​​Evidence Based Practices: Documents & Resources

The Division of Behavioral Health strongly encourages behavioral health providers in Alaska to implement evidence-based practices and effective program models. Evidence-based practices are defined as interventions that have shown consistent scientific evidence of producing preferred outcomes for the individuals they serve.

• Medication Assisted Treatment. Key components for delivering community-based, medication assisted treatment services for opioid use disorders in Alaska
  

Online resources for implementing evidence-based practices

Below are various resources on evidence-based services and implementation than can be used to identify and plan program models and to ground programmatic decisions in best practices and evidence for the population being served.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center
  Provides communities, clinicians, policy-makers and others with the information and tools to incorporate evidence-based practices into their communities or clinical settings
• TIP Series – Treatment Improvement Protocols
  The TIP series provides science-based, best-practice guidance to the behavioral health field
• Publications and Digital Products
  Publications, apps and other resources on treatment, prevention and recovery for mental and substance use disorders
• Illness Management and Recovery Evidence-Based Practices
  Guidance on developing illness-management and recovery mental health programs that emphasize personal goal setting and actionable strategies for recovery

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

• ASAM Criteria
  Guidelines for placement, continued stay and transfer/discharge of patients with addiction and co-occurring conditions
  

National Institute on Drug Abuse(NIH)

• Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations – A Research-Based Guide
  Treatment principles and research findings that have particular relevance to the criminal justice community and to treatment professionals working with drug abusing offenders