Title IV-E Prevention Services (Family First) Clearinghouse:
Evidence-Based Services and Programs Matrix
Updated June 2024
The programs listed below are rated well-supported, supported, or promising. The Prevention Services Clearinghouse characterizes impact estimates from high and moderate-rated contrasts as favorable, sustained favorable, unfavorable, or no effect.
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| Program/Service | Rating | Approved For | Target Population | Frequency | Setting | Primary Goal | Average Length | Practitioner Requirements | Training Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Days to Family | Well-Supported | Kinship Navigator | Families with children ages 0-17 placed out-of-home | 3 hours per home visit | Caregiver’s home, child welfare offices | Place children with a caregiver from their family within 30 days, and ensure the caregivers have support available while engaging as many family members as possible to help the child and caregiver. | 12 months | Bachelor’s degree in social services, and one year of experience in child welfare | Specialists are not required to participate in a formal training, 30 Days to Family does provide on-site technical assistance for new Specialists within 48–72 hours of their first case and weekly phone consultations with a Supervisor for the first 2–9 months. |
| ACT Raising Safe Kids | Promising | Mental Health Programs | Adults caring for children ages 0-8 | 2 hours weekly | Community Centers, schools, hospitals, and virtually | Teach parenting skills and create nuturing environments to ensure children are protected from maltreatment and violence. | 9 sessions | Associate's Degree in social work, psychology, education, nursing or health care. Experience conducting classes for adults | 2-day in-person ACT workshop |
| Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach | Promising | Substance Abuse | Adolescents and young adults (12 – 24) with substance use disorders and their caregivers | One weekly session + optional support calls | Multiple: out-patient, in-patient, in- home or in the community | Aims to support adolescents’ substance use recovery by encouraging positive family and peer relationships and helping them engage in prosocial activities | 3 – 4 months | Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s level professional + two years’ experience | Attend a 2.5 day training workshop + supplemental, online courses |
| Aggression Replacement Training | Promising | Mental Health | Youth ages 11 - 18 who exhibit aggressive or violent behavior | Three, 45 – 90 minute sessions per week | Multiple: Community agencies, juvenile justice centers, schools | A cognitive-behaviorally-based, group intervention that consists of three components: social skills, anger control, and moral reasoning training | 3 months | High school diploma and experience in training and group intervention | Developer-provided training in ART is recommended, but not required. To become accredited group facilitators attend a 5-day training |
| Arizona Kinship Support Services | Supported | Kinship Navigator | Kinship caregivers | Intensity depends on the needs of the family | Multiple: In-home or In the community | Support kinship families by addressing the safety, well-being, and permanency of children in formal and informal kinship care | 3 months – 2 years | Bachelor’s degree in human services and at least 1 year of work experience | Complete a new employee orientation within 7 days of hire and a program-specific orientation within 30 days of hire |
| Attachment-Based Family Therapy | Promising | Mental Health | Adolescents and young adults with depression and their parents | One weekly, 60 – 90 minute session | Multiple: outpatient, inpatient, and community settings, or online | Aims to repair trust and attachment between adolescents and their parent(s), help adolescents regulate emotional distress and promotes autonomy | 3 – 4 months | Master’s Degree in counseling or related field and experience with family therapy | Three levels of training: Level 1 – attend a 3-day workshop on-line or in-person. Level II – attend an additional 3-day advanced workshop, case presentations, and supervision. |
| Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up – Infant | Well-Supported | Mental Health | Caregivers of children ages 6–24 months who have experienced early adversity | Weekly, one hour per session | In-home | ABC-I aims to promote responsive caregiving to help infants develop secure, organized attachments and self-regulation capabilities | 10 weeks | Screening by ABC Parenting Institute through a half-hour virtual interview. Parent coaches are expected to have strong interpersonal skills. No specific degrees or certifications are required. | 2-day, in-person or virtual meeting |
| Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up – Early Childhood | Supported | Mental Health | Caregivers of children ages 24–48 months who have experienced early adversity | Weekly, one hour per session | In-home | ABC-I aims to promote responsive caregiving to help toddlers develop secure, organized attachments and self-regulation capabilities | 10 weeks | Screening by ABC Parenting Institute through a half-hour virtual interview. Parent coaches are expected to have strong interpersonal skills. No specific degrees or certifications are required. | 2-day, in-person or virtual meeting |
| Bounce Back | Promising | Mental Health | Students K – 5 grades who witnessed or experienced trauma | One-hour weekly group sessions and 2 – 3 individual sessions | In school | An adaptation of Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools for younger children who have experienced traumatic or stressful life events | 3 months | Licensed master’s level therapist who is familiar with child trauma | Attend a 6 – 9 hour training on CBITS either in-person or virtually |
| Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) | Well-Supported | Mental Health; Substance Abuse; In-home | Families with youth 6 – 17- years-old with problem behaviors | One, 60 – 90 minute, in- person session per week | Multiple: Home, school, community centers or clinic | Work with the whole family to improve family functioning, prevent and treat youth substance abuse and decrease youth behavior problems | 3 – 5 months | Master’s level therapist or bachelor level professionals with experience | Attend a 4-day in-house training, participate in weekly video supervision for 4 - 6 months, record therapy sessions. The site, not the therapist, is certified |
| Child First | Supported | Mental Health; In-home | Families with children (prenatal – age 5) with developmental, social, behavioral challenges | Contact made twice weekly for the first month and then weekly | In-home | Aims to promote healthy child and family development through a combination of psychotherapy and care coordination | 6 – 12 months | Master’s level clinician and Bachelor’s level case manager/ care coordinator | Staff who will be delivering Child First participate in a learning collaborative including 4 trainings over a 7-month period for a total of 10 days |
| Child-Centered Play Therapy and Child-Centered Group Play Therapy | Promising | Mental Health | Children ages 3–10 who are experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, or relational issues | 30 – 50 minute sessions weekly | In a specially designed playroom in a clinical setting | Aims to create a safe and consistent environment that allows children to grow and uses play and the therapeutic relationship to improve children’s functioning | Session frequency and treatment duration vary based on child’s needs | Have at least a master’s degree in a mental health field and hold a mental health license | Level 1 practitioners attend a 40-hour CCPT course, complete the exam, complete sessions with 3 children under supervision, complete a self-evaluation paper, and complete the application |
| Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) | Promising | Mental Health | Trauma-exposed children 0 – 5-years-old and their parents / caregivers | One, 60 – 90 minute, weekly session | Multiple: In-home, school or other community setting | To strengthen the caregiver /child relationship as a vehicle for restoring and protecting the child’s mental health | 5 – 12 months | Master’s level Therapist | Attend an initial 3-day workshop, then quarterly, 2-day workshops. Participate in bi-monthly consultation calls |
| Child-Parent Relationship Therapy | Promising | Mental Health | Children ages 2–10 who are experiencing social, emotional, or relational issues | One, 2-hour, weekly group session | A clinical setting: mental health center, treatment center, therapist office, school | An adaptation of Child-Centered Play Therapy that aims to strengthen the parent-child relationship by teaching parents to connect with their children through play and child-centered principles | 3 months | A master’s degree in a mental health field and hold a mental health license | Complete at least 24 hours of CCPT course work, complete the exam, complete 3 supervised group sessions, and complete a cumulative self-evaluation paper |
| Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools | Promising | Mental Health | Students in 4th – 12th grades who witnessed or experienced trauma | 45-minute weekly groups, 1 – 3 individual sessions, and 2 caregiver sessions | In school | CBITS uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to reduce symptoms related to trauma exposure, build skills for handling stress and anxiety, and build peer and caregiver support | 3 months | Licensed master’s level therapist who is familiar with child trauma | Attend a 6 – 9 hour training either in-person or virtually |
| Cognitive Processing Therapy | Promising | Mental Health | Adults with PTSD | Weekly one-hour sessions | In a clinical setting – medical center, therapist’s office | Help clients identify and address ways of thinking about traumatic experiences | Average of 3 months | Licensed mental health professional | Complete a web-based training program or participate in a live 2 – 3 day training |
| Colorado Kinnected Kinship Navigator Program | Supported | Kinship Navigator | Children and families with open child welfare cases, entering new kinship placements | Monthly | Home and County Human Services Offices | Administers needs assessment, and aims to coordinate corresponding services and supports to ensure children can remain with kinship caregivers in sustained placements. | First 60-90 days after placement and quarterly thereafter | Background in child welfare and knowledge of kinship family interventions and support services. | Initial onboarding and training in Colorado’s Child Welfare Training System |
| Colorado Kinnected Kinship Navigator Program | Promising | Kinship Navigator | Children and families with child welfare cases entering a new kinship placement | Monthly contact | Community setting or In-home | Aims to strengthen the support community around children and their families through multiple trauma-informed interventions | Throughout the duration of a child’s kinship placement | No education requirements, background in child welfare and working with kinship families | Participate in onboarding and training in Colorado’s Child Welfare Training System and supplemental trainings as needed |
| Common Sense Parenting – School Age | Promising | Mental Health | Parents of children ages 6 – 16 | 2-hour weekly sessions | Various: Community setting, schools, hospitals | A group-based parent training class that aims to teach positive parenting techniques to strengthen the parent-child bond | 2 months | At least an associate’s degree in Human Services or two years direct service experience | Complete a 3-day training workshop, either on-line or in-person |
| Community Reinforcement Approach + Vouchers | Promising | Substance Abuse | Adults with cocaine and other substance use issues | Two, 1-hour sessions per week + drug testing 3 times per week | Outpatient mental health clinic, therapist office or treatment center | Treat adults with substance use issues through therapy, skills training including drug refusal skills, and incentives for treatment retention and abstinence | 6 months | Master’s level therapist | Attend a 2-day training and then participate in feedback and coaching to earn certification |
| Coping Cat – Group | Promising | Mental Health | Children ages 7 – 13 diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and their parents | One 90-minute group session + two parent sessions | Clinical setting – mental health center, therapist office | A cognitive-behavioral approach designed to teach children with an anxiety disorder how to recognize and manage anxious feelings | 5 months | Determined by the organization implementing the program | The program provides training upon request. |
| Coping Cat – Individual | Promising | Mental Health | Children ages 7 – 13 diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and their parents | One, 50 – 60 minutes individual session weekly + two parent sessions | Clinical setting: mental health center, therapist office | A cognitive-behavioral approach designed to teach children with an anxiety disorder how to recognize and manage anxious feelings. | 5 months | Determined by the organization implementing the program | The program provides training upon request. |
| Creating Lasting Family Connections® Fatherhood Program: Family Reintegration | Promising | Mental Health; Substance Abuse | Fathers or mothers experiencing family separation, such as those who are experiencing recovery for substance use, current or recent incarceration, or military service deployment | 2 hours; 1-2 weekly | Community setting | CLFC Fatherhood aims to improve personal growth, increase healthy behaviors and attitudes, and improve parents’ ability to provide a nurturing environment | One year | No educational requirements | 5-10 day training |
| Dialectical Behavior Therapy | Supported | Mental Health; Substance Abuse | Adults and teens with difficulty regulating their emotions, including people with borderline personality disorder, suicidality, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders. | Once per week 1.5hrs-2hrs per session | Mental Health Center, Treatment Center, Therapist office, Telephone, Hospital/Medical Center | Aims to help client “build a life worth living” by developing the skills needed to change patterns in their behaviors, emotions, thoughts, and interpersonal relationships | 25-52 weeks | Graduate Degree in mental health or related field | Must pass written exam and an assessment of videotaped treatment sessions in which they deliver individual therapy. |
| Dialetical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) | Promising | Mental Health; Substance Abuse | Adolescents ages 13-18 with difficulty regulating their emotions | Weekly 50-60 minutes per session | Therapists’ office, outpatient clinics, inpatient residential treatment centers and schools | Assist adolescents to develop skills needed to change their behaviors, emotions, thoughts, and interpersonal relationships. | 24-52 weeks | Licensed mental health professional and graduate degree in mental health or related field | Prior training in DBT, therapist must pass written exam and an assessment of videotaped treatment sessions in which they deliver individual therapy |
| Dialetical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder & Bulimia | Promising | Mental Health | Adults with binge eating disorders or bulimia nervosa | Group sessions weekly 2hrs per session | Outpatient clinics, and therapists’ office | Assist client with developing skills to change patterns in their behaviors, emotions, thoughts, and interpersonal relationships. | 20 weeks | Licensed mental health professional and graduate degree | Therapists must pass written exam and an assessment of videotaped treatment sessions in which they deliver individual therapy |
| Effective Black Parenting Program | Promising | Mental Health | Black and African American families with children age 17 and younger | One, 3-hour, weekly, group session | Multiple: out-patient clinic, school, community center, in-home, church | A group-based parent skills training program that aims to promote family cohesion and pride and help families cope with the negative effects of racism | 4 months | Determined by the organization implementing the program | Attend a 5-day, in-person or on-line training |
| Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Standard Protocol | Supported | Mental Health | Youth and adults experiencing distress associated with trauma | Weekly, 50 – 90 minute sessions | Counseling office / in a clinical setting | Aims to minimize distress associated with traumatic memories and other adverse life experiences | 1 – 6 months | Licensed Master’s level therapist | Participate in 20 hours of training, 20 hours of supervision, and 10 hours of consultation |
| Familias Unidas | Well-Supported | Mental Health; Substance Abuse; In-home | Hispanic adolescents ages 12 – 16 and their families | One, 60 – 120 minute, weekly session | Multiple: Home, school | A family-centered intervention that aims to prevent substance use and risky sexual behavior among Hispanic adolescents | 3 months | Bachelor’s degree and speaks Spanish | Attend a 32-hour training |
| Families & Schools Together – Elementary School Level | Promising | Mental Health | Families with children ages 4 – 10 | One, 2.5 hour, weekly group session | School or other community setting | Strengthen parent-child and family relationships, promote children’s school success and social and emotional development | 2 – 24 months | 4-person team: 2 parent partners 1 school partner 2 community partners with experience in mental health | Attend a 2-day training, complete observed sessions, and then attend a 1-day training |
| Families Facing the Future | Supported | Substance Abuse | Parents in substance abuse recovery and their families | Contact made three times per week | Combination of outpatient clinic and in-home | Parents learn relapse prevention skills, decrease stress in the home, and improve family functioning | 4 – 6 months | Master’s level therapist | Attend a 3-day training |
| Families First (Utah Youth Village Model) | Well-Supported | Mental Health; In-home | Families with youth birth – 17 | 6 – 8 hours per week for 8 – 12 weeks; Up to one year of follow up | In-home | Help families identify and build on family strengths and improve family functioning | 3 months – 1 year | Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or related field | Complete at least 130 hours of training including 50 classroom hours and 80 hours of job shadowing + additional reading |
| Family Centered Treatment | Supported | In-home | Families at risk of removal/working towards reunification or youth who move between systems (child welfare, juvenile justice) | 2 – 3 visits per week for multiple hours + on-call support 24/7 | In-home or in school | A trauma treatment, home based therapy that helps families identify functions of behaviors in a family system, change behavioral patterns, and strengthen attachment | 6 months | Bachelor’s degree | Complete online modules and field-based evaluations. Agencies must apply and be licensed before implementing FCT |
| Family Check-Up | Well-Supported | Mental Health; In-home | Families with youth age 2 – age 17 | Minimum of one weekly session. Can be more frequent if family chooses | Therapy office, home, school or community setting | Aims to improve parenting skills and family functioning with the goals of improving a range of emotional / behavioral challenges | 1 – 4 months | Master’s level with some clinical experience | Attend a 2-day in-person training or participate in a self-paced on-line course and two live webinars or a hybrid of the two |
| Family Foundations | Well-Supported | Mental Health; In-home | Couples expecting their first child | In-person, weekly for two-hours, in-group sessions | Hospital, outpatent clinic, or community provider | Help couples develop a team approach to caregiving, maintain family bonds, reduce stress, and prmote adult and child well-being | 9 weeks | Bachelor’s degree, and experience working with families and leading groups | Complete Family Foundations 2-3 day training program in-person or remote |
| Family Spirit | Promising | In-home | Native American mothers (ages 14 – 24) who are pregnant | Weekly, 45 – 90 minutes sessions that, over time, taper in frequency | Multiple: Mother’s home or at a community based organization | Address intergenerational behavioral health problems and promote positive behavioral and emotional outcomes among mothers and children | 3 years | One bachelor level supervisor for every 10 home visitors who have a high school diploma and community health experience | Attend a multi-day training and pass a knowledge skills test |
| Foster Kinship Navigator Program | Promising | Kinship Navigator | Kinship caregivers (both relatives and non-relatives) | Varies | In home and in community settings | Aims to strengthen kinship caregivers’ capacity to provide safe, stable, nurturing homes for children who cannot live with their parents | Varies – up to 6 months | Family Advocates have at least a high school diploma, preferably a Bachelor’s degree | Family Advocates complete required trainings during a 12-week onboarding process, which includes readings, videos, meetings with trainers, and job shadowing |
| Fostering Healthy Futures for Preteens | Supported | Mental Health | Children ages 9 –11 with child welfare involvement and 1 or more ACE | One weekly 90-minute group session and 2 – 4 hours of individual mentoring | Community center / community setting | Skills based group sessions and one on one mentoring program aimed to build skills in problems solving, anger management, and healthy relationships | 8 months | Supervisors are licensed master level therapists and group leaders and mentors are graduate students | Supervisors attend a 3-day training and 2 – 3 hours of consultation per week for a year. Group leaders attend a 6-hour orientation. Mentors attend a 3 day orientation |
| Functional Family Therapy (FFT) | Well-Supported | Mental Health | Families with youth ages 11 – 18 with problem behaviors | One 90-minute, in-person session per week + one phone call per week | Multiple: Therapy office, in-home, school or community setting | Decrease conflict in the home, improve family functioning, and help youth make positive change | 2 – 4 months | Master’s level therapist - exceptions can be made for Bachelor level professionals with experience | Therapist must attend a multi-day training and be on an FFT team. Full certification can take up to 3 years |
| Generation PMTO - Group | Well-Supported | Mental Health | Parents of children ages 2 – 17 with behavioral challenges | One 90-minute group session per week | In the community: out-patient clinic, school | Increase parenting skills and promote effective family management | 3 – 4 months | Formal training in counseling, social work or education | Attend two workshops over 10 – 12 days, record 6 sessions, and engage in 12 coaching sessions |
| Generation PMTO – Individual | Promising | Mental Health; In-home | Parents of children ages 1 – 17 with behavioral problems | Weekly 50 minute sessions | Community setting such as in-home or in agencies | Increase parenting skills and promote effective family management | 3 – 6 months | Have formal training in counseling, social work, or education | Attend three workshops and coaching seminars for a total of 10 – 18 days of training |
| Guiding Good Choices | Well-Supported | Mental Health; Substance Abuse; In-home | Families with children ages 9 – 14 | One weekly 2 – 2.5 hour, in-person or virtual group session | Multiple: In-home, virtual, school, in the community | Prevent teen substance use and risky behaviors by training parents to develop positive parenting and family management skills | 2 months | At least one of the trainers must be a parent | One parent and one professional who complete 19 hours of training over 3 – 5 days. There are in-person and virtual training options |
| Healthy Families America (HFA) | Well-Supported | In-home | Pregnant women / families with children newborn – age 5 | One 1-hour weekly visit | In-home | Strengthen the parent/child relationship, enhance family functioning | 6 months + | H.S. diploma | Attend a 4-day training, likely in house or found locally |
| Homebuilders – Intensive Family Preservation & Reunification Services | Well-Supported | In-home | Families with children ages newborn – age 18 | Average of 10 hours a week + 24/7 on-call telephone check-ins | In-home | Help families identify strengths and problems associated with child safety and deliver intensive family therapy in order to preserve and/or reunify families | 1 – 2 months | Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s level professional with experience | Attend initial 4-day core training. After using the model, attend 10 days total of advanced training |
| Incredible Years -School Age and Toddler, Basic Program | Promising | Mental Health | Parents with toddlers (1 – 3 years old) Parents with children ages 6 – 12 years old | One, 2-hour weekly group | Multiple: Therapy office/ counseling center/ childcare center | Group based. Help parents form secure attachments and address behavior problems. Create secure and safe environments for children, establish routines and use appropriate discipline | 3 – 5 months | Groups are run by two people, one with a master’s degree, the other has child development experience | Attend a 12 – 15 hour training |
| Intensive Care Coordination Using High Fidelity Wraparound | Promising | Mental Health | Youth, birth – age 21 with complex mental health, emotional, or behavioral needs, and their families | Wraparound Care Coordinators Facilitate meetings monthly | Multiple: In-home, Counseling center, Correctional facility | Facilitate meetings and provide oversight with the aim of coordinating a team and formal and informal supports to stabilize youth and their family | 10 – 18 months | Education requirements are determined by the organization implementing Wraparound | Attend 3 – 8 full days of training depending on the level of care coordinator you seek |
| Intercept | Well-Supported | In-home | Children birth – age 18 who are at risk of entry or currently in out-of-home placements | Average of three times per week + 24/7 on-call crisis support | In-home and in the community | Intensive, in-home, individualized services intended to meet the needs of children and their families including school, peer, and community needs | 4 – 9 months | Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree with at least one year experience | Attend a 4-day initial Clinical Foundations training and then participate in weekly consultation with licensed program experts |
| Interpersonal Psychotherapy (Weissman, et al. Manual) | Supported | Mental Health | Adults diagnosed with Major Depression | One weekly 50- minute session which can be done individually or in a group | Therapy office or In-home | To support patients in improving interpersonal relationships and patterns or circumstances that are directly related to the current depressive episode | 3 – 4 months | Licensed Master’s level therapist | Therapist must attend at least one 16-hour workshop and read the IPT manual. Mentorship from an experienced IPT therapist is recommended |
| Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A) | Promising | Mental Health | Parents/ families and their adolescent (12-18 years old) youth | One weekly session | Multiple: Therapy office/ counseling center/ school | Help adolescents identify their feelings, understand how interpersonal factors impact their mood, strengthen problem-solving skills, improve relationships, and decrease depressive symptoms | 3 – 4 months | Master’s level therapist | Attend 16- 20 hours of on-line or in-person training |
| Iowa Parent Partner Approach | Promising | In-home | Parents involved in the child welfare system | One – two in- person meetings per week + optional phone calls | In-home or In the child welfare office | One on one mentorship, peer support, and advocacy from parents with lived experience | 6 months | Staff with child welfare experience and Parents with lived experience | Parents with lived experience complete 6 training modules + attend monthly support groups |
| KEEP Standard | Promising | Mental Health and In-home | Kinship/foster parents caring for children ages 4-12 | 90 minute sessions | In-person or virtually | Empower the child's caregiver to be a change agent for children in their care and increase succesful permaency outcomes. | 16 weeks | No minimum qualifications | 5-day training on core components of the KEEP program |
| Kinship Interdisciplinary Navigation Technologically Advanced Model (KIN-TECH) | Supported | Kinship Navigator Programs | Relative caregivers or any adult with a significant relationship with the child, whom is providing full-time care for a child. | Varies per family | Phone, and web-based system | Connects kinship caregivers with kinship navigator, and assists the kinship caregivers with accessing resources through multiple channels. | Support groups are held monthly | Kinship Navigator | Training on TANF application, and One-e-App |
| Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visting | Supported | In-home | Families with children under age 2 who are at risk of poor maternal or child health and development | Weekly 60-90 minutes | In home; can also be by phone or virtual | Supports the transition of parenthood, maternal health,child health, parent’s future goals/aspirations, and social relationships/networks | 22 weeks (25 weeks if enrolled prenatally) | Registered nurses with Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and experience with child/family health nursing | Two online courses prior to providing services; six online courses total within first six months of providing services |
| Methadone Maintenance Therapy | Promising | Substance Abuse | Adults with heroin/opioid addiction | Daily contact | In a medical clinic | Reduce heroin/opioid addiction through medication assisted treatment | 1 year + | Licensed physician and Licensed nurse | Attend training through SAMHSA and the clinic must be SAMHSA certified |
| Mindful Mood Balance | Promising | Mental Health | Adults with histories of depression and/or current depression | Eight self-paced, online sessions | Online | An online adaptation of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy that aims to prevent depressive relapse through mindfulness practices | Self-paced, but takes an average of 2 – 3 months | It is self-guided. If coaches are used, they have a bachelor’s degree | If optional coaches are used, they have a bachelor’s degree and experience providing mental health services. Coaches must attend a 5-day MBCT workshop |
| Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy | Well-Supported | Mental Health | Adults with symptoms of depression and/or anxiety | One, two-hour group session per week | Multiple: Clinic, hospital, community setting | Teach individuals how to become aware of and manage their thoughts, feelings, and body sensations | 8 weeks | Be a mental health professional | Attending a 5-day training and earning certification is recommended but not required |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Parents | Supported | Mental Health | Parents with depressive symptoms | One weekly 2-hour group session | Clinic, hospital, and other community based setting | Aims to improve depression by teaching parents how to become aware of and manage their thoughts, feelings, and body sensations | 2 months | Licensed master’s level therapist with experience in cognitive theory/CBT | Have previously participated in the 8-week MBCT program themselves |
| Motivational Interviewing (MI) | Well-Supported | Substance Abuse | 10-year-old - adults with an addiction to substances or nicotine | One weekly session that is approximately 30 – 50 minutes | Multiple: School, therapy office, in the home, or in the community | Encourage and promote behavior change to improve physiological, psychological, and lifestyle outcomes | 1 – 6 weeks | No minimum qualifications | Complete a one day on-line or in-person training – usually found locally |
| Multidimensional Family Therapy | Supported | Mental Health; Substance Abuse; In-home | Youth (ages 9 – 26) with mental health and substance use diagnoses and their family | One – three, 45 – 90 minute session per week and weekly phone/ text check-ins | Multiple: Therapy office, in-home, or community setting | To enhance coping, problem solving, and communication skills; stabilize mental health issues; reduce substance use, improve parenting skills and attachment | 3 – 6 months | Licensed Master’s level therapist | Therapist teams of two or more attend a 3-day on-site training, weekly consultations, online education, and video reviews of sessions |
| Multisystemic Therapy – Building Stronger Families (MST-BSF) | Supported | Mental Health; Substance Abuse; In-home | Families with youth ages 6–17 involved with child protective services due to substance use and abuse or neglect | Varies, but typically a minimum of 3 sessions per week | Multiple: Home, school, in the community, in in-patient treatment | MST-BSF uses the same service delivery characteristics and guiding principles as the core MST model. However, all family members who need treatment receive it, with a strong emphasis on adult interventions and child safety. | 7 months | MST-BSF teams include three master’s level therapists with support from a part-time psychiatrist and resource specialist | Therapists must complete 13 days of training including teaching, role-playing, and skill-building exercises. Therapists then participate in on-the-job learning including weekly group supervision and consultation. |
| Multisystemic Therapy (MST) | Well-Supported | Mental Health; Substance Abuse | At-risk youth ages 12 – 17 and their families | Multiple visits per week | Multiple: Home, school, or in the community | Promote pro-social behavior and reduce criminal activity | 3 – 5 months | Master’s level therapist or bachelor level professionals with extensive experience | Therapist must attend a 5-day training and be on an MST team with a certified MST supervisor who attends 12 days of training |
| Narrative Exposure Therapy | Promising | Mental Health | Child, adolescent, and adult survivors of traumatic experiences | Weekly, 90 – 120 minutes sessions | Multiple: In the community, hospitals, outpatient clinics or in school | Goals include reducing clinical symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, suicidality, substance use, self-harm and improve overall functioning | 1 – 3 months | Professional counselors or trained lay counselors, such as teachers | Participate in 3 days of training |
| Nurse Family Partnership | Well-Supported | In-home | Pregnant women/ Families with children age newborn – age 2 | One weekly visit for the first month, then can taper down | In-home or somewhere in the parent’s community | Improve the health of the children and their families | 2 years | Registered Nurse (RN) with a bachelor’s degree | Participate in an educational session with the NFP National Service Office |
| Ohio’s Kinship Supports Intervention / ProtectOHIO | Promising | Kinship Navigator | Kinship caregivers (relatives and fictive kin) of children involved in child welfare, regardless of custody | Monthly contact | In-home | Promotes and supports kinship placements. The goal is to meet children’s physical, emotional, financial, and basic needs by connecting kinship caregivers with federal, state, and local resources | Throughout the duration of a child’s kinship placement | No specific education requirements, knowledge of child welfare and experience working with families | Complete a seven module, self-directed training through the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program |
| On The Way Home | Promising | Mental Health; In-home | Families with youth ages 12–18 in residential treatment | An average of 2 hours of direct contact per week | Multiple: school, in-home, and in the community | Supports families during and after their child returns home from a residential setting. Uses Check & Connect, Common Sense Parenting, and homework support | 12 – 14 months | Family consultants have a bachelor’s degree, school mentors work for the school, program supervisors have advanced degrees | Five days (40 hours) of OTWH Consultant training and two days (16 hours) of Supervisor training |
| Parent-Child Care | Promising | Mental Health; In-home | Caregivers with children ages 1-10 | Weekly or bi-weekly one hour sessions | Home, hospital, clinic, or in the community | Helps caregivers improve relationships with their children and learn new child behavior strategies | 7 weeks | No specific education requirements | Two-phase process entailing 30 hours of online training |
| Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) | Well-Supported | Mental Health | 2 – 7-year-olds with problem behaviors and their families | One, one-hour, in-person session per week or every other week | Play-room therapy office with one-way mirror | Parents are coached to learn behavior management and relationship skills to increase positive parenting behaviors | 3 – 5 months | Licensed Master’s level therapist | 40 hours of training (30 in-person) with a PCIT certified therapist – found all over the country |
| Parenting With Love and Limits | Supported | Mental Health; In-home | Teenagers (ages 10 – 18) with emotional and behavioral challenges and their families | One, 60 – 120 minute, weekly session | Multiple: Community centers, school, residential treatment centers, home | Help families re-establish adult authority through setting consistent limits and reclaiming loving relationships. Has multi-family group therapy and individual family coaching | 4 – 6 months | Facilitators have a master’s degree in a counseling related field. Co-facilitators have a bachelor’s degree | Complete a 5-day training plus 2-hour semi-monthly case consultation and video-taped session analysis |
| Parents Anonymous | Supported | Mental Health; Substance Abuse; In-home | Families with children ages birth – 18 with difficulties related to mental health, substance use, or challenging life situations | As needed – 2-hour support groups occur weekly and families can attend when they choose | Multiple: Community centers, family resource centers, school, church, prisons, etc. | Support group for parents that seeks to enhance family functioning and parent/caregiver resilience to prevent and treat child maltreatment through mutual support, parent leadership, and personal growth and change | On-going / regularly occurring | Bachelor level social service professional and a parent peer | Attend a 40-hour in-person training, shadow 3 – 5 groups, and then participate in virtual guided practice sessions for 4 – 6 months after the in-person training |
| Parents as Teachers (PAT) | Well-Supported | In-home | Pregnant women/ Families with children age newborn – starts Kindergarten | Every other week or monthly | In-home and in a child-care setting | Improve the health of children, prevent child abuse, teach parenting skills, and detect/ prevent developmental delays | 3 years | H.S. diploma | Attend a 5-day PAT training held throughout the nation including in Texas |
| Prize Contingency Management (Prize CM) | Supported | Substance Abuse | People struggling with substance abuse. | Weekly 5-10 minutes per session | Mental Health Center, Treatment Center, Therapist office | Aims to increase a desired behavior, such as abstinence from drugs or alcohol, through immediate tangible motivational incentives known as prizes. | 8-24 weeks | Counselors, Nurses, personnel trained in contingency management | Supervisors must monitor therapists implementation and provide feedback to therapists using the Contigency Management Competence Scale for Reinforcing Abstinence |
| Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Adolescents with PTSD | Supported | Mental Health | Adolescents (13 – 18) diagnosed with PTSD or who manifest trauma-related symptoms | One weekly 60 – 90 minute visit | Counseling office / in a clinical setting | Help trauma survivors emotionally process their traumatic experiences in order to diminish PTSD and other trauma-related symptoms | 4 – 5 months | Licensed Master’s level therapist | Attend a 4-day training and then complete 2 cases with a PE consultant |
| Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD | Promising | Mental Health | Adults diagnosed with PTSD or who have trauma-related symptoms | One – two, 90 minute sessions weekly | Counseling office / in a clinical setting | Help trauma survivors emotionally process their traumatic experiences in order to diminish PTSD and other trauma-related symptoms | 4 – 5 months | Licensed Master’s level therapist | Attend a 4-day training and then complete 2 cases with a PE consultant |
| Promoting First Relationships | Supported | Mental Health; In-home | Caregivers of children ages 0 – 5 years | One weekly session lasting 60 – 75 minutes | Multiple: Home, in clinics, day cares, preschools, or on-line | A home-visiting prevention program aimed to promote secure and healthy relationships between caregivers and children through strengths-based parenting strategies | 3 months | PFR providers can be infant MH specialists, child welfare providers, social workers, home visitors, etc. | Level 1: Attend 14 hours of in-person or virtual training Level 2: Participate in a 15-week virtual mentoring program |
| Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) | Supported | Mental Health | Clients with overcontrol disorders such as refactory depression, anorexia nervosa, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder | Weekly, one hour per session | Therapists’ office, outpatient clinics, inpatient and residential treatment centers | Assist client’s with overcoming their rigid beliefs, and high moral certitude by developing a radically open mindset. | 30 weeks | Licensed mental health professionals | Comprehensive training in RO DBT including both individual therapy and skills training, 3 levels in-person and webinars, 3-5 days of training. |
| SafeCare | Supported | In-home | Families with children newborn – age 5 who are at-risk for or have a history of child neglect or abuse | One weekly 60 – 90 minute visit | In-home | Home-visiting program that promotes positive parent-child interaction, children’s health, and home safety and reduces child maltreatment/abuse | 5 months | No minimum qualifications | 32 hours of training and 2 months of using the model |
| Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment | Promising | Substance Abuse | Any youth and adults at risk for harmful substance use | Varies – sessions last 5 minutes – 1 hour | Multiple: primary care centers, emergency rooms and other community settings | Aims to prevent and treat moderate to severe substance use and substance use disorders through screening, treatments, and referrals | 1 – 5 months | Practitioners must receive training in specific clinical methods and have supervision | Participate in a 3-hour self-paced course |
| Smart Beginnings | Promising | Mental Health; In-home | Parents and their children ages 0 – 3 | 30 – 45 minute session every few months | In-home and at pediatrician offices or healthcare centers | Combines the Video Interaction Project program and the Family Check-Up program to promote school readiness and positive behavioral outcomes | Up to 3 years | Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and knowledge of child development | Attend a 3-day start-up training course delivered in-person or remotely, onsite visits, remote supervision, and refresher video conference seminars |
| Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) | Supported | Substance Abuse; In-home | Families with children ages newborn – 6 involved in the child welfare system who have a substance use disorder | Two weekly sessions + team meetings | Multiple Home, Counseling office | Facilitate individualized wraparound services, identify and increase natural supports and match parents with a peer in long-term recovery for support | 6 – 14 months | Workers and mentors are employed by Child Protective Services and meet those employment requirements | Two-day on-site training and then 2 – 4 hours of consultation per month |
| Strengthening Families Program – for Parents & Youth ages 10 – 14 | Supported | Mental Health; Substance Abuse | Families with youth ages 10 – 14 | One weekly 2 hour group session | In the community: schools, community centers and organizations | Help parents increase the youth’s protective factors, and reduce their youth’s risk factors for behavioral, social, substance use, and academic problems | 7 weeks | Group facilitation skills and experience working with youth and families | Attend a 3 day training every three years |
| Strong African American Families | Well-Supported | Mental Health; Substance Abuse | Families with youth ages 10–14 who identify as African American or Black | One weekly, two-hour group session | In a community center | Group-based parenting program that aims to build on the strengths of families to prevent substance use and other risky behaviors | 2 months | Experience working with youth and families and some level of post-secondary education | Complete a 3-day training, teach two classes, submit video of implementation, and submit fidelity forms |
| TBRI 101 (online caregiver training) | Promising | Mental Health | Caregivers of children who’ve experienced abuse, neglect and/or other trauma | Self-paced | In-home | Self-guided, attachment- based, virtual training for caregivers of children who have experienced trauma that aims to teach caregivers tools to meet the emotional needs of their children | 5 modules that contain 7.5 hours of content | Stand-alone web-based intervention for caregivers and is not delivered by a practitioner | Not Applicable |
| Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | Promising | Mental Health | Youth ages 4 – 18 who have PTSD symptoms and their caregivers | One weekly session | Therapy office | Address traumatic experiences, youth learns self-regulation skills, and caregivers learn behavioral management skills | 3 – 4 months | Licensed Master’s level therapist | Prefer therapist be certified but is not required. For certification, attend a 2-day training and have bi-monthly supervision for 6 months |
| Treatment Foster Care Oregon for Adolescents | Promising | Mental Health; In-home | Youth ages 12–17 with severe emotional and behavioral problems | Daily contact | In the foster home and support is also given in schools | Youth are placed in a therapeutic foster family. A treatment team supports each youth. The team includes a program case manager who is the team lead, foster parents, a therapist, a family therapist, a skills coach, and a person that calls the foster parents daily | 6 – 12 months + at least 3 months of aftercare support | Case Manager Two Therapists Skills Coach Foster parent recruiter Foster parent trainer Support specialist | Dependent on the role |
| Triple P - Positive Parenting Program – Standard, Self- Directed and Group (level 4) | Promising | Mental Health | Families with children (age birth – 12 years old) who exhibit behavior or emotional difficulties | One, 1 – 2 hour weekly session + 15 – 30 minute phone sessions 3 x week. Self-directed: Parents have 10 weeks to finish | Multiple: Therapy office, Community center or In-home | Parent training that teaches positive parenting strategies, helping children develop and learn self-regulation, managing misbehavior, goal setting, and planning ahead | 2 – 3 months | There are no specific education prerequisites. Experience and knowledge of child development is preferred | Attend a 3-day training followed by a 1-day pre-accreditation feedback session. 6 to 8 weeks later, practitioners complete a half-day accreditation workshop in which they demonstrate proficiency |
| Triple P – Positive Parenting Program – Online (Level 4) | Supported | Mental Health | Families with children up to 12-years-old with significant social, emotional or behavioral issues | Eight, 60-minute modules families have up to one year to complete | Online / Virtual | Help parents understand the foundations of positive parenting, teach children new skills, manage children’s behaviors, and raise confident children | Self-paced (2 months – 1 year to complete) | N/A – it is a stand-alone web-based intervention | N/A |
| Together Facing the Challenge | Supported | Mental Health | Therapeutic foster parents who care for children with emotional or behavioral problems. | 2 hours every two weeks | Child welfare agency or Community-Based agenc | TFTC aims to help foster parents build and maintain supportive and involved relationships with children in their care. It also intends to help foster parents learn and use effective behavior management and communication strategies. | 7 weeks | Master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of experience in the field | 3-day training workshop |
| Trust-Bases Relational Intervention-Caregiver Training | Promising | Mental Health | Caregivers of children who have faced abuse, neglect, and/or other trauma ages 0-17 | Four in-person group sessions | Homes, schools, or community | Provides parents and caregivers with the tools needed to meet the needs of these children | Four in-person sessions each session 6 hours | There are no specific educational requirements | Practitioners must complete TBRI Practitioner Training consists of two phases. Phase one coursework and interpersonal interviewing completed online over 10 weeks. Phase two five days intensive on-site training |
| Video Interaction Project | Promising | Mental Health; In-home | Parents and their children ages 0 – 5 | 30 – 45 minute session every few months | In-home and at pediatrician offices or healthcare centers | Aims to use regularly scheduled pediatrician visits for children ages 0 – 5 to support child development, school readiness, and educational outcomes. Sessions focus on increasing responsive parenting. | Up to 5 years | Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and knowledge of child development | Attend a 3-day start-up training course delivered in-person or remotely, onsite visits, remote supervision, and refresher video conference seminars |
| Washington State Kinship Navigator Program | Supported | Kinship Navigator Programs | Formal and informal kinship caregivers and the children they are caring for in their home. | Varies based on kinship caregiver's needs | In-home , virtually and phone | Connects kinship family to services and provides case management to assist with meeting the family's needs. | 3-6 months | Kinship Navigator with lived experience | N/A |