A purveyor team's experience: lessons learned from implementing a behavioral health care program in primary care settings.

Journal: Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare

Volume: 28

Issue: 4

Year of Publication: 2011

Affiliated Institutions:  Southwest Institute for Addictive Diseases, Department of Psychiatry, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, TX, USA. chad.graff@ttuhsc.edu

Abstract summary 

A growing body of literature indicates that evidence-based behavioral health practices and programs are not being implemented into clinical settings effectively. As a result, many adolescents living with a behavioral health problem are not receiving the quality of services they need. This feasibility study addressed this science-to-service gap through the implementation of an evidence-based adolescent behavioral health screening, assessment, and brief intervention protocol in five distinct primary care settings. This case study documents the authors' experiences in utilizing Fixsen, Naoom, Blase, Friedman, and Wallace's (2005) implementation framework to guide their purveyor efforts, and outlines solutions to overcoming the challenges purveyors may face when implementing evidence-based programs into primary care.

Authors & Co-authors:  Graff Chad A CA Springer Paul P Bitar George W GW Gee Robert R Arredondo Rodolfo R

Study Outcome 

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Authors :  5
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1037/a0021839
SSN : 1091-7527
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Humans
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United States