Partnerships to develop early intervention and prevention: the Let’s Start project in urban, regional and remote contexts of the NT
Gary Robinson*, Yomei Jones*, Kate McGuinness*, Stephen R Zubrick** and, Sven R Silburn***
Charles Darwin University; **Curtin University of Technology and the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, ***Menzies School of Health Research.
Contact Email: Kate.McGuinness
cdu.edu.au
Evidence suggests that University research capacity can be used to develop effective preventive strategies in child welfare, education and public health. However, the systematic use of research and development to build intervention capacity is not yet a feature of the Australian setting. A narrow construction of the role of research within current bureaucratic and policy thinking constrains the utilization of research to develop capacity at the community level. Using the example of the innovative Let’s Start project, an early intervention program targeting Indigenous children in urban and remote areas of the Northern Territory, this paper highlights the challenge of establishing and maintaining partnerships between the University, the education sector and other agencies to develop quality services in a context of high need and very limited service capacity.
Gary Robinson*, Yomei Jones*, Kate McGuinness*, Stephen R Zubrick** and, Sven R Silburn***
Author affiliation: Charles Darwin University; **Curtin University of Technology and the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, ***Menzies School of Health Research.
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