Commentary on “It can still happen here: systemic risk factors that may contribute to the continued abuse of people with intellectual disabilities” Available to Purchase

– This commentary takes Marsland et al.’s paper about services at risk of becoming abusive to the people they support, as a platform to consider issues around implementation science and its role in minimising this risk. The paper aims to discuss this issue.

– The commentary is a selected review of implementation science. The research is used to define implementation, identify prerequisites, selectively review methods and comment on fidelity.

– The commentary proposes that implementation science has an important role in ensuring evidence-based practice transfers from research to disability services.

– The commentary offers a viewpoint based on combined research evidence and clinical practice.