“The international Campbell Collaboration (C2) is a non-profit
organization that aims to help people make well-informed decisions
about the effects of interventions in the social, behavioral and
educational arenas. C2’s objectives are to prepare, maintain and
disseminate systematic reviews of studies of interventions.”
International site
Intended for: those implementing interventions in the behavioral,
social, and educational fields
“Child Trends’ Lifecourse Model presents our extensive knowledge
about programs found to ‘work’ to enhance children’s development,
in a user-friendly format…. This approach is built on the concept that
child development is a cumulative process that begins before birth and
continues into young adulthood.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: policy makers, program designers, and funders
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes intervention implementation
References related to EBPs
Organization: Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression
Provides “major focused psychological strategies shown to be evidencebased
for a number of psychological disorders and included as focused
psychological strategies in the [Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule]
for the Better outcomes in mental health care initiative.”
International site
Intended for: General practitioners who are treating those with a
mental disorder, in order to improve primary mental health care
“The Cochrane Collaboration is an international non-profit and
independent organization, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate
information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide. It
produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions
and promotes the search for evidence in the form of clinical trials and
other studies of interventions.”
International Site
Intended for: health service providers, consumers, research funding
agencies, departments of health, international organizations,
universities, and anyone else making decisions about healthcare
have, or are at risk for, problem behavior
Provides descriptions of interventions/reviews
Transparent reviews
Provides descriptions of interventions
Individual TA available
References related to EBPs
Organization: National Child Traumatic Stress Network
“The documents linked from this page describe some of the clinicaltreatment
and trauma-informed service pproaches implemented by
National Child Traumatic Stress Network grant sites to reduce the impact
of exposure to traumatic events on children and adolescents.”
Intended for: “program planners addressing the needs of traumatized
children”
Provides descriptions of interventions
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
Individual TA available
Provides information on fidelity measurement
Provides guidance on staffing
Last updated: July 6, 2006
Organization: The National GAINS Center for Systemic Change for
Justice-Involved Persons with Mental Illness
“The National GAINS Center for Systemic Change for Justice-Involved
Persons with Mental Illness is committed to the goal of transforming the
nation’s fragmented mental health system and developing a recoveryoriented, consumer-driven system of care as described in the report of the
President’s New Freedom Commission.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: those involved with mental health/substance abuse/
criminal justice service provision
“The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) is a comprehensive
database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related
documents.”
Intended for: physicians, nurses, and other health professionals,
health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems,
purchasers and others searching for evidence-based clinical practice
guidelines
Provides descriptions of interventions
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
Provides guidance on staffing
Organization: The National Implementation Research Network
“The mission of the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)
is to close the gap between science and service by improving the science
and practice of implementation in relation to evidence-based programs
and practices.”
Intended for: researchers, program developers and stakeholders
interested in or engaged in the development, research,
implementation and replication of evidence-based programs and
practices
Individual TA available
Describes intervention implementation
Provides information on fidelity measurement
Provides guidance on staffing
References related to EBPs
Organization: New York State Office of Mental Health
“…the Evidence-Based Practices initiative seeks to improve the ‘ABCs of mental health care,’ which include accountability for results, best practices, and coordination of services and programs throughout the mental health system in New York State.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: recipients, providers and managers, researchers, families and friends, and advocates
”The New Zealand Guidelines Group leads a movement towards the delivery of high quality health and disabilities service throughout New Zealand through a change of culture based on evidence and effectiveness.”
International site
Intended for: clinicians, providers, consumers, and researchers
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes resources necessary for implementation
References related to EBPs
Organization: Oregon Mental Health and Addiction Services
>mental health >evidence-based practices >OMHAS practices
“The Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OMHAS) has compiled information and links to assist consumers in becoming informed about mental health disorders and to assist consumers in becoming healthy, safe and independent individuals. The information will also assist policy makers and providers to work toward further education, share and expand current treatment efforts, and assist consumers in everyday needs.”
“OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. In one database, OTseeker provides you with fast and easy access to trials from a wide range of sources.”
International site
Defines EBPs
Intended for: those interested in occupational therapy interventions
“The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and its Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) are pleased to introduce six Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Resource Kits to encourage the use of evidence-based practices in mental health.”
Intended for: consumers, families & supporters, practitioners & clinical supervisors, mental health program leaders, and public mental health authorities
Provides descriptions of interventions
Describes intervention implementation
Provides information on fidelity measurement
References related to EBPs
Organization: SAMHSA,National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)
“SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices NREPP is a voluntary rating and classification system designed to provide the public with reliable information on the scientific basis and practicality of interventions that prevent and/or treat mental and substance use disorders. Descriptive information and quantitative ratings are provided across several key areas for all interventions reviewed by NREPP.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: States, Territories, community-based organizations and other interested stakeholders
“SCIE works with people and organizations throughout the social care sector to identify useful information, research and examples of good practice. SCIE’s work covers the breadth of social care including services for adults, children and families, participation, human resource development, social work education, e-learning and the use of knowledge in social care.”
International Site
Defines EBPs
Intended for: practitioners, researchers, service users and policy makers
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes intervention implementation
Provides guidance on staff training
References related to EBPs
Organization: Social Programs That Work, Coalition
for Evidence-Based Policy, Council for Excellence in Government
“The central problem that the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy seeks to address is that U.S. social programs are often implemented with little regard to rigorous evidence, costing billions of dollars yet failing to address critical needs of our society in areas such as education, crime and substance abuse, and poverty reduction.… This site summarizes the findings from well-designed randomized controlled trials that, in our view, have particularly important policy implications.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: policy makers and practitioners
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
Provides guidance on staffing
References related to EBPs
Organization: Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent
Psychology, American Psychological Association Division 53
“The purpose of this site is to inform the general public as well as practitioners regarding the most up-to-date information about mental health practice for children and adolescents. While there are many approaches for treating various psychological disorders, the treatments listed here have been evaluated scientifically for efficacy and will be updated as new treatment research is completed.”
“The Registry of Evidence-Based Practices in Suicide Prevention Programs (EBPP) is a collaboration between SPRC and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to identify and classify effective suicide prevention programs through a structured, multi-disciplinary review process. Programs are reviewed for their quality and utility, using criteria adapted from guidelines developed by the National Registry of Effective Prevention Programs (NREPP).”
Intended for: “health and human service professionals, community leaders, survivors, advocates, researchers, prevention professionals, policymakers and interested individuals”
“The Virginia Commission on Youth coordinates the collection and dissemination of empirically-based information that would identify the treatment modalities and practices recognized as effective for the treatment of children, including juvenile offenders, with mental health treatment needs, symptoms and disorders..”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: all individuals and groups interested in and concerned with youths and families
