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Academic-Policy Partnerships in Evidence-Based Practice Implementation and Policy Maker Use of Child Mental Health Research

Paige E. Cervantes, Ph.D. [email protected], Dana E. M. Seag, B.A., Katherine L. Nelson, M.P.H., Jonathan Purtle, Dr.P.H., M.Sc., Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood, Ph.D., and Sarah McCue Horwitz, Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: Psychiatric Services
Volume 72, Number 9
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000582
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Abstract

Objective:

Strategies are needed to improve policy makers’ evidence-informed decision making and the availability of evidence-based, state-supported services. This study examined whether academic-policy partnerships could promote these outcomes.

Methods:

Data from two national surveys of state mental health agency representatives were used to compare barriers to implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) and policy makers’ use of child mental health research in states with strong academic-policy partnerships in workforce training or in program implementation/evaluation (IE) with barriers in states with no or limited partnerships in these areas.

Results:

Strong IE partnerships were associated with more confidence in research use and fewer issues with provider readiness and capacity but with more issues with EBP fidelity. Strong training partnerships were associated with fewer endorsements of lack of time as a barrier to research use.

Conclusions:

Academic-policy partnerships had some benefit for states’ research use and EBP implementation. Because these partnerships may reduce barriers, further research should explore characteristics of effective collaborations.

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Volume 72 • Number 9 • September 01, 2021
Pages: 1076 - 1079
PubMed: 34139883

History

Received: 30 July 2020
Revision received: 12 October 2020
Revision received: 4 November 2020
Accepted: 12 November 2020
Published online: 18 June 2021
Published in print: September 01, 2021

Keywords

  1. State-university collaboration
  2. Community mental health services
  3. Academic-Policy Partnerships
  4. Child Mental Health Services
  5. State Policy
  6. Implementation Strategies

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Paige E. Cervantes, Ph.D. [email protected]
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Langone Health, New York City (Cervantes, Seag, Hoagwood, Horwitz); Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia (Nelson, Purtle).
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Dana E. M. Seag, B.A.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Langone Health, New York City (Cervantes, Seag, Hoagwood, Horwitz); Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia (Nelson, Purtle).
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Katherine L. Nelson, M.P.H.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Langone Health, New York City (Cervantes, Seag, Hoagwood, Horwitz); Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia (Nelson, Purtle).
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Jonathan Purtle, Dr.P.H., M.Sc.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Langone Health, New York City (Cervantes, Seag, Hoagwood, Horwitz); Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia (Nelson, Purtle).
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Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood, Ph.D.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Langone Health, New York City (Cervantes, Seag, Hoagwood, Horwitz); Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia (Nelson, Purtle).
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Sarah McCue Horwitz, Ph.D.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Langone Health, New York City (Cervantes, Seag, Hoagwood, Horwitz); Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia (Nelson, Purtle).
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Notes

Send correspondence to Dr. Cervantes ([email protected]).

Competing Interests

The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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