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Table 1 Study constructs, function, relation to Stepping Up, and relation to the study conceptual model (CJ-IIM)

From: Protocol for a quasi-experimental, 950 county study examining implementation outcomes and mechanisms of Stepping Up, a national policy effort to improve mental health and substance use services for justice-involved individuals

Construct

Study function

Relation to Stepping Up

CJ-IIM concept

Target implementation mechanisms

 Use of/capacity for performance monitoring

Mechanism

Steps 2, 3, and 6: Collect, measure and track capacity

Performance monitoring

 Use and functioning of interagency teams

Mechanism

Step 1: Convene a diverse team of leaders

Interagency workgroups

 Common goals and mission across agencies

Mechanism

Steps 4 and 5: Develop and implement a plan together

Goal, mission setting

 System integration (vs. single programs)

Mechanism

Steps 4 and 5: Develop and implement a plan together

System of care

Implementation outcomes

 Number of justice-involved clients who received behavioral health services

Primary

Outcomes are indicators of county capacity to identify and treat justice-involved individuals with behavioral health problems and link them to or provide appropriate community care.

 Number of behavioral health EBPP available

Secondary

 Resources for behavioral health EBPP

Secondary