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Abstract #155908

Jean L. Johnson, DrPH¹, Bruce Chorpita, PhD², Christina Donkervoet, MS³, Cassian Ki`I. Kimhan, MA<sup>2</sup>, and Elizabeth Jacobs, MA<sup>4</sup>. (1) Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai`i, 1776 University Avenue, Honlulu, HI 96822, 808-956-2653, jeanj@hawaii.edu, (2) University of Hawai`i, Department of Psychology, East West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, (3) Department of Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division, Kilauea Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816, (4) University of Hawai i, Department of Psychology, 1776 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822

The mantra of assuring quality services, treatments, or programs has become a determination of whether the services, treatments, or programs are “evidence-based.” To make the determination of whether an evidence-based standard has been achieved requires a review of the research body, a methodology for coding that research, and a method of disseminating that information either to practitioner or consumers. Hawai`i has been acknowledged for its work in defining an easy-to-understand menu of treatment services for children and youth with serious emotional or behavioral challenges. That menu is widely distributed to providers, is available on the web, and has been adapted for utilization by families. The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division determined a need to apply this methodology to an assessment of available prevention programs to determine which programs hold the greatest promise for success based on the available research. Those programs which meet the standard for evidence-base would inform funding decisions. This presentation will describe the process that has been used to arrive at those determinations. The challenges inherent in adapting a coding methodology specific to treatment to prevention programs will be described. The initial outcomes of the reviews will be presented and how those outcomes are driving funding decisions.

Learning Objectives:

• To provide an overview of a process for evaluating evidence-based prevention programs
• To discuss the initial results of that process

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.