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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
The status of states' policies to support evidence-based practices in children's mental health
Janice L Cooper1, Yumiko Aratani
1National Center for Children in Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 215 W. 125th, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10027, USA. jc90@columbia.edu
Objective:
This study examined the efforts of states' mental health authorities to promote the use of evidence-based practices through policy.
Methods:
Data were drawn from three components of a national study, including a survey of state children's mental health directors (N=53), which was developed using a three-step process that involved stakeholders.
Results:
Data from the directors' survey revealed that over 90% of states are implementing strategies to support the use of evidence-based practices. The scope of these efforts varies, with 36% reporting statewide reach. Further, states' strategies for implementing evidence-based practices are often not accompanied by comparable efforts to enhance information systems, even though enhancing such systems can bolster opportunities for successful implementation.
Conclusions:
Variability in the adoption of evidence-based practices, poor attention to information systems, and inconsistent fiscal policies threaten states' efforts to improve the quality of children's mental health services.
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