1VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research and Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA 2 Integrated Behavioral Health, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA 3Center for Organization, Leadership, and Management Research, VA Boston Healthcare System and Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 12130, USA 4Department ...

Objectives: This commentary seeks to highlight the benefits of community-based participatory research (CBPR) and promote its use in the violence field. Community perspectives remain underrepresented in the CBPR literature despite the emphasis on equitable partnerships and shared ownership in the research process. Method: Informal interviews were conducted with 10 community partners to understan...

OBJECTIVE We describe our stakeholder engagement process for grant application development that occurred as part of our integrated knowledge translation plan and make recommendations for researchers. METHOD In phase 1, a stakeholder consultation group was developed. In phase 2, surveys regarding knowledge gathering, research agenda, and research collaboration preferences were sent to 333 cros...

Bridging the ‘know-do’ gap is not new but considerably greater attention is being focused on the issue as governments and research funders seek to demonstrate value for money and impact on policy and practice. Initiatives like the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship are therefore both timely and welcome. However, they conf...