TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementation of evidence-based practices for treatment of alcohol and drug disorders
T2 - The role of the state authority
AU - Rieckmann, Traci R.
AU - Kovas, Anne E.
AU - Fussell, Holly E.
AU - Stettler, Nicole M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Address correspondence to Traci R. Rieckmann, PhD, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. CB 669, Portland, OR 97239, USA. Phone: +1-503-4946739. Fax: +1-503-4944981. Email: rieckman@ohsu.edu. Holly E. Fussell, PhD, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA. Nicole M. Stettler, BS, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA. Anne E. Kovas, MPH, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA. Research made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation no. 58839. Sections of this work were presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting, Washington, DC, November 3–7, 2007, and the Western Psychological Association annual meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 3–6, 2007.
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - The current climate of increasing performance expectations and diminishing resources, along with innovations in evidence-based practices (EBPs), creates new dilemmas for substance abuse treatment providers, policymakers, funders, and the service delivery system. This paper describes findings from baseline interviews with representatives from 49 state substance abuse authorities (SSAs). Interviews assessed efforts aimed at facilitating EBP adoption in each state and the District of Columbia. Results suggested that SSAs are concentrating more effort on EBP implementation strategies such as education, training, and infrastructure development, and less effort on financial mechanisms, regulations, and accreditation. The majority of SSAs use EBPs as a criterion in their contracts with providers, and just over half reported that EBP use is tied to state funding. To date, Oregon remains the only state with legislation that mandates treatment expenditures for EBPs; North Carolina follows suit with legislation that requires EBP promotion within current resources.
AB - The current climate of increasing performance expectations and diminishing resources, along with innovations in evidence-based practices (EBPs), creates new dilemmas for substance abuse treatment providers, policymakers, funders, and the service delivery system. This paper describes findings from baseline interviews with representatives from 49 state substance abuse authorities (SSAs). Interviews assessed efforts aimed at facilitating EBP adoption in each state and the District of Columbia. Results suggested that SSAs are concentrating more effort on EBP implementation strategies such as education, training, and infrastructure development, and less effort on financial mechanisms, regulations, and accreditation. The majority of SSAs use EBPs as a criterion in their contracts with providers, and just over half reported that EBP use is tied to state funding. To date, Oregon remains the only state with legislation that mandates treatment expenditures for EBPs; North Carolina follows suit with legislation that requires EBP promotion within current resources.
KW - Evidence-based practices
KW - Implementation
KW - State policy
KW - Substance abuse treatment
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U2 - 10.1007/s11414-008-9122-6
DO - 10.1007/s11414-008-9122-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 18543111
AN - SCOPUS:69949174872
SN - 1094-3412
VL - 36
SP - 407
EP - 419
JO - Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research
JF - Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research
IS - 4
ER -