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ArticleInternational journal of mental health systems2019

Advancing the state-level tracking of evidence-based practices: a case study.

Sarah Cusworth Walker, Georganna Sedlar, Lucy Berliner, Felix I Rodriguez, Paul A Davis, Savannah Johnson, Jessica Leith

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Article in International journal of mental health systems, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Sarah Cusworth Walker1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 1100 NE Campus Parkway, Box 358015, Seattle, WA 98105 USA.
Georganna Sedlar1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 1100 NE Campus Parkway, Box 358015, Seattle, WA 98105 USA.
Lucy BerlinerHarborview Center for Sexual Assault and Trauma, 401 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98104 USA.
Felix I RodriguezWashington State Health Care Authority, 626 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501 USA.
Paul A DavisWashington State Health Care Authority, 626 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501 USA.
Savannah Johnson4Duke University, 2127 Campus Drive, Box 90065, Durham, NC 27708 USA.
Jessica Leith1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 1100 NE Campus Parkway, Box 358015, Seattle, WA 98105 USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite a sustained focus by policymakers and researchers on improving the standard of clinical care in public mental health services, the use of evidence-based practice remains low. Among other challenges, this reflects the difficulty of translating clinical research into useable policy that can be feasibly funded and monitored by state or large healthcare systems. CASE PRESENTATION: In this paper we present a case study of Washington State's strategy for monitoring the use of clinical elements at the session level for all Medicaid-funded children's mental health services. The implementation of this strategy reflects policy actions to promote effective practice while also actively influencing multiple other levels of the implementation ecology. The approach is informed by the Policy Ecology Framework, the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, the evidence-based policymaking literature, and common ontology and clinical elements models.

conclusionsWe found the strategy developed in Washington State to be a feasible method of collecting session level information about the use of effective clinical mental health practices. In addition, the approach appears to be having influence on multiple layers of the implementation ecology that could be explored through further study.

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Children’s mental healthCommon elementsEvidence-based policymakingEvidence-based practiceImplementationLearning systemState policy

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PMCPMC6457070

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