Evidence-Based Social Work: Places to Find Evidence

Simultaneously searches evidence-based sources of systematic reviews, practice guidelines, and critically-appraised topics and articles -- including most of those listed above and many more. Also searches MEDLINE’s Clinical Queries, medical image databases, e-textbooks, and patient information leaflets.

From the Oregon Dept. of Human Services. Information on evidence-based services and processes approved as evidence-based. http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/Pages/ebp-practices.aspx

An evidence-based database for systematic reviews in the social and behavioral sciences, along with education and criminal justice. http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/lib/?go=browse

LJAF develops and supports initiatives that encourage governments and nonprofit organizations to help build the evidence base for social interventions and to consider reliable evidence as one of the primary factors in their decisions. The goal is to ensure that limited resources are spent wisely on programs that produce meaningful, lasting improvements in people’s lives.

Using systematic review methods, EPCs review all relevant scientific literature on a wide spectrum of clinical topics to produce various types of evidence reports intended to inform health care decisions by patients, providers, policymakers, and other stakeholders.

Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Coordinating (EPPI) Centre is part of the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London. Offers resources related to health, education, and welfare. http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms

From the Research section of NASW. http://www.socialworkpolicy.org/research/evidence-based-practice-2.html

This site is sponsored and maintained by the National Health Service (UK). http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/

Produced by SAMHSA. This portal leads to evidence-based practice sites, guidelines and materials related to mental health and drug abuse. http://www.samhsa.gov/ebp-web-guide

The Model Programs Guide MPG database of evidence-based programs covers the entire continuum of youth services from prevention through sanctions to reentry. http://www.ojjdp.gov/mpg/

This new Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center aims to provide communities, clinicians, policy-makers and others in the field with the information and tools they need to incorporate evidence-based practices into their communities or clinical settings.