Advancing a conceptual model of evidence-based practice implementation in public service sectors.

Implementation science is a quickly growing
discipline. Lessons learned from business and medical
settings are being applied but it is unclear how well they
translate to settings with different historical origins and
customs (e.g., public mental health, social service, alcohol/
drug sectors). The purpose of this paper is to propose a
multi-level, four phase model of the implementation process
(i.e., Exploration, Adoption/Preparation, Implementation,
Sustainment), derived from extant literature, and
apply it to public sector services. We highlight features of
the model likely to be particularly important in each phase,
while considering the outer and inner contexts (i.e., levels)
of public sector service systems.