MHSA Interventions by Impact - Goal 3.1

Goal 3.1: Support collaboration among leaders, professionals and community members working in MEB health promotion, substance abuse and other MEB disorders and chronic disease prevention, treatment and recovery NOTE: Mental Emotional Behavioral (MEB) disorder prevention includes substance abuse prevention and other MEB disorder prevention.
Levels of Health Impact Pyramid *	Interventions
Counseling and Education	Learn about and implement evidence-based MEB promotion and prevention resources.
Clinical Interventions	Integrate evidence-based "kernels of evidence" - "fundamental units of behavior influence" that are basis of number of evidence-based practice such as giving verbal praise to acknowledge and reinforce desirable behavior, with treatment. Offer training on ways to integrate prevention and treatment.
Long-Lasting Protective Interventions	Develop written plans on the integration of MEB health promotion, MEB disorder prevention, treatment and recovery.
Changing the Context to Make Individuals' Decisions Healthy	Measure and make available local and State data on MEB well-being and MEB disorder prevention to increase transparency and quality on practice. Support the integration of prevention and treatment across the lifespan.
Socioeconomic Factors	Advocate for addressing the common protective factors, such as parent engagement and social connectedness, and risk factors for mental, emotional and behavioral well-being and disorder prevention, such as poverty and exposure to violence.

^* Frieden T., "A Framework for Public Health Action: The Health Impact Pyramid". American Journal of Public Health. 2010; 100(4): 590-595

Note: The Prevention Agenda 2013-2017 has been extended to 2018 to align its timeline with other state and federal health care reform initiatives.

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