Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice in Community Behavioral Health: Agency Director Perspectives

Despite a growing supply of evidence-based mental health treatments, we have little evidence about how to implement them in real-world care. This qualitative pilot study captured the perspectives of agency directors on the challenge of implementing evidence-based practices in community mental health agencies. Directors identified challenges as limited access to research, provider resistance, and training costs. Director leadership, support to providers, and partnerships with universities were leverage points to implement evidenced-based treatments. Directors’ mental models of EBP invoked such concepts as agency reputation, financial solvency, and market niche. Findings have potential to shape implementation interventions.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/61161/1/Implementation.pd

Other title: Behavioral Health Advocacy Visioning

"March 2016."; Harvested from the web on 5/17/16In February 2016, a core group of behavioral health advocates in Ohio was convened that brings a deeply informed and critical perspective to the visioning process. These advocates were selected based on their experience with and commitment to supporting advocacy efforts in both mental health and substance abuse services in Ohio as well as existing collaborations. The work of the group, as outlined in this document consisted of a daylong retreat on February 24, 2016, at the Twin Valley Behavioral Health Hospital north conference room. Participants engaged in a facilitated dialogue around a common vision for Ohio's behavioral health advocacy community, as well as identifying priorities for the future. This report provides a summary and analysis of the ideas that emerged during the Visioning retreat