Cultural & Linguistic Competence (CLC) Resource Library for Addressing Behavioral Health Disparities

Evidence Based and Effective Practices Tools

A Toolkit for Applying the Cultural Enhancement Model To Evidence-Based Practice	Details the concept of cultural enhancement of Evidence Based Practices to address engagement factors in order to overcome barriers to EBP dissemination and program retention.
Cultural Adaptations of Behavioral Health Interventions: A Progress Report	Literature review of cultural adaptions for behaviroal health interventions.
Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation	Training for mental health consultants regarding cultural competence and cultural adaptations to EBPs.
Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Hispanics: Research and Policy Implications	A paper discussing research and policy implications of creating and using EBP's for the Hispanic population.
Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women - A Treatment Improvement Protocol	Assists treatment providers in offering treatment to adult women with substance use disorders. Reviews gender-specific research and best practices, such as common patterns of initiation of substance use among women and specific treatment issues and strategies.
Toolkit for Modifying Evidence-Based Practices to Increase Cultural Competence	The purpose of this Toolkit is to provide mental health services organizations a structured method for modifying Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) to better meet the needs of the cultural groups they serve.
Toolkit for Modifying Evidence-Based Practices to Increase Cultural Competence: Checklist and Workbook	Checklist and workbook that accompany the Toolkit for Modifying EBP's.