The Evidence-to-Impact Podcast · The Social Science Research Institute

Episode 22: A Government-Research Partnership in Action

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Schools weren't only looking for funds to deal with physical security, but also emotional and mental supports for students.

Evidence to Impact documents a 20+ year partnership between Penn State's EPIS research center and Pennsylvania's criminal justice commission (PCCD). The episode highlights how academic prevention science translates into state-level policy through Communities of Care model implementation, technical assistance, and responsive funding. Key focus: schools revealed mental health support as equal need to physical security; demonstrates importance of listening to field data.

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A grounded look at how prevention research becomes public work.

This episode stays on the practical side of a long-running university-government partnership. Janet Welsh and Jeff Colchin talk through EPIS, SPEP, funding continuity, and the work of turning data into something agencies can actually use, while Michael Donovan keeps the…

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