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The Policy Process

Depending on the scope of your plan to inform policy, the amount of time it takes to navigate the policy process will be variable. This section outlines a series of steps that can help you develop a plan to inform TDV prevention policy. 

Stakeholder Engagement and Education. 1. Problem Identification, 2. Policy Analysis, 3. Strategy and Policy Development, 4. Policy Enactment, 5. Policy Implementation

Policy development is not a linear process. Often the phases of the policy cycle overlap or occur out of order.

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