The role of state mental health authorities in managing change for the implementation of evidence-based practices.
The evidence-based practice demonstration for services to adults with serious mental illness has ended its pilot stage. This paper presents the approaches states employed to combine traditional policy levers with more strategic/institutional efforts (e.g., leadership) to facilitate implementation of these practices. Two rounds of site visits were completed and extensive interview data collected. The data were analyzed to find trends that were consistent across states and across practices. Two themes emerged for understanding implementation of evidence-based practices: the support and influence of the state mental health authority matters and so does the structure of the mental health systems.
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Kimberley Roussin
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Department of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University, 600 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. Ki2129@columbia.edu
Burnam
M Audrey
MA
Coleman-Beattie
Brenda
B
Hyde
Pamela S
PS
Morrissey
Joseph P
JP
Magnabosco
Jennifer L
JL
Rapp
Charles
C
Ganju
Vijay
V
Goldman
Howard H
HH
D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States