Research and Evaluation: Linking Research, Policy and Practice

The activities of the Center--policy development, technical assistance, training, and clinical and community services-- are grounded in a solid research base and are continually informed, improved, and sustained by ongoing research and evaluation.

Guiding Principles

Research in the Center is guided by the following principles:

• The research is field-driven toward the purpose of advancing practical, applied knowledge and promising practices;
• The research is contextually-based such that issues are examined in an ecologically valid context;
• Key stakeholders are involved in the formulation, design and implementation of the research;
• The research is culturally competent, incorporating the perspectives of culturally diverse groups at all stages of the research process.

Research Projects

• Baltimore Expanded School Mental Health
• National Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Children with Disabilities with Special Health Care Needs
• Health and Behavioral Health Systems and Policy Research
• Human Genetics
• Developmental Risk Factors and Vulnerable Children
• Evaluation and Accountability

Recent publications

• Building Systems of Care: A Primer
• Assistive Technology for Children with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs: Introducing the Consortium’s Annotated Bibliography of Audiovisual Resources (Consortium Brief 12)
• Secondary Health Coverage For Children With Special Health Care Needs: A Fact Sheet For Families (Consumer Brief 2)
• Systems of Care: Promising Practices in Children's Mental Health, 2000 Series, Volume II: Using Evaluation Data to Manage, Improve, Market, and Sustain Children's Services