(An item from the ISHN Member information service) An article published in the May, 2013 Issue of Psychiatric Services reviews the programs contained in the SAMHSA database of evidence-based programs. The reviewers found that: "School mental health programs constituted 32% of the registry, with 44% providing only materials at cost and 46% providing universal mental health promotion rather than intensive supports. Readiness for dissemination was poorer for programs providing only intensive supports, and quality of research increased as total costs of program implementation increased" The authors concluded that ".Assessing program transportability is necessary for decision making to match programs with the needs of particular schools and communities" Read more>>.
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