Organizational Factors Influencing Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices for Integrated Treatment in Behavioral Health Agencies

Table 3

Characteristics of agencies.

Agency	Rural or urban setting	Agency size^a	Degree of staff turnover^b	Number of EBPs at Time 1	Number of EBPs at Time 2
Agency increased uptake of EBPs
*Serves homeless population	Urban	Medium	Low	3	5
**Community mental health center	Rural	Medium	High	0	1
***Community mental health center	Rural	Large	Moderate	2	4
Substance abuse treatment facility	Urban	Medium	Moderate	1	3
Community mental health center	Urban	Medium	Moderate	0	2
Community mental health center	Rural	Large	Moderate	0	1
Community mental health center	Rural	Small	High	2	3
Agency decreased use of EBPs
****Substance abuse treatment facility	Rural	Large	Moderate	2	0
Community mental health center	Urban	Large	Moderate	1	0
Small group practice	Rural	Small	N/A	2	Closed
Agency had no change in use of EBPs
Community mental health center	Urban	Large	Low	2	2
Substance abuse treatment facility	Rural	Large	Moderate	2	2
Small group practice	Urban	Small	High	0	0
Serves homeless population	Urban	Small	Low	0	0

∗Agency A: strongly facilitative.
**Agency B: leader driven.
***Agency C: resource driven.
∗∗∗∗Agency D: resource deprived.
aSmall agency: less than 8 employees; medium agency: 9–14 employees; large agency: 15–21 employees.
bLow turnover: less than 25%; moderate turnover: between 25–50%; high turnover: more than 50%.