The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which is a part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, maintains a Web site where users can search for and learn more about methods for preventing or treating some Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. It’s called the “National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices” (NREPP) and, for those who are concerned about employing or recommending evidence-based practices, it’s worth reviewing.
The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a searchable online registry of mental health and substance abuse interventions that have been reviewed and rated by independent reviewers.
The purpose of this registry is to assist the public in identifying approaches to preventing and treating mental and/or substance use disorders that have been scientifically tested and that can be readily disseminated to the field. NREPP is one way that SAMHSA is working to improve access to information on tested interventions and thereby reduce the lag time between the creation of scientific knowledge and its practical application in the field.
NREPP is a voluntary, self-nominating system in which intervention developers elect to participate. There will always be some interventions that are not submitted to NREPP, and not all that are submitted are reviewed. In addition, new intervention summaries are continually being added. The registry is expected to grow to a large number of interventions over the coming months and years. Please check back regularly to access the latest updates.
Although NREPP originally focused on substance abuse, its coverage is broader now. Look for resources about, for examples, Across Ages; Aggressors, Victims, and Bystanders: Thinking and Acting To Prevent Violence; Al’s Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices; All Stars; Caring School Community; CASASTART; Children’s Summer Treatment Program (STP); Coping Cat; Creating Lasting Family Connections (CLFC)/Creating Lasting Connections (CLC); Early Risers “Skills for Success”; Families and Schools Together (FAST); Guiding Good Choices; Incredible Years; Keep A Clear Mind (KACM); Keepin’ it REAL; Lions Quest Skills for Adolescence; Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for Juvenile Offenders; Multisystemic Therapy With Psychiatric Supports (MST-Psychiatric); Positive Action; Primary Project; Project Northland; Project Towards No Tobacco Use; Project Venture; Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS), PATHS Preschool; Protecting You/Protecting Me; Right Decisions, Right Now: Be Tobacco Free; SAFEChildren; Second Step; SMARTteam; Storytelling for Empowerment; Strengthening Families Program; Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14; Success in Stages: Build Respect, Stop Bullying; Too Good for Drugs; and Too Good for Violence;
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Hello there:
Some very interesting posts! I’ve been reading up on your last couple posts and couldn’t find the exact right place to post this response, so I just went with this one and hope you aren’t upset by the placement. Considering your articulation and expertise on the subject, I was curious as to whether you had any opinions on the recovery movement hitting the mental health field, especially in relation to treatment for emotional and behavioral disorders in children? It’s a bit off-subject, but I thought perhaps it might interest you enough to get a good conversation going.
Have you encountered a recovery-based treatment vs. a non-recovery-based treatment plan? I would very much like to hear what you feel the difference is, or if you haven’t had the chance to compare, perhaps just a comment as to what you feel about the movement in general.
If you are not overly familiar with the movement, there are a few pretty informative articles about it at:
1) What is Mental Health Recovery
2) Mental Health Recovery Model
If you wouldn’t mind, if you have the time to respond I would very much love to quote you in my blog about the recovery movement, the Mental Health Recovery Blog. I will of course reference back to you in the posting but if you are not comfortable with being quoted then I’d love to just hear your take here! I would very much value your opinion considering I am trying to get inputs from all sides of the mental healthcare field (practitioners, consumers, advocates, family members, etc.) in order to get a meaningful dialogue going as to what the mental health recovery movement really means.
I look forward to talking with you more in the future if this sparks your interest!
All the best,
Lex
MHCD Research and Evaluations
Lex, thanks for the note and the opportunity to comment on the recovery movement. I know too little to comment in depth; that’ll have to wait for further study on my part.
I’m wary, however, of some of the concepts associated with the “movement.” For example, connections to other movements by way of the term “recovery” make me uneasy. In my opinion, mental health and illness would not be well-served by an association with alcohol recovery programs, because the latter depend more on untestable features (e.g., faith) and have not demonstrated a strong record for benefits.
Second, and this may be consistent with tenets of the recovery movement, it’s important for parents and families of children and youths with Emotional and Behavior Disorders to recognize that individuals with EBD are likely to grow into adults who, even with the best of treatments, are going to be at least a little atypical. I suspect most all of us have some friends and acquaintances who have a few odd behaviors or quirks; odds are some of those folks would have been&or were&said to have EBD as children. It’s O.K. to be a person who’s not straight-down-the-middle “normal.” To be sure, we educators (and others) want to prevent destructive, anti-social behavior, but we shouldn’t harbor any expectations that individuals are going to be made perfect.
Anyway, as I wrote, I need to study more about the recovery movement. These are just some preliminary reactions; they could be misinformed or ill-thought. Thanks for the links, as they should help me learn more.