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Table 3 Differences in agency implementation strategies by agency structural characteristics

From: Agency responses to a system-driven implementation of multiple evidence-based practices in children’s mental health services

 

Size

Centralization

Implementation strategy

Small size

(N = 23)

Moderate size

(N = 42)

Large size

(N = 17)

Single site

(N = 47)

Multi-site

(N = 36)

Changing staffing

Creating new positions

9%

12%

29%

11%

22%

Reallocating time in existing positions

17%

29%

47%

21%

42%

Building infrastructure

Use of technology

9%

17%

29%

17%

17%

Structured communication opportunities

30%

43%

41%

36%

47%

Planning for sustainment

Use of Train-the-trainer model

17%

50%

71%

39%

51%

Strategies to deter turnover

9%

14%

12%

11%

14%

Changes to clinical supervision

Practice-specific supervision

4%

29%

41%

21%

36%

Increased time on administrative activities

17%

21%

18%

21%

14%

Adaptations to treatment delivery

43%

29%

29%

28%

41%

Practice selection

61%

57%

47%

60%

49%

Clinical/funding considerations in service allocation

35%

24%

35%

28%

28%

Increase demand

New linkages for referral sources

13%

24%

24%

17%

25%

Strategies to increase engagement

39%

24%

35%

32%

28%

  1. N represents the number of agencies in the structural characteristic category. Categories are mutually exclusive. However, percentages in columns do not total to 100% because strategies were not mutually exclusive