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The Goodness of Fit between Evidence-Based Early Childhood Mental Health Programs and the Primary Care Setting

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With numerous evidence-based early childhood behavioral health programs, it is important to choose wisely when deciding to integrate a particular program into primary care. Most programs were designed for implementation outside of the primary care setting, and may not be a good fit, due to the unique nature of primary care (busy, episodic visits, heterogeneous populations, etc.). In this chapter, we propose five critical elements to be considered when evaluating the goodness of fit between a particular program and the primary care setting, including the evidence base, the required elements (i.e., groups, technology), educational qualifications of practitioners, the target population served, and cost. We review seven common programs, assess them according to these metrics, and present recommendations for guiding program choice.

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Crawford, D.E., Briggs, R.D. (2016). The Goodness of Fit between Evidence-Based Early Childhood Mental Health Programs and the Primary Care Setting. In: Briggs, R. (eds) Integrated Early Childhood Behavioral Health in Primary Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31815-8_4

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