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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-07-2013 | Original Article

Community and School Mental Health Professionals’ Knowledge and Use of Evidence Based Substance Use Prevention Programs

Authors: Steven W. Evans, J. Randy Koch, Christine Brady, Peggy Meszaros, Joanna Sadler

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 4/2013

Abstract

Youth with learning and behavioral problems are at elevated risk for substance use during adolescence. Although evidence-based substance use prevention and screening practices are described in the literature, the extent with which these are provided to these youth is unclear. Mental health professionals in schools and community mental health centers are in an ideal position to conduct substance use screening and prevention practices since they have frequent contact with this high risk group. In order to determine whether these mental health professionals were using evidence based substance use screening and prevention programs with these youth, we analyzed 345 completed surveys from mental health professionals in schools and community clinics throughout a mid-Atlantic state. Results indicated that a large portion of the respondents were unfamiliar with evidence based practices and they were infrequently used. Implications for the division of labor at schools and community mental health centers are discussed in relation to time allotment and priority for these procedures.

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Title: Community and School Mental Health Professionals’ Knowledge and Use of Evidence Based Substance Use Prevention Programs
Authors: Steven W. Evans
J. Randy Koch
Christine Brady
Peggy Meszaros
Joanna Sadler
Publication date: 01-07-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-012-0422-z

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