Research Guides: SOWK 6131: Social Work Research: Evidence-Based Practice

Systematic Reviews and Best Practices

SAMHSA's Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center
The Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) Resource Center features research findings and details about EBPs used to prevent and treat mental and substance use disorders.
The Campbell Collaboration Library of Systematic Reviews
The Cochrane Collaboration

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) This link opens in a new window
The Cochrane Collaboration provides the leading resource for systematic reviews in health care. The CDSR includes completed systematic reviews and meta-analyses completed according to Cochrane's rigorous methods, and protocols for systematic reviews in progress.

What Works Clearinghouse
From the Institute of Education Sciences.
Community Tool Box
A list of databases of best practices, created by the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas.
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
The mission of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) is to advance the effective implementation of evidence-based practices for children and families involved with the child welfare system.
Evidence-based Practice Resources from Social Work Policy Institute
(Scroll to the Resources.) The Evidence-Based Practice Resources section provides tools that can be used to identify EBPs, online resources that can inform the EBP process and a list of publications for further information.
SAMHSA's Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center
The Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) Resource Center features research findings and details about EBPs used to prevent and treat mental and substance use disorders.
Health Services Research Information Central
Topics include Domestic Violence, Aging Population Issues, and Child Health Services Research. Compiled by National Library of Medicine.

PsycTESTS This link opens in a new window
Access to unpublished psychological tests, measures, scales, survey and other assessments.
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
Reviews of psychology and education test instruments. The full text for each record includes an overview of the test, a description of the test materials and time needed, and one or more reviews of the test.
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) 5th edition This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive resource used by health professionals, social workers, and forensic and legal specialists to diagnose and classify mental health disorders.

National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
Information about research datasets and instruments/indices employed in Health Services Research, Behavioral and Social Sciences and Public Health with links to PubMed.
Substance Use Screening and Assessment Instruments Database
From the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington.
Rand Health: Surveys and Tools
National Quality Measure Clearinghouse
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).