title: A review of mental health interventions in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study identified and examined characteristics of mental health interventions listed in a registry of evidence-based behavioral health programs and practices.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were from the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP), which is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. All mental health interventions posted as of May 2010 were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 91 interventions were assessed. Over half (57%) focused on promoting mental health rather than on treating mental illness. The implementation materials and trainings for most interventions (52%) were proprietary. Analysis of NREPP's rated dimensions revealed that quality-of-research scores were significantly lower for interventions with exclusively proprietary materials, whereas readiness-for-dissemination scores were significantly lower for interventions with exclusively publicly available materials.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NREPP represents a practical tool for organizations seeking to initiate or expand their use of evidence-based services. Periodic studies of listed interventions may help to identify programmatic gaps in NREPP.
authors.affiliation: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Rd., Rockville, MD 20857, USA. kevin.hennessy@samhsa.hhs.gov
authors.forename: Kevin D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Hennessy
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Green-Hennessy
mesh_terms: D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States; D014482:United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration