RESEARCH ALLIANCE COMPOSED OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN RESEARCHERS, YOUTH-SUPPORTING PROFESSIONALS, AND YOUTH. OUR CORE TEAM AND RESEARCH ALLIANCE IS A PARTNERSHIP OF PEOPLE REMARKABLY WELL-TRAINED AND WELL-SUITED TO DO THIS WORK, WITH A DIVERSITY OF EXPERTISE AND PERSPECTIVES, INCLUDING THOSE WITH PROVEN TRACK RECORDS OF CONDUCTING AND TRANSLATING RESEARCH, IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES, PROVIDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND WORKING WITH DIVERSE PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITIES, AND YOUTH POPULATIONS.