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Evidence-Based Practices
Humboldt County's Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) is committed to Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) in targeted prevention, early intervention, and treatment strategies.
This long-term strategy will be assessed for outcome and fiscal efficiencies and be expanded if outcomes support this approach. EBPs are viewed as a promising foundation for successful community and family interventions.
EBP Programs
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Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (ACRA)
A-CRA is for adolescents with substance abuse issues as well as adolescents with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues.
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Aggression Replacement Training (ART)
Aggression Replacement Training (ART) is a comprehensive intervention strategy used to address aggressive behaviors for youth who are incarcerated in the Humboldt County Regional Facility.
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Dual Recovery Program (DRP)
The Dual Recovery Program (DRP) uses the principles and practices of the evidence-based program Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT) as the foundation, and provides motivational-based treatment designed to engage participants in the recovery process so participants can reach and maintain recovery goals in order to lead safe, healthy lives.
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Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is a short term family therapy model focused on reducing risk factors and strengthening protective factors.
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Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Major Depression is for adults who suffer from a depressive disorder.
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Incredible Years (IY)
Incredible Years (IY) is a parenting program that focuses on strengthening parenting skills, increasing positive family communication, increasing children’s social skills, reducing parental stress, and reducing parent-child conflict.
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Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) is a systematic treatment strategy that seeks to decrease recidivism among adult criminal offenders by increasing moral reasoning.
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Nurse-Family Partnership
Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is an evidence-based, public health program that helps transform the lives of low-income mothers pregnant with their 1st child.
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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a training program that teaches parent / caregivers specific behavior management techniques as they play with their child.
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SafeCare
SafeCare is a parenting program for adults with children ages 0 to 5. Parents learn how their parenting decisions and actions affect their child’s growth and development.
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Seeking Safety
Seeking Safety is for adults with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse problems.
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Transition to Independence (TIP)
The mission of Transition to Independence Process (TIP) is to assist young persons (ages 14 to 25) in making a successful transition into adulthood, so they achieve personal goals in the areas of employment, education, living situation, personal adjustment, and community life functioning.
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Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a model of psychotherapy that combines trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive behavioral therapy.
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Wraparound
Wraparound is for children / youth with high-end needs and their families.