Perspectives on the implementation of an evidence-based neglect program within child welfare

Context, Process, and Participant Response in the Implementation of Family Support Programmes in Spain

“…From the economic perspective, implementation research is costly since it requires allocating specific resources to evaluate the setting up and operation of programmes (Weegar et al, 2018). As resources are usually limited, investing in implementation evaluation implies that other needs are not financed, or extra money is required to support assessment.…”

“…This is a hard decision to be made for services and institutions. As a result, services, institutions, and professionals may not see the need to support implementation research (Durlak & DuPre, 2008;Weegar et al, 2018). However, research has shown that poorly implemented programmes are highly costly, wasting money, resources, and time (Durlak, 2015b).…”