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01-06-2009 | Original Paper

The State Health Authority Yardstick (SHAY)

Authors: Molly T. Finnerty, Charles A. Rapp, Gary R. Bond, David W. Lynde, Vijay Ganju, Howard H. Goldman

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 3/2009

Abstract

State mental health authorities have a leadership role in implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs), but few instruments are available to assess the impact of this role. We describe the development of the State Mental Health Authority Yardstick (SHAY), a behaviorally anchored instrument designed to assess state-level facilitating conditions associated with successful implementation of EBPs in community mental health centers. The SHAY assesses the SMHA role in seven domains: Planning, Financing, Training, Leadership, Policies and Regulations, Quality Improvement, and Stakeholders. Preliminary evidence from the National Evidence-Based Practices Project partially supports the construct and criterion-oriented validity of this instrument for rating state-level activities supporting or blocking the implementation of evidence-based practices.

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Title: The State Health Authority Yardstick (SHAY)
Authors: Molly T. Finnerty
Charles A. Rapp
Gary R. Bond
David W. Lynde
Vijay Ganju
Howard H. Goldman
Publication date: 01-06-2009
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-009-9181-z

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