Janice L Cooper1, Yumiko Aratani. 1. National Center for Children in Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 215 W. 125th, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10027, USA. jc90@columbia.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the efforts of states' mental health authorities to promote the use of evidence-based practices through policy. METHODS: Data were drawn from three components of a national study, including a survey of state children's mental health directors (N=53), which was developed using a three-step process that involved stakeholders. RESULTS: Data from the directors' survey revealed that over 90% of states are implementing strategies to support the use of evidence-based practices. The scope of these efforts varies, with 36% reporting statewide reach. Further, states' strategies for implementing evidence-based practices are often not accompanied by comparable efforts to enhance information systems, even though enhancing such systems can bolster opportunities for successful implementation. CONCLUSIONS: Variability in the adoption of evidence-based practices, poor attention to information systems, and inconsistent fiscal policies threaten states' efforts to improve the quality of children's mental health services.
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the efforts of states' mental health authorities to promote the use of evidence-based practices through policy. METHODS: Data were drawn from three components of a national study, including a survey of state children's mental health directors (N=53), which was developed using a three-step process that involved stakeholders. RESULTS: Data from the directors' survey revealed that over 90% of states are implementing strategies to support the use of evidence-based practices. The scope of these efforts varies, with 36% reporting statewide reach. Further, states' strategies for implementing evidence-based practices are often not accompanied by comparable efforts to enhance information systems, even though enhancing such systems can bolster opportunities for successful implementation. CONCLUSIONS: Variability in the adoption of evidence-based practices, poor attention to information systems, and inconsistent fiscal policies threaten states' efforts to improve the quality of children's mental health services.
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