The Social Science Research Institute’s Evidence-to-Impact Podcast returns with its 22nd episode and a conversation about prevention and partnerships. Listen to the full episode here.

The podcast’s moderator, Michael Donovan, associate director of the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative, spoke to Janet Welsh, research professor in the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Center and the principal investigator of the Evidence-based Prevention Intervention and Support (EPIS) program and SPEP (Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol) at Penn State, and Geoff Kolchin, deputy director of the Unit of Violence Prevention Initiatives in the Office of Justice Programs at the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), about the decades-long collaboration between EPIS and PCCD.

The group discussed a long-standing collaborative relationship between Penn State and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania focused on interventions and prevention work targeted toward youth and families. The podcast episode covers a wide span of topics, including why prevention and implementation work are difficult, but critical, and the changes that happen when there’s a political transition.

The Evidence-to-Impact Podcast focuses on conversations between Penn State researchers from varied disciplines and government partners from across the commonwealth about relevant policy issues like poverty, criminal justice, substance use and health care. The discussions aim to bridge the gap between research insights and real-world solutions through the translation of complex evidence and data into real-world implications and impacts.

Episodes are made available for multiple platforms, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Blubrry and more. Find previous episodes on the podcast’s website or follow the podcast on Twitter for updates.