Lessons Learned

Recently released, the series, "System Implementation Issue Briefs," produced by the Research and Training Center (RTC) for Children¹s Mental Health offers concrete examples from communities that have successfully developed systems of care.
This series presents findings of RTC Study 2: Case Studies of System implementation and seeks to describe how stakeholders facilitate local system of care development as well as what factors, conditions, and strategies contribute to the development of systems of care for children with SED and their families.

Four issue briefs are currently available on-line: (see link below)

* System of Care Definition ( Brief #1) - Provides an expanded definition of the system of care concept in an attempt to create dialogue around the definition.

* Critical Factors in System of Care Implementation (Brief #2) ­ Offers a model for how established system of care communities leverage change, with broad guidelines for use of implementation factors. *

Leadership Qualities in Successful Systems of Care (Brief #3) ­Describes characteristics of successful leadership within system of care communities based on research findings to date. *

Evidence-based Practices and Systems of Care: Implementation Matters (Brief #4) ­ Provides strategies for the integration of evidence-based practices into established system of care communities. 

Research Team: Sharon Hodges, Ph.D., M.B.A., Principal Investigator Kathleen Ferreira, M.S.E., Project Director Nathaniel Israel, Ph.D. Jessica Mazza, B.A. Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health Department of Child and Family Studies Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute University of South Florida 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Tampa, FL 33612-3807
Phone: 813-974-4661 Fax: 813-974-6257
http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu

LINK:

Research and Training Center (RTC) for Children¹s Mental Health