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Implementation

Archived General Tools and Resources

This page serves as an archive for tools and resources removed from the General Tools and Resources page in order to focus on the most current and relevant information. CEBC Year in Review: General Informational Handouts: Implementation and Practice Supports: User Guides: Page last updated 1/26/2026.

Services for High-Acuity Youth

Understanding High-Acuity Needs High-acuity youth are young people facing complex challenges that require intensive support. These challenges can be emotional, behavioral, or a combination of both and may also include physical health issues or developmental disorders that further complicate their care. They may have experienced suicidality, trauma, commercial sexual exploitation, child maltreatment, family dysfunction, and … Continued

Family Resource Centers

Family resource centers (FRCs) are community-based hubs designed to support families by providing a range of direct services and resources, including parenting support and education; screening and navigation of care services; mental health services; early learning and afterschool activities; financial planning; home-based services; kinship care assistance; and workforce supports. The programs offered by FRCs are … Continued

Cultural Resources

The CEBC defines an evidence-based practice as a program that combines the best research evidence and the best clinical experience and is consistent with Family/Client Values* (IOM, 2001). The CEBC examines the amount of research evidence that exists for reviewed programs and rates programs utilizing the CEBC’s Scientific Rating Scale. Clinical experience and consistency with family … Continued

Child Welfare Outcomes

The Child Welfare Outcomes list whether a program improves safety, permanency, and/or child and family well-being. They are based on available research evidence and listed after the introductory paragraph in the Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research section on each program’s description page. If the program is classified as NR (Not able to be Rated) in regards to the … Continued

Basic Overview of how the CEBC Research Staff Conducts a Literature Search

The CEBC research staff conducts a literature search on each program in multiple electronic databases to obtain as comprehensive a list of published articles from peer-reviewed publications as possible. This is referred to as research evidence on the CEBC website. This process can be replicated based on which databases are accessible to you.  Google Scholar is an … Continued

CEBC Perspective on the Common Elements Approach

There has been an increasing interest in the concept of a common elements approach within child welfare and related fields. The common elements approach is the concept of identifying specific techniques or components that overlap across multiple evidence-based practices (EBPs) for a specific problem area (e.g., parent training, disruptive behavior disorders, etc.). For example, several … Continued

Published, Peer-Reviewed Research

The CEBC relies on published, peer-reviewed research to determine a program’s CEBC Scientific Rating. This ensures that the research meets a minimum standard and its methods and findings have been independently reviewed by experts knowledgeable in the field. The peer review is a process that scholarly journals use to ensure the articles they publish represent the … Continued

Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research Section

If you have questions about this, please contact the CEBC. Page last updated on 1/17/2025.