“The international Campbell Collaboration (C2) is a non-profit
organization that aims to help people make well-informed decisions
about the effects of interventions in the social, behavioral and
educational arenas. C2’s objectives are to prepare, maintain and
disseminate systematic reviews of studies of interventions.”
International site
Intended for: those implementing interventions in the behavioral,
social, and educational fields
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Organization: Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior
“The Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs to raise the awareness and implementation of positive, evidence-based practices and to build an enhanced and more accessible database to support those practices.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: those implementing interventions with children who
have, or are at risk for, problem behavior
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes resources necessary for implementation
Provides guidance on staffing
References related to EBPs
Organization: Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado at Boulder
“The Blueprints Initiative sets a gold standard for implementing
exemplary, research-based violence and drug programs and for
implementing these programs with fidelity to the models. The work that
is being conducted will help to bridge the gap between knowledge
(research) and practice and inform the users of programs of the barriers
that must be overcome in order to achieve maximum success.”
“Child Trends’ Lifecourse Model presents our extensive knowledge
about programs found to ‘work’ to enhance children’s development,
in a user-friendly format…. This approach is built on the concept that
child development is a cumulative process that begins before birth and
continues into young adulthood.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: policy makers, program designers, and funders
“Helping America’s Youth is a nationwide effort, initiated by President
George W. Bush and led by First Lady Laura Bush, to benefit children and
teenagers by encouraging action in three key areas: family, school, and
community. [This] Community Guide to Helping America’s Youth helps
communities build partnerships, assess their needs and resources, and
select from program designs that could be replicated in their community.
It walks community groups through the steps necessary for building strong
supports for youth.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: Communities
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
References related to EBPs
Organization: National Child Traumatic Stress Network
“The documents linked from this page describe some of the clinicaltreatment
and trauma-informed service pproaches implemented by
National Child Traumatic Stress Network grant sites to reduce the impact
of exposure to traumatic events on children and adolescents.”
Intended for: “program planners addressing the needs of traumatized
children”
Provides descriptions of interventions
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
Individual TA available
Provides information on fidelity measurement
Provides guidance on staffing
Last updated: July 6, 2006
Organization: The National GAINS Center for Systemic Change for
Justice-Involved Persons with Mental Illness
“The National GAINS Center for Systemic Change for Justice-Involved
Persons with Mental Illness is committed to the goal of transforming the
nation’s fragmented mental health system and developing a recoveryoriented, consumer-driven system of care as described in the report of the
President’s New Freedom Commission.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: those involved with mental health/substance abuse/
criminal justice service provision
“The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) is a comprehensive
database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related
documents.”
Intended for: physicians, nurses, and other health professionals,
health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems,
purchasers and others searching for evidence-based clinical practice
guidelines
Provides descriptions of interventions
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
Provides guidance on staffing
Organization: The National Implementation Research Network
“The mission of the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)
is to close the gap between science and service by improving the science
and practice of implementation in relation to evidence-based programs
and practices.”
Intended for: researchers, program developers and stakeholders
interested in or engaged in the development, research,
implementation and replication of evidence-based programs and
practices
”The New Zealand Guidelines Group leads a movement towards the delivery of high quality health and disabilities service throughout New Zealand through a change of culture based on evidence and effectiveness.”
International site
Intended for: clinicians, providers, consumers, and researchers
“The office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Model Programs Guide (MPG) is designed to assist practitioners and communities in implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that can make a difference in the lives of children and communities. The MPG database of evidence-based programs covers the entire continuum of youth services from prevention through sanctions to reentry.”
Intended for: “juvenile justice practitioners, administrators, and researchers”
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
Organization: Oregon Mental Health and Addiction Services
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“The Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OMHAS) has compiled information and links to assist consumers in becoming informed about mental health disorders and to assist consumers in becoming healthy, safe and independent individuals. The information will also assist policy makers and providers to work toward further education, share and expand current treatment efforts, and assist consumers in everyday needs.”
“OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. In one database, OTseeker provides you with fast and easy access to trials from a wide range of sources.”
International site
Defines EBPs
Intended for: those interested in occupational therapy interventions
“PreventionNet provides a convenient, efficient, and user-friendly mechanism for obtaining up-to-date information about [the 11 drug abuse prevention programs contained in NIDA’s Preventing Drug Abuse with Children and Adolescents: A research-based guide], including new research findings of their effectiveness, how to obtain program materials, the availability of training and/or technical assistance, and current contact information.”
Intended for: “prevention professionals, teachers, school administrators, parents, policy makers, and community leaders”
“The Promising Practices Network (PPN) is dedicated to providing quality evidence-based information about what works to improve the lives of children, youth, and families. The PPN site features summaries of programs and practices that are proven to improve outcomes for children… carefully screened for scientific rigor, relevance, and clarity.”
Intended for: “policymakers, service providers, and other decision makers at all levels who care about improving outcomes for children and families”
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
Provides guidance on staffing
Organization: SAMHSA, Division of Workplace Programs
“The Workplace Resource Center provides centralized access to information about drug-free workplaces and related topics. Find information on drug-testing, drug-free workplace programs, Federal programs, prevention research, and substance abuse.”
“SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices NREPP is a voluntary rating and classification system designed to provide the public with reliable information on the scientific basis and practicality of interventions that prevent and/or treat mental and substance use disorders. Descriptive information and quantitative ratings are provided across several key areas for all interventions reviewed by NREPP.”
Defines EBPs
Intended for: States, Territories, community-based organizations and other interested stakeholders
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes intervention implementation
Provides information on fidelity measurement
Organization: Social Care Institute for Excellence
“SCIE works with people and organizations throughout the social care sector to identify useful information, research and examples of good practice. SCIE’s work covers the breadth of social care including services for adults, children and families, participation, human resource development, social work education, e-learning and the use of knowledge in social care.”
International Site
Defines EBPs
Intended for: practitioners, researchers, service users and policy makers
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes intervention implementation
Provides guidance on staff training
References related to EBPs
Organization: Social Programs That Work, Coalition
for Evidence-Based Policy, Council for Excellence in Government
“The central problem that the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy seeks to address is that U.S. social programs are often implemented with little regard to rigorous evidence, costing billions of dollars yet failing to address critical needs of our society in areas such as education, crime and substance abuse, and poverty reduction.… This site summarizes the findings from well-designed randomized controlled trials that, in our view, have particularly important policy implications.”
Organization: Strengthening Americas Families Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program and SAMHSA‘s
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
“In the following pages you will find two page summaries of family-focused programs which have been proven to be effective…The programs in this booklet are divided into categories based upon the degree, quality, and outcomes of research associated with them. You will also find a program matrix. This may be helpful to you in determining ‘at a glance’ which programs may best meet your community needs.”
Intended for: those searching for effective family-based programs that address prevention of juvenile delinquency and substance abuse
“The Registry of Evidence-Based Practices in Suicide Prevention Programs (EBPP) is a collaboration between SPRC and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to identify and classify effective suicide prevention programs through a structured, multi-disciplinary review process. Programs are reviewed for their quality and utility, using criteria adapted from guidelines developed by the National Registry of Effective Prevention Programs (NREPP).”
Intended for: “health and human service professionals, community leaders, survivors, advocates, researchers, prevention professionals, policymakers and interested individuals”
Provides descriptions of interventions
Transparent reviews
Describes evidentiary standards met
Describes intervention implementation
Individual TA available
Provides information on fidelity measurement
Provides guidance on staffing
Organization: Surgeon General, Department of Health and Human Services
“The mission of the Surgeon General is to protect and improve the public health of the Nation, and this report was developed within the responsibilities and spirit of that mission. This chapter identifies a set of standards based on scientific consensus and applies those standards to the literature… to identify with confidence general strategies and programs that work, that are promising, or that do not.”
