title: Community-Sourced Intervention Programs: Review of Submissions in Response to a Statewide Call for "Promising Practices".
abstract: This study was initiated to add to the nascent literature on locally-grown intervention programs in the youth mental health, child welfare, and juvenile justice service sectors, many of which demonstrate practice-based or community-defined evidence, but may not have been subjected to empirical evaluation. Characteristics of applications submitted in response to three public calls for additions to an inventory of research-supported intervention programs were reviewed on evidence for effectiveness, the use of key quality assurance (QA) elements (e.g., clearly specified training or integrity monitoring procedures), and cultural specificity. Findings indicate that four QA processes were identified in approximately half of all submissions: a specific initial training process, the existence of intervention integrity measures, routine outcome monitoring, and ongoing support post-training. An initial training process and integrity measurement were more commonly described among programs determined to have greater research evidence for their effectiveness. Overall, cultural elements were described relatively infrequently and most often reflected surface-level program delivery characteristics (e.g., offering services in languages other than English). Discussion is focused on the alignment of submitted programs with the larger literatures focused on implementation science and cultural competence.
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 6200 NE 74th St., Suite 100, Seattle, WA, 98115, USA. lyona@uw.edu.
authors: Aaron R
authors: AR
authors: Lyon
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 6200 NE 74th St., Suite 100, Seattle, WA, 98115, USA.
authors: Michael D
authors: MD
authors: Pullmann
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 6200 NE 74th St., Suite 100, Seattle, WA, 98115, USA.
authors: Sarah Cusworth
authors: SC
authors: Walker
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 6200 NE 74th St., Suite 100, Seattle, WA, 98115, USA.
authors: Gabrielle
authors: G
authors: D'Angelo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003256:Community Participation; D054521:Cultural Competency; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D008603:Mental Health; D011050:Policy Making; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014861:Washington
keywords: Culture; Evidence-based practice; Implementation science; Policy; Quality assurance