Collaboration with the Campbell Collaboration

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# Campbell principles are applied in West Midlands through public health research forum {#article-title-2} EDITOR—We welcome the application of systematic reviews to the analysis of effective, healthy public policy.1 In the West Midlands we have applied Campbell principles through a public health research forum over the past two years. We have refined a shortlist of public policy interventions in education, criminal justice, and health fields through a series of in-depth reviews of evidence. We believe that these should be implemented systematically: if they were drugs it would be unethical not to use them. Strong and consistent evidence was found for preschool interventions and family support for families with children at risk of school failure.2 In Sandwell this has led to the implementation of a programme of training for nursery nurses and teachers, health visitors, and social workers funded through the Sandwell health action zone. Strong evidence was also found for a range of interventions for children with mild to moderate behavioural problems and their families. Cognitive behavioural …