An individual or organization that sets out to implement an innovation (e.g., a new technology, program, or policy) generally requires support. In the Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation, a Support System should work with Delivery Systems (national, state and/or local entities such as health and human service organizations, community-based organizations, schools) to enhance their capacity for quality implementation of innovations. The literature on the Support System [corrected] has been underresearched and under-developedThis article begins to conceptualize theory, research, and action for an evidence-based system for innovation support (EBSIS). EBSIS describes key priorities for strengthening the science and practice of support. The major goal of EBSIS is to enhance the research and practice of support in order to build capacity in the Delivery System for implementing innovations with quality, and thereby, help the Delivery System achieve outcomes. EBSIS is guided by a logic model that includes four key support components: tools, training, technical assistance, and quality assurance/quality improvement. EBSIS uses the Getting To Outcomes approach to accountability to aid the identification and synthesis of concepts, tools, and evidence for support. We conclude with some discussion of the current status of EBSIS and possible next steps, including the development of collaborative researcher-practitioner-funder-consumer partnerships to accelerate accumulation of knowledge on the Support System.

While mode of onset is a reliable illness-related determinant of DUP, further research is needed on the complex ways in which family-related variables influence DUP.

According to the Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation, implementation is a major mechanism and concern in bridging research and practice. The growing number of implementation frameworks need to be synthesized and translated so that the science and practice of quality implementation can be furthered. In this article, we: (1) use the synthesis of frameworks developed by Meyers et al. (Am J Commun Psychol, 2012) and translate the results into a practical implementation science tool to use for improving quality of implementation (i.e., the Quality Implementation Tool; QIT), and (2) present some of the benefits and limitations of the tool by describing how the QIT was implemented in two different pilot projects. We discuss how the QIT can be used to guide collaborative planning, monitoring, and evaluation of how an innovation is implemented.

Enhancements in self-efficacy and reductions in social distance may have important implications in terms of improving officers' interactions with people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Given the importance of the problem of law enforcement/criminal justice involvement among people with such illnesses, and the dearth of research on this growing collaborative service model, further research is needed on officer-level outcomes of the CIT program.

Background-Because dropping out of high school (i.e., secondary education) contributes prominently to numerous social, economic, and health conditions, formal public health initiatives promoting population health and social justice, especially in at-risk populations, are increasingly encouraged to address high school drop-out. The relative dearth of research attention on school dropout prior to first treatment contact in young adults with psychotic disorders indicates a need for investigation of the associations between school drop-out and illness-related variables so that interventions may be tailored appropriately to this unique population.Methods-This study provides a descriptive characterization of the prevalence and correlates of high school drop-out in a sample of 109 patients hospitalized for the evaluation and treatment of a first episode of nonaffective psychosis.Results-Findings from this urban, socially disadvantaged, predominantly African American sample indicate that school drop-out is a marker of diverse detrimental social problems in firstepisode psychosis, and that further research is required to fully characterize the most appropriate interventions for such individuals.Conclusions-Future research might seek to intervene through an integrated treatment approach that incorporates supported education, symptom reduction and management, and comorbid substance use treatment in first-episode patients.

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