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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |