Inter-organizational collaboration in the implementation of evidence-based practices among public agencies serving abused and neglected youth

Lawrence A. Palinkas; Dahlia Fuentes; Megan Finno; Antonio R. Garcia; Ian W. Holloway; Patricia Chamberlain

doi:10.1007/s10488-012-0437-5

Inter-organizational collaboration in the implementation of evidence-based practices among public agencies serving abused and neglected youth

Lawrence A. Palinkas, Dahlia Fuentes, Megan Finno, Antonio R. Garcia, Ian W. Holloway, Patricia Chamberlain

College of Social Work

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Abstract

This study examined the role of inter-organizational collaboration in implementing new evidence-based practices for addressing problem behaviors in at-risk youth. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 38 systems leaders of probation, mental health, and child welfare departments of 12 California counties participating in a large randomized controlled trial to scale-up the use of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care. Three sets of collaboration characteristics were identified: (1) characteristics of collaboration process, (2) characteristics of the external environment, and (3) characteristics of participating organizations and individuals. Inter-organizational collaboration enables an exchange of information and advice and a pooling of resources individual agencies may require for successful implementation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	74-85
Number of pages	12
Journal	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-012-0437-5
State	Published - Jan 2014

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Acknowledgments Support for this research was provided by the William T. Grant Foundation [Grant ID# 9493] and, for the parent grant, NIMH RO1MH07658 and DHHS Childrens’Bureau. The sponsors did not have a role or influence in the study design, the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, writing of the report, and the decision to submit the article for publication.

Keywords

Child welfare
Collaboration
Evidence-based practice
Implementation
Juvenile justice
Mental health services

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Psychiatric Mental Health
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Palinkas, L. A., Fuentes, D., Finno, M., Garcia, A. R., Holloway, I. W., & Chamberlain, P. (2014). Inter-organizational collaboration in the implementation of evidence-based practices among public agencies serving abused and neglected youth. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 41(1), 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-012-0437-5

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Inter-organizational collaboration in the implementation of evidence-based practices among public agencies serving abused and neglected youth. / Palinkas, Lawrence A.; Fuentes, Dahlia; Finno, Megan et al.
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