Journal article
Inter-agency collaboration is associated with increased frequency of research use in children's mental health policy making
Health services research, v 57(4), pp 842-852
13 Mar 2022
PMID: 35285023
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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 and for specific purposes (i.e., conceptual, instrumental, tactical, imposed). Covariates were composite scores quantifying well-established determinants of research use (e.g., agency leadership, research use skills) in agency policy and program decision making. Data Methods Separate multiple linear regression models estimated associations between frequency of inter-agency collaboration and research use scores, adjusting for other determinants of research use, respondent state, and other covariates. Data from state and county officials were analyzed separately. Principal Findings The frequency of inter-agency collaboration was positively and independently associated with the frequency of research use in children's mental health policy making among state (beta = 0.22, p = 0.004) and county (beta = 0.39, p < 0.0001) MHA officials. Inter-agency collaboration was also the only variable significantly associated with the frequency of research use for all four specific purposes among state MHA officials, and similar findings we observed among county MHA officials. The magnitudes of associations between inter-agency collaboration and frequency of research use were generally stronger than for more well-established determinants of research use in policy making. Conclusions Strategies that promote collaboration between MHA officials and external agencies could increase the use of research evidence in children's mental health policy and program decision making in MHAs.
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- Title
- Inter-agency collaboration is associated with increased frequency of research use in children's mental health policy making
- Creators
- Jonathan Purtle - Supreme Council Of HealthKatherine L. Nelson - Drexel UniversityRebecca Lengnick-Hall - Washington Univ, Brown Sch, St Louis, MO 63110 USASarah Mc Cue Horwitz - NYU, Dept Child & Adolescent Psychiat, Sch Med, New York, NY USALawrence A. Palinkas - University of Southern CaliforniaMary M. McKay - Washington University in St. LouisKimberly E. Hoagwood - New York University
- Publication Details
- Health services research, v 57(4), pp 842-852
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- P50MH113662; P50MH113662-02W1 / National Institute of Mental Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000768030100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85126144299
- Other Identifier
- 991019168061404721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Health Care Sciences & Services
- Health Policy & Services