"(Clinical Observation + Research) + (Media Strategy + Political Timing) = Policy Change: How a Largely-Invisible Clinical Problem Became a National Policy Imperative”

Clinicians and researchers possess important knowledge about the needs of children and families, but often lack an understanding of how child and family policy is shaped; likewise, policy decision makers often have limited access to the research that could and should help guide their decisions at key political moments. This presentation is an exploration of one example of how clinical observation and research were utilized strategically to help change the policy rules by which children and families are served.