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01-04-2010 | Original Paper

The Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practices in Routine Mental Health Agencies

Authors: Karin Swain, Rob Whitley, Gregory J. McHugo, Robert E. Drake

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 2/2010

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The research presented here reports on sustainability of the practices within the National Implementing Evidence Based Practices Project for people with serious mental illness. Forty-nine sites completed the initial 2-year implementation phase and were the focus of our study. Our aims were to discern the number of sites that sustained practices 2 years after implementation, the reasons for sustaining or not sustaining, differences in characteristics between the two groups, and the extent and nature of practice adaptations. We used a mixed-methods approach, based on a telephone survey that gathered qualitative and quantitative data from site representatives and others familiar with the sites and practices during the follow-up period. We found that 80% of sites sustained their practices for 2 years post-implementation, that sustainers differed from non-sustainers in several domains: financing, training, fidelity and agency leadership, and that most sites adapted practices moderately to meet state and local needs.

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Title: The Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practices in Routine Mental Health Agencies
Authors: Karin Swain
Rob Whitley
Gregory J. McHugo
Robert E. Drake
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-009-9202-y

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