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In their own voices, PII grantees and PII partners reflect on their experiences using the PII approach to understand and address the challenges faced by youth in long-term foster care.
With growing interest in using evidence-based programs across the Federal Government, this video emphasizes how the PII approach exemplifies the four criteria of evidence-based policymaking.
Funded by the Children's Bureau, PII grantees applied a focused approach to address the needs of vulnerable populations in long-term foster care. This video series tells the PII story and shares lessons learned with the field.
PII is distinguished by its integration of implementation science and rigorous evaluation, known as the PII Approach. This approach supports the implementation of an intervention, as planned, and the use of data-informed decision-making in preparation for undergoing a rigorous evaluation.
The PII-TTAP team provides training and technical assistance to support the PII grantees in better meeting the needs of children and families by developing/adapting, implementing, and scaling up interventions in child welfare. PII-TTAP accomplishes this by providing innovative yet practical training and technical assistance; building capacity for implementation within PII grantee organizations through knowledge dissemination; developing tools for effective application and transfer of implementation best practices; and actively coordinating and collaborating in implementation and evaluation activities.
The PII approach integrates the tenets of implementation science and program evaluation into a coordinated framework to support and evaluate this initiative. This report describes this collaborative approach to implementation and evaluation that is currently underway.
The PII approach integrates the tenets of implementation science and program evaluation into a coordinated framework to support and evaluate this initiative. This infographic provides a visual representation of the framework and describes the steps in the PII approach.
The PII approach integrates the tenets of implementation science and program evaluation into a coordinated framework to support and evaluate this initiative. This brief describes the steps in the PII approach.