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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.
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Data used in this study were obtained through NIMH R01MH106771 (PI: McKay). The content is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIMH or NIH.
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Flaherty, H.B., Bornheimer, L.A., Hamovitch, E. et al. Examining Organizational Factors Supporting the Adoption and Use of Evidence-Based Interventions. Community Ment Health J 57, 1187–1194 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00751-z
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