WisePath leverages decades of experience developing and deploying Multisystemic Therapy and Dialectic Behavior Therapy, and combines that evidence-base with sophisticated, user-centric digital health design principles. The resources below provide additional information on these evidence-based practices, as well as the use and potential of digital tools to support youth and families.

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Multisystemic Therapy (MST):
MST offers "A juvenile crime prevention program designed to improve the real-world functioning of youth by changing their natural settings - home, school, and neighborhood - in ways that promote prosocial behavior while decreasing antisocial behavior." 

The following links provide additional information, evidence, and examples.
 

• Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development, a project of the Institute for Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder, that that reviews and endorses high-quality evidence-based programs for youth.
   

• The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare.
   

• The National Institute of Justice Crime Solutions clearinghouse. 
   

• The Multisystemic Therapy Treatment Improvement Protocol from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

According to the Portland DBT Institute (co-owned and directed by WisePath Principal Investigator Linda Dimeff, PhD), "DBT is considered the most researched, best supported treatment for people with severe, complex, and emotion-based problems including suicidality, self-harm, and borderline personality disorder (BPD)."
 

The following links provide additional information, evidence, and examples.
 

• While it is aimed at a clinical audience, this video explains both the core principles of DBT as well as the application of DBT to teens and their families. 
   

• Marsha Linehan, PhD., outlines the history and her clinical experiences that lead to the development of DBT for suicide.
   

• Providers interested in becoming a certified DBT provider can learn more about the process here.
   

• Behavioral Tech, an organization founded by DBT Treatment Developer, Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, disseminates and trains in DBT. Data to date on DBT is summarized here.
   

• Portland DBT Institute has distilled lots of free resources from many sources throughout the United State for people waiting for DBT services and their families. Check out their "While You Wait" resources.