Larger Systems Context of Children's Mental Health

Evidence-Based practices are being used by children's mental health and other child-serving sectors including Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare, Substance Abuse, and Education. There are websites and other resources in each field that identify and describe evidence-based and promising practices for emotional and behavioral disorders that affect children's functioning. The large number of evidence-based practices that are common across each sectors' list emphasize that children's needs are very similar across the various service sectors. The shared goals among all of the service sectors for greater effectiveness in service delivery through the use of evidence-based practices will likely increase opportunities for collaboration in service planning and delivery between these agencies.

Helpful Links:

Resources on evidence-based practices available in other child-serving sectors include:

• Juvenile Justice - Blueprints for Violence Prevention
• Child Welfare - Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health Services for Foster Youth
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health - National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices (NREPP)
• Education and Mental Health - School-Based Mental Health: An Empirical Guide for Decision Makers