Evidence-Based Practices (EBP)

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*******This page was last modified on July 27, 2009.

Evidence-based treatment and prevention practices are those that research has proved effective. DHS is adopting proven practices in addictions and mental health services. The Oregon Legislature directed DHS and four other state agencies to spend increasing shares of public dollars on evidence-based services, culminating in 75 percent by the 2009-11 budget period. Approved practices, which have undergone independent review, can be found on this Web site.

• Current Topics
• AMH approved practices and process
• Fidelity
• Reports and publications
• Oregon-specific information
• EBP Web links
• Special populations

If you have questions regarding the information on this page, please contact Shawn Clark at (503) 945-9720 or Shawn.Clark@state.or.us  

Evidence-Based Practices Stakeholder Public Meeting

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EBP Stakeholder minutes

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Contact lists

EBP Stakeholders (PDF)
EBP Steering Committee (PDF) 

• 2008 Report to the Joint Interim Judiciary Committee (PDF)
• 2006 Final versions of EBP Report to Judiciary Committee (PDF)

• Department of Corrections and Addictions and Mental Health Division Evidence-Based Practices Understanding (PDF)

• EBP Reimbursement (PDF)

• Evidence-Based Practices in Oregon: An overview (Powerpoint)

• 2004 Progress Report on the Implementation of EBP, Presentation to the Judiciary Committee (PDF)
• Summary of ORS 182.525 (Senate Bill 267) (PDF)
• 2005 Survey of Evidence-Based Practices Results (PDF) 
• 2008 survey results (Files in Powerpoint)
  • Survey results 
  • Top five Evidence-Based Practices 
  • Nine practices of interest 
  • Top three prevention practices 
  • Implementation phase 
  • Reported outcomes 
  • Strategies to meet fidelity 
• Communication 
  • The Evidence Gap: Drug Rehabilitation or Revolving Door?
  • Engaging Industry Partners to Adopt Evidence-Based Practice (PDF)  
  • Funding for Addiction Treatment: State now requiring results before giving out money (PDF) 
  • Oregon leading the nation in adding rigor to treatment practices 
• EBP Quarterly Newsletter (PDFs)
  • July 2009 
  • March 2009  
  • Jan. 2009 
  • Nov. 2008 
  • Aug. 2008 
• Organizational Capacity
  • Implementing Evidence-Based Practices: six "drivers" of success (PDF) 

• AMH Approved Practices and Process
• 2008 Evidence-Based Practice Invertory
• The revised EBP definition (PDF)

How to Propose an EBP

• Application for EBP Review (PDF)  (Word) 
• Instructions for AMH Application Review (PDF)
• AMH EBP Revised Definition (PDF)  
• AMH External Application Review Procedure (PDF) 
• AMH Internal Application Review Procedure (PDF)
• Tools for Determining Level of Practice (PDF)
• Re-evaluation process and form (PDF)  

For more information on AMH fidelity projects and links to fidelity tools, click here. A fidelity tool is used to verify that an intervention is being implemented in a manner consistent with the treatment model, or the research that produced the practice. The tool or scale has been shown to be reliable and valid. 

• 2007 Biennial Report: Effective Psychosocial Interventions for Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Needs (State of Hawaii (PDF)

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Proven to Benefit Symptomatic Children and Adolescents Following a Traumatic Event (PDF) 

• Evidence-Based and Emerging Best Practices Conference Report and Recommendations (PDF) 
• National Outcomes Measures (NOMs) 
• National Voluntary Consensus Standards for the Treatment of Substance Use Conditions: Evidence-Based Treatment Practices (National Quality Forum) (PDF)
• Organizational Readiness for Change and Opinions Toward Treatment Innovations (Special Article from the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment) (PDF) 

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Programs
• EBP Informational Web Sites and Publications (PDF)
• General Organizational Index Definition and Scoring
• General Organizational Index Overview
• SAMHSA National Mental Health Information Center: Evidence Based Practices Toolkits
• Western Capt Best and Promising Practices Database
• Northwest Frontier Addictions Technology and Transfer Center
• National Institute on Drugs (NIDA)
• National Institute Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Implementing Best Practice Prevention Programs with Fidelity (PreventionIdaho.net)
• National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• SAMHSA National Outcome Measures
• University of Washington Evidence-Based Practices for Treating Substance Use Disorders
• NREPP is a searchable database with up-to-date, reliable information on the scientific basis and practicality of interventions. Users, such as community organizations and state and local officials, can perform custom searches to identify specific interventions based upon desired outcomes, target populations and service settings.  

Silverman WK, Hinshaw SP. (2008). Special issue: Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents: A ten year update. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37(1). 
This ten-year update on evidence-based practices found a number of "well established" and "probably efficacious" treatments for many mental disorders. For example, six were "probably efficacious" for anxiety disorders, and two were "well established" for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to scientists funded by NIMH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, divisions of the National Institutes of Health. Disorders or topics studied include: early autism; eating problems and eating disorders; depression; phobic and anxiety disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorder, disruptive behavior; ADHD; substance abuse; and trauma. Psychosocial treatments for ethnic minority youth are also considered. 

• 2007 Biennial Report Effective Psychosocial Interventions for Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Needs (Hawaii Department of Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division) (PDF)
• Evidence-Based Clinical Reasoning in Children's Mental Health Services (Powerpoint)
• Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies of Psychosocial Treatments for Youth Exposed to Trauma (PDF)
• Matrix of Children's Evidence-Based Interventions (NASMHPD Research Institute) (PDF)  

Native American Population 
AMH does not believe that an evidence-based practice from the AMH list should be assumed to be better than a culturally validated practice unless the assumption is supported by scientific evidence. Because scientific evidence for imposing practice on Native American providers is lacking, AMH concludes that a different framework is needed for working with Native American stakeholders and these stakeholders must take the primary role in defining what works for Native American clients.

Position Paper on Native American Treatment Programs and Evidence-Based Practices  (PDF) 

Tribal Best Practices: There are many pathways (PDF)

Approved Tribal Programs 

Approved Tribal Practices Application Form (Word)

(PDF files)

Adventure Based 

Canoe Journey/Family 

Ceremonies and Rituals 

Cradle Boards 

Cultural Camp 

Domestic Violence Group Treatment for Men 

Family Unity 

Round Dance 

Sweat Lodge 

Talking Circle 

Tribal Crafts 

Tribal Family Activities 

Tribal Youth Conference 
 
African-American Population
Practices that have been research with the African American population. (PDF)
 
Latino Population
Practices that have been research with the Latino population. (PDF)