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The Role of State Mental Health Authorities in Promoting Improved Client Outcomes through Evidence-Based Practice

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The role of state mental health authorities (SMHA) is critical to implementing and sustaining evidence-based practices. This paper describes the seven major tasks of SMHA’s that comprise that role and provides examples from states which have been actively pursuing evidence-based practices.

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  1. The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, Office of Mental Health Research and Training, 1545 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, KS, USA

    Charles A. Rapp Ph.D.

  2. Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

    Gary R. Bond Ph.D.

  3. Dartmouth Medical School, New York State Office of Mental Health, New York

    Deborah R. Becker M.E.D.

  4. New York State Office of Mental Health, New York

    Sharon E. Carpinello R.N., Ph.D.

  5. Oregon Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services, South Carolina Department of Mental Health, USA

    Robert E. Nikkel M.S.W.

  6. South Carolina Department of Mental Health., USA

    George Gintoli M.S.

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Rapp, C.A., Bond, G.R., Becker, D.R. et al. The Role of State Mental Health Authorities in Promoting Improved Client Outcomes through Evidence-Based Practice. Community Ment Health J 41, 347–363 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-005-5008-8

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