The Road to Evidence: The Intersection of Evidence-Based Practices and Cultural Competence in Children's Mental Health

" Today we are making history, and assuring the future " " Hoy estamos hacienda historia, y asegurando nuestro futuro " Acknowledgements Th is paper was developed with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and a contract with DB Consulting Group (Contract #280-02-0101), a logistics contractor for the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch (CAFB), Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). However, the views expressed in this paper are those of the authors only and do not represent the views of either the Annie E. Casey Foundation, DB Consulting Group, or the federal government. In addition, representatives from various divisions within the Center for Mental Health Services and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment also attended and participated in the meeting. Consensus statements developed at this meeting are highlighted in the Policy Implications and Recommendations section of this document. We would like to acknowledge the importance of the rich exchange of knowledge at this meeting as a major infl uence on the fi nal version of this policy paper. for their major contributions to the production of this paper. We would like to thank Teresa Nesman, Laurel Friedman, and Debra Mowery for their contributions to the literature review, content, and editing of the paper. Special thanks also go to Linda Callejas and Maya Harper for their fi nal reading and editing of the paper. Finally, sincere thanks to Victor Trinidad for his excellent format design and layout of the paper for publication.