1. Collaborative efforts to improve system response to families who are experiencing child maltreatment and domestic violence.
- Author
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Banks D, Dutch N, and Wang K
- Subjects
- Adult, Child, Child Abuse prevention & control, Child Health Services standards, Community Networks organization & administration, Female, Health Policy, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Maternal-Child Health Centers organization & administration, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care organization & administration, Preventive Health Services standards, Primary Health Care organization & administration, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Socioeconomic Factors, United States, Child Health Services organization & administration, Child Welfare, Community-Institutional Relations, Domestic Violence prevention & control, Health Services Needs and Demand organization & administration, Preventive Health Services organization & administration
- Abstract
The Greenbook demonstration initiative provided federal funding and other support to six communities to establish collaborations to plan and implement policy and practice changes in systems that serve families who are experiencing domestic violence and child maltreatment or child exposure to domestic violence. The demonstration sites established and organized collaborative groups in accordance with the Greenbook foundational principles and recommendations, including representation from multiple levels within the primary partner systems and other organizations, as well as the community. The sites struggled with how to engage consumers of the primary systems, however, and devoted a great deal of time to understanding and addressing organizational differences among the partners. Other salient collaborative influences included leadership, resources, trust, and commitment. The stakeholders noted that the collaborative relationships required a great deal of work but were ultimately one of the main successes of the initiative.
- Published
- 2008
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