Abstract
There is a growing consensus that implementation of evidence-based intervention and treatment models holds promise to improve the quality of services in child public service systems such as mental health, juvenile justice, and child welfare. Recent policy initiatives to integrate such research-based services into public service systems have created pressure to expand knowledge about implementation methods. Experimental strategies are needed to test multi-level models of implementation in real world contexts. In this article, the initial phase of a randomized trial that tests two methods of implementing Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (an evidence-based intervention that crosses child public service systems) in 40 non-early adopting California counties is described. Results are presented that support the feasibility of using a randomized design to rigorously test contrasting implementation models and engaging system leaders to participate in the trial.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 250-260 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2008 |
Funding
Acknowledgements The principal support for this research was provided by NIMH grant MH076158 and the Department of Health and Human Services Children’s Administration for Children and Families. Other support was provided by NIMH grant MH054257; and NIDA grants: DA017592, DA015208, DA2017202, and K23DA021603.
Keywords
- Community development team
- Implementation
- Multidimensional treatment foster care
- Randomized design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Health Policy
- Phychiatric Mental Health
