Inter-agency collaboration is associated with increased frequency of research use in children's mental health policy making.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether the self-report frequency of inter-agency collaboration about children's mental health issues is associated with the self-report frequency of using research evidence in children's mental health policy and program decision making in mental health agencies (MHAs).

Data sources

Primary data were collected through web-based surveys of state (N = 221) and county (N = 117) MHA officials.

Design

The primary independent variable was a composite score quantifying the frequency of collaboration about children's mental health issues between officials in MHAs and six other state agencies. The dependent variables were composite scores quantifying the frequency of research use in children's mental health policy and program decision making in general a

SUBMITTER: Purtle J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9264471 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature