Evidence
Based Practices (EBPs)
Specific EBPs for: Adults with serious mental illness
Co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders
Children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances
Older adults with mental illness
onal Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP),
 SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Practices and Programs (NREPP)
A searchable index of practices and programs for mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention that have been reviewed, although not necessarily "blessed" or endorsed as "evidence-based" at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
New Freedom Commission Report on Evidence Based Practices
This is a good background paper from the President's New Freedom Commission Subcommittee on evidence-based practices, which outlines the issues and proposes strategies at the national and local levels.
Evidence
Based Practices in Iowa's Performance Partnership Block
Grant
Links
to information specific to Iowa agencies using mental health
block grant dollars to support evidence-based practices
SAMHSA
Model Programs
A
listing of specific programs that SAMSHA (Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Administration) has classified as either
an effective, promising or model program based on the strength
of their evidence for achieving specific outcomes, degree
of dissemination, and availably of technical assistance.
A good resource.
Searchable
Database of Evidence-Based Practices
A
limited but useful database of mental health practices that
have been "blessed" as evidence-based by various
academic, administrative and advocacy groups prepared by
the New York's Office of Mental Health.
Oregon
Definition of Evidence-Based Practices
In
2003, the state of Oregon enacted legislation mandating
the use of "evidence-based practices" in their
mental health and addiction service systems. As part of
the implementation process, their state mental health authority
created an operational definition of this term resulting
in an "evidence continuum" with a matrix that
may may be very useful for the state of Iowa in implementing
SF2288.
The
Evidence-Based Practice Cycle
A
schematic showing the core components of practicing in an "evidence-based" manner, as per the "total quality improvement" model.
ICMH
Fall 2004 Educational Series on EBPs in Mental Health
Links
to power point, video presentations and other material from
the 6-part ICN series conducted by the ICMH from August--October
of 2004.
Fidelity Measures for Evidence Based Practices
A report from June 2006 from SAMHSA's "Decision Support 2000+" initiative that summarizes properties, strengths and limitations of existing fidelity measures for mental health evidence-based practices.
EBP
for Adults with Serious Mental Illness
SAMHSA
EBPs Implementation Resource Kits
These
"toolkits" or "resource kits" provide
highly detailed information designed to assist in the implementation
of each of the 6 evidence-based practices listed below.
A great and very extensive resource.
Emerging evidence-base support for Wellness Recovery Action Program (WRAP)
A summary by Dr. Judith Cook citing two studies that begin to support WRAP as an EBP
Medicaid
Support for Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health Program
A
technical assistance paper prepared jointly by SAMHSA and
CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) to address
various strategies used to optimize federal support for EBPs.
EBPs
for Adults with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Disorders
 COCE:
SAMHSA's Co-Occurring
Center for Excellence
Lots of good resources here. Revised and updated as of July 2007
Iowa Board of Certification
Credentials Drug and Alcohol Counselors, and has recently introduced a new certification for Co-Occurring Disorder Professionals
Prairielands ATTC - The Addiction and Technology Transfer Center Network
Sponsor of the Iowa "toolbox" training series directed at mental health and other non-addiction specialists to enhance their capacities to recognize and treat co-occurring disorders.
TIP42:
Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders
From
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at SAMHSA. An excellent
and important resource.
Integrated
Dual Disorder Treatment: An overview of the Model
A
nice readable brochure from the Ohio Center of Excellence
on Dual Diagnosis.
Practice
Guidelines for Co-Occurring Disorders - Missouri
A
nice document, detailing strategies to integrate MH and SA
treatment.
EBPs
for Children and Adolescents
Moving
Your Practice Forward – Utilizing Evidence-Based Approaches
Powerpoint
Presentation to IAMFT April 12, 2008--Beth Troutman, PhD,
ABPP
ICN
Training Series on EBPs for Children and Adolescents with
Serious Emotional Disturbances
Links
to all of the presentations of the series presented via ICN
Aug--Sep 2005.
Evidence-Based
Services Initiatives from Hawaii
The
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division of Hawaii's State
Department of Health has created a variety of valuable resources
to bring EBPs to the real world clinical setting. Lots of
really useful information here!
School-Based
Mental Health: An Empirical Guide for Decision Makers
A
very useful resource from the University of South Florida
which reviews the evidence-base for school based mental health,
presents results from a set of their studies and provides
guides for implementation.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A)
Contact
information to order a DVD
Multisystemic
Therapy (MST)
From
the SAMHSA model programs, lots of resources for MST here,
an intervention for conduct disordered youth that is one of
the practices most consistently recognized as "evidence-based"
for children and adolescents.
Functional
Family Therapy (FFT)
This is a well-documented and highly successful family intervention
for at-risk and juvenile justice involved youth. FFT
certification. FFT
Application.
Functional Family Therapy (FFT): Principles of Clinical Intervention, Assessment and Implementation
The
Incredible Years
Also
from SAMHSA model programs, targeted to younger (2-8 year
old) children either presenting with or at risk for conduct
problems; typically school or pre-school based.
Trauma-Focused
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT)
Links to lots of information on this including free on-line training.
Cognitive
Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS)
A group, school-based intervention, targeting children in grades 6 - 9 with anxiety or depressive disorders and exposure to significant traumatic events. Evidence-base still in the process of being established, but may be a practical application of TF-CBT in the school setting.
"Evidence-based
Practices: Beliefs, Definitions, Suggestions"
A
very readable document out of Michigan geared towards family
member, explaining their concept of EBPs and listing practices
for children and adolescents that meet their criteria as evidence-based.
Their criteria are fairly restrictive and are primarily based
on 1) manualization and 2) controlled trials.
Evidence-based
practices for Children and Adolescents
From
the American Psychological Association. Good information on
a variety of disorders.
Promising
Practices in Children's Mental Health
Here
you can find information on what's working for children with
serious emotional disturbance in systems of care--a CMHS site.
Promising Practices Network on Children, Families, and Communities
The PPN site features summaries of programs and practices.
10
Best Practices for Schools
From
NAMI; some core principles of enhancing access to mental health
services through school systems.
Children's
Mental Health
A
nice report from the state of Washington, including a good
review of EBPs for kids.
Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: The Blueprints
for Violence Prevention Initiative
A
summary of lots of good information on best practices and
model programs, primarily targeted to children with conduct
problems.
Evidence-based
Practices in Mental Health Services for Foster Youth
Steps
Toward Evidence-Based Practices for Parents with Mental Illness
and their Families
A
good review of 7 programs that have been recognized nationally,
including Iowa's own PACE program.
EBPs
for Older Adults with Mental Illness
Evidence-based
effective practices for older adults
A
review article on the effectiveness of various psychotherapeutic
and counseling approaches to older adults with mental health
problems.
Other
EBP Resources and Documents
16-State
Study on Mental Health Performance Measures
Results
of a SAMSHA-CMHS sponsored study in which a common set of
performance and outcome measures were collected across numerous
states. Lots of effort with unclear payoff--you be the judge.
"Turning
Knowledge Into Practice"
Prepared
by the Technical Assistance Collaborative in Boston, and
lengthy (~140 page) document described as "A Manual
for Behavioral Health Administrators and Practitioners About
Understanding and Implementing Evidence-Based Practices.
(pdf)
Implementing
Evidence-Based Practices in New York State
An
example of how one states' mental health authority is moving
towards EBPs.
Texas
Medication Algorithm Project (TMAP)
The
"grandmother" of all medication algorithm projects
in psychiatry.
Medication
Moving
Towards Evidence-Based and Best Practices
A
summary document of the ICMH's 1st project on EBP's in Iowa
(2001).
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