“The California Healthy Kids Resource Center was established to assist
schools in promoting health literacy. Health literacy is the capacity of an
individual to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health information
and services and the competence to use such information and services in
ways that are health enhancing.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: teachers, administrators, university faculty, and other
professionals who work with preschool through 12th grade students
“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
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Organization: Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado at Boulder
“The Blueprints Initiative sets a gold standard for implementing
exemplary, research-based violence and drug programs and for
implementing these programs with fidelity to the models. The work that
is being conducted will help to bridge the gap between knowledge
(research) and practice and inform the users of programs of the barriers
that must be overcome in order to achieve maximum success.”
“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
“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
“Helping America’s Youth is a nationwide effort, initiated by President
George W. Bush and led by First Lady Laura Bush, to benefit children and
teenagers by encouraging action in three key areas: family, school, and
community. [This] Community Guide to Helping America’s Youth helps
communities build partnerships, assess their needs and resources, and
select from program designs that could be replicated in their community.
It walks community groups through the steps necessary for building strong
supports for youth.”
“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
“NIDA, in cooperation with prevention scientists, presents the following
examples of research-based programs that feature a variety of strategies
proven to be effective. Each program was developed as part of a
research study, which demonstrated that over time youth who participated
in the programs had better outcomes than those who did not.”
Intended for: “those working in drug abuse prevention”
“The office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Model Programs Guide (MPG) is designed to assist practitioners and communities in implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that can make a difference in the lives of children and communities. The MPG database of evidence-based programs covers the entire continuum of youth services from prevention through sanctions to reentry.”
Intended for: “juvenile justice practitioners, administrators, and researchers”
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
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.”
“PreventionNet provides a convenient, efficient, and user-friendly mechanism for obtaining up-to-date information about [the 11 drug abuse prevention programs contained in NIDA’s Preventing Drug Abuse with Children and Adolescents: A research-based guide], including new research findings of their effectiveness, how to obtain program materials, the availability of training and/or technical assistance, and current contact information.”
Intended for: “prevention professionals, teachers, school administrators, parents, policy makers, and community leaders”
“The Promising Practices Network (PPN) is dedicated to providing quality evidence-based information about what works to improve the lives of children, youth, and families. The PPN site features summaries of programs and practices that are proven to improve outcomes for children… carefully screened for scientific rigor, relevance, and clarity.”
Intended for: “policymakers, service providers, and other decision makers at all levels who care about improving outcomes for children and families”
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
Provides guidance on staffing
Organization: SAMHSA, Division of Workplace Programs
“The Workplace Resource Center provides centralized access to information about drug-free workplaces and related topics. Find information on drug-testing, drug-free workplace programs, Federal programs, prevention research, and substance abuse.”
Defines EBPs
Provides descriptions of interventions
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
Individual TA available (free/for fee)
Provides information on fidelity measurement
Provides guidance on staffing
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
“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: Strengthening Americas Families Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program and SAMHSA‘s
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
“In the following pages you will find two page summaries of family-focused programs which have been proven to be effective…The programs in this booklet are divided into categories based upon the degree, quality, and outcomes of research associated with them. You will also find a program matrix. This may be helpful to you in determining ‘at a glance’ which programs may best meet your community needs.”
Intended for: those searching for effective family-based programs that address prevention of juvenile delinquency and substance abuse
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
Makes individual TA available
Provides information on fidelity measurement
Provides guidance on staffing
Organization: Surgeon General, Department of Health and Human Services
“The mission of the Surgeon General is to protect and improve the public health of the Nation, and this report was developed within the responsibilities and spirit of that mission. This chapter identifies a set of standards based on scientific consensus and applies those standards to the literature… to identify with confidence general strategies and programs that work, that are promising, or that do not.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: Public Heath Professionals
Transparent reviews
Describes evidentiary standards met
References related to EBPs
Organization: Task Force on College Drinking, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
“The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism created the Task Force on College Drinking in 1998 to provide research-based information about the nature and extent of dangerous (college) drinking. The Task Force comprises college presidents, researchers, and students.”
Intended for: high school and college administrators, students, parents, community leaders, policymakers, researchers, members of the retail beverage industry, and Public Heath Professionals
