This project builds on the existing partnership that the Impact Center has with the DHHS Child Behavioral Health team. The partnership creates an implementation science, practice-based set of activities and capacity building efforts in support of a multi-tiered policy/governance, program (e.g., EBP) support, and delivery system across North Carolina. Beginning July 01, 2024, the Impact Center will continue to work alongside and receive directions from Division of Child and Family Well-Being (DCFW) leadership, embed implementation science best practices within the team, its projects, and support system partners where directed.

Expected outcomes include visible adoption and use of implementation practice frameworks, tools, and strategies among the DCFW team and project leaders to lead state level projects or initiatives using research-based implementation and prevention science strategically and effectively. These same outcomes will occur with key system partners. Creating state level implementation science proficiencies among leaders and their system partners can significantly improve team performance, individual project, and system outcomes. These proficiencies further enhance governance systems to optimize outcomes involving state, managed care organizations, community agencies, consumers, and other stakeholders.