Rural Health Research Gateway

Maine Mental Health Evidence-Based Practice Planning Initiative

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center
Phone: 207.780.4430
Lead researcher: David Lambert, PhD , 207.780.4502, davidl@usm.maine.edu
Project completed:December 2005
Topic: Mental health

This project is part of a one-year planning grant for the state of Maine's Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services (BDS) to assess the state's need, capacity and readiness for implementing evidence-based practices (EBP) at the community mental health level. An important issue is the capacity of implementing EBP in rural areas, given infrastructure and transportation challenges they face. Major collaborators on the planning grant are the Muskie School, University of Southern Maine; Department of Psychiatry Research, Maine Medical Center; and the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center. The Muskie School's role is to develop and conduct a survey of community providers and BDS regional and area officials to assess the current knowledge, perceived need, and strategies for enhancing and implementing EBP.


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