title: Family perspectives on evidence-based practice.
abstract: The focus on evidence-based practices has come to dominate discussions in medicine and mental health. Whereas professionals and providers focus on complex barriers to implementing and engaging administrative support, the realities for families are different. The mental health system in most communities is still fragmented and inaccessible, leaving parents overwhelmed and frustrated. To truly implement system reform, the practical needs and experiences of families must become a key strategic element.
authors.affiliation: Carmel Hill Center for Early Diagnosis and Treatment, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University, 1775 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10019, USA. flynn1@childpsych.columbia.edu
authors.forename: Laurie M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Flynn
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care