Examining organizational factors supporting the adoption and use of evidence-based interventions

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a greater understanding of the factors influencing the adoption of evidence-based interventions in outpatient mental health clinics serving youth. An improved understanding of these factors can potentially improve efforts to ensure effective adoption, implementation, and sustainment of evidence-based interventions, and thus improve treatment for youth in mental health settings. This explanatory cross-sectional study involves secondary data analysis of a longitudinal randomized control intervention trial. The SEM- based model that was tested supported the primary hypothesis that a more supportive organizational climate with greater readiness for change is more likely to improve the chances for the adoption of evidence-based interventions in outpatient mental health clinics serving youths.

Description

Research article / Open access

Keywords

Evidence-Based Intervention (EBI), Organizational climate · Implementation, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

Citation

Flaherty, H.B. Bornheimer, L A., Hamovitch, E., Garay, E., Mini, M., Acri, M., & McKay, M. (2021, August). Examining organizational factors supporting the adoption and use of evidence-based interventions. Community Mental Health Journal, 57(6), 1187-1194.