Web Pages Summary

To assist you with navigating these EBP web pages, the following provides a brief description of the topical menu buttons you see above:

• The Definitions and Issues page offers a preliminary definition of evidence-based practices (EBP), criteria for determining an EBP, as well as links to articles and documents that help to define EBPs. This page also links to pages that discuss specific issues and strategies for the implementation of EBPs.

• The State Initiatives page provides a wealth of information regarding what each state is doing to implement EBPs.

• The EBPs for Adults page lists and explains the current EBPs for adults, as well as some of the promising and emerging practices for adults with serious mental illness.

• The EBPs for Youths page lists and explains the currently recognized EBPs for children and adolescents.

• The State Needs and Priorities page links to several reports that offer insight into the needs and priorities of state mental health agencies with regard to EBP implementation.

• The Links page provides a list of helpful EBP resources; including papers and presentations, as well as external EBP webpages.