Exploring SAMHSA Resources

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. SAMHSA provides this resource on evidence-based practice, A Guide To Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) on The Web (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., to assist professionals and the public with simple and direct connections to Web sites that contain information about interventions to prevent and/or treat mental and substance use disorders. The Web Guide provides a list of Web sites that contain information about specific evidence-based practices (EBPs) or provide comprehensive reviews of research findings. The Web Guide can be used by stakeholders, including social workers and social work students, throughout the behavioral health field to promote awareness of current intervention research and to increase the implementation and availability of evidence-based practices (EBPs). You are asked to explore SAMSHA’s resources for evidence based practices for your client group. To get started, go to A Guide To Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) on The Web (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and follow instructions for exploring evidence-based practices for your client group. You select your key words that represent your client group – or explore the available categories. Select one of the resources – briefly describe and reference the resource and provide an analysis of how it is or might be useful to you.