WV ESMH Evidence-Based Programs
WVESMH initiatives should use evidence-based programs whenever possible. Those with grant funding through the WVDoHS Bureau for Behavioral Health must choose a specified number of programs that have been approved for use in ESMH grant sites to meet requirements. This page lists approved programs with links to the WV Bureau for Behavioral Health Clearinghouse, where further information is available. You may submit a program for review on that site as well. If you have questions, contact us at mushtac@groups.marshall.edu
Universal Prevention
- Alcohol Literacy Challenge
- Building Assets Reducing Risks (BARR)
- Caring School Community
- Catch My Breath
- CharacterStrong
- Dinosaur School (Incredible Years)
- Harmony SEL
- Hazelden Lifelines Prevention Program
- I Can Problem Solve (ICPS)
- Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program
- Keep A Clear Mind
- Keepin’ it Real
- Leader in Me
- LifeSkills Training (Botvin)
- Lion’s Quest Skills for Adolescence (grades 5-8 only)
- Love Notes
- Merrell’s Strong Kids
- MindUP for Life
- Monique Burr Child Safety Matters
- Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
- PAX Good Behavior Game
- Positive Action
- Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS)
- Ripple Effects
- Safe Touches
- Second Step
- Signs of Suicide
- SmokeScreen
- Student Success Skills
- Too Good for Drugs and Violence
Early Intervention
WVESMH Grantees – click here to view the approved list of Tier 2 programs that address substance use.
- Blues Program
- Camp Cope-A-Lot
- CharacterStrong
- Cool Kids Anxiety Program
- Coping Power
- Dinosaur School Small Group (Incredible Years)
- Early Risers Skills for Success
- Hazelden Lifelines Intervention
- Hazelden Lifelines Postvention
- I Can Problem Solve (ICPS)
- INDEPTH
- Incredible Years Parenting Program
- Journey of Hope
- Keepin’ it Real
- LifeSkills Training (Botvin)
- Merrell’s Strong Kids
- NOT (Not on Tobacco)
- Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
- Positive Action Counselor’s, Conflict Resolution, or Family Kit
- Resilience Builder
- Ripple Effects
- Second Step
- SkillStreaming
- Student Success Skills
- Teen Intervene
- Triple P (Positive Parenting Program)
Intensive Intervention
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Cool Kids Anxiety Program
- Coping Power
- Coping Cat Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
- Functional Family Therapy
- Helping the Noncompliant Child (HNC)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multisystemic Therapy
- NOT On Tobacco (N-O-T)
- Parent Child Interaction Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Triple P – Positive Parenting Program – Level 4
Some programs are approved for use at ESMH grant funded sites that are not listed on the WV Bureau for Behavioral Health Clearinghouse. This is because the WVESMH project pre-dates the development of the clearinghouse, the program has not yet been reviewed, or the approved title is considered an environmental strategy. Legacy programs were previously approved for use in ESMH and/or federally, but have no substantial published research within a decade.