Funding

Funding is a vital aspect to any implementation process but must be allocated in an efficient manner and can be used as a tool to achieve desired outcomes. Here are some suggestions on how to structure and obtain funding:

• Identify and shift resources, not just mental health
• Must think of all EBPs funded in common way
• Use reliable cost and budget modeling
• Identify which services Medicaid will cover and how the state plan can be revised to cover additional services
• Lobbying: mental health is not optional
• Utilizing fiscal incentives
• No fidelity / no $ --Tie outcome to $
• Define core expectations
• Explicit funding for supervisor/training
• Budget must be managed carefully
• Keep transitional budgets realistic and goal-oriented
• Evaluate for larger changes even with one EBP that may payoff for future EBPs.