Overview Housing instability and homelessness can have profound effects on the health, safety, and well-being of children and families. The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is the nation’s largest federal rental assistance program, serving more than 2 million low-income households. Vouchers enable families to … Continued
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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
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
Below is a list of additional resources for identifying evidence-based practices. Click here for the CEBC’s two-page Guide to Comparing Clearinghouses for Evidence-Based Programs that provides a simple description of a number of clearinghouses and how they rate the programs, including the CEBC so you can easily compare it to the others
Analysis of Evidence-Based Program Registers: Utilization, Impact, and Challenges – Summary of Insights from the Western Michigan University Study – 2024 The CEBC participated in a study conducted by Western Michigan University and funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse to examine the impact of Evidence-Based Program Registers (EBPRs) for behavioral … Continued
Below are summaries of articles on implementing specific practices rated at least a 3 (Promising Research Evidence) on the CEBC Scientific Rating Scale along with links to the complete article. Click on the citation to see the summary and link. Articles on general implementation issues can be found in the Tools & Resources section.
Adaptation Making slight changes to a practice while maintaining fidelity to the core elements of the intervention in order to improve fit with client, organization, and/or system characteristics. Conversely, it is often the case that service systems and organizations need to adapt to the delivery standards of an evidence-based practice in order to support implementation … Continued
