Prevention effort should not (just) produce outcomes. It should produce trajectories. (jimmcmanuswrites.substack.com)

The biggest mistake in prevention can be looking for outcomes without looking for trajectories

Prevention doesn't just produce outcomes. It produces trajectories. We should spend less time asking "Has the outcome happened yet?" and more time asking "Are we on the right trajectory?" New essay: jimmcmanuswrites.substack.com/p/prevention...

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Sharon White OBE · 1 · 1d ago
Once found some ‘funny PH monies’ which helped care home children grow their own veg. 20yrs on & 1 of these lads recognised & stopped me ‘hi nurse,do you remember them sprouts! When I was serving time I learned to cook em; I’m now a chef in a young offenders institute….’ #publichealth #trajectory
Love it !!!!