title: Systems change reborn: rethinking our theories, methods, and efforts in human services reform and community-based change.
abstract: This article introduces the reader to this special issue on Systems Change and highlights six lessons learned about theory, methods, and interventions for systems change that emerged across the included articles. The value of a systems approach to systems change is examined, including the need for frameworks, methods, and change activities that attend to the characteristics of systems.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, 125 D Psychology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. fosterfi@msu.edu
authors.forename: Pennie G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Foster-Fishman
authors.forename: Teresa R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Behrens
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011584:Psychology / Q000379:methods*; D012922:Social Change; D012935:Social Justice; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States