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Table 1 Aim 1 Quantitative constructs and measures by data source (measured at county-level)

From: Establishing cross-systems collaborations for implementation: protocol for a longitudinal mixed methods study

Construct

Measures

Timing

Existing Public Health Data

Community Need

• County rates of child abuse & neglect

T1

• County rates of opioid-related overdose death

• County rates of naloxone administration

SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Locator

Provider Density

• # of organizations that deliver substance use tx in county

T1

• # of different MOUD available in county

Worker Surveys

Readiness

Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change (ORIC) [40], 10 items

Subscales: 1) Commitment (5 items); 2) Efficacy (5 items)

5 point scales (1=disagree, 5=agree)

T1

Leadership

Implementation Leadership Scale [41]; 12 items total

Subscales: 1) Proactive (3 items); 2) Knowledgeable (3 items); 3) Supportive (3 items); 4) Perseverant (3 items)

5 point scales(0=not at all; 4=very great extent)

T2-T3

Climate

Climate Measure [42]; 6 items total

Subscales: 1) Expected (2 items); 2) Supported (2 items); 3) Rewarded (2 items)

5 point scales (1=disagree, 5=agree)

T2-T3

Front Line Collaboration

• Referral frequency to substance use treatment partner

6 point scale (1=Not once, 5=Daily)

T2-T3

• Wilder Collaboration Factors inventory [43]; 40 items total

Subscales: 1) Environment (6 items); 2) Membership (6 items); 3) Process/Structure (13 items); 4) Communication (5 items); 5) Purpose (7 items); 6) Resources (3 items)

5 point scales (1=strong disagree, 5=strongly agree)

OSU Needs Portal

Penetration

• Number of cases served

Ongoing

• % of cases with a family peer mentor visit

• % of cases with at least one substance use treatment logged

Fidelity

% of parents who:

• Receive substance use screening

Ongoing

• Receive at least one treatment session (if screened in)

• Participate in at least one family team meeting (if screened in)

Timeliness

Average number of days between entering the child welfare system and:

Ongoing

• Substance use disorder screening

• First Family peer mentor visit

• First treatment session