Develop/Test a Web-Based Dissemination Tool (WDT) to Support Quality Implementation of Community-Based Mental Health EBIs for Youth

Principal Investigator: Curtis McMillen, PhD, PI

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health

Timeframe:

Affiliation: Center for Mental Health Services Research (CMHSR)

Project Contact: Curtis McMillen, PhD

                            cmcmille@wustl.edu

                            (314) 935-7517

Project Update as of 08/26/2009

Description:

Community-based behavioral interventions for child and adolescent MH will be the focus of the proposed project, given the Co-PIs’ expertise and prior experience with this population, as well as the profound need for EBI support in youth MH. The final product will be highly innovative, providing the unique ability to apply the WDT to a wide array of EBIs, which will ensure broad-based marketability (see letters of support). Of particular importance to this project is the unique collaboration between the applicant organization (3-C ISD), the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University at St. Louis, and the Missouri Department of Mental Health (see letters), which will
provide the project with relevant expertise during prototype development and ready access to MH professionals during feasibility testing.
Three specific aims will be accomplished through Phase I of this project: (1) the prototype of the WDT will be created with input from the project Advisory Board; (2) the prototype will be evaluated by stakeholder groups to test the feasibility, usability, and value of the proposed WDT; and (3) a full development plan for Phase II will be generated based on Phase I findings and recommendations.