What is it?The Spectrum of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral (MEB) Interventions is a classification system that presents the continuum of behavioral health services. The prevention portion of the spectrum includes the classifications of universal, selective, and indicated interventions.
Video: Prevention Primer: Spectrum of MEB Interventions
A short overview by the Great Lakes PTTC of the Spectrum of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Interventions.
Graphic: Spectrum of MEB Interventions
Visual representation of the 2019 update of the spectrum of MEB interventions from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Learn about it.Slide Deck: Understanding the Spectrum of Behavioral Health Services
This slide deck from the Pacific Southwest PTTC highlights and defines the key changes to the Spectrum of Behavioral Health Services (formerly called, and still often referred to as, the "Continuum of Care") published in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's 2019 report, Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth: A National Agenda.
Brief: Spectrum of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Interventions
This brief is an excerpt from the SAPST participant handouts. It explains the MEB Spectrum, including the differences between universal, selective, and indicated interventions.
Webinars: Prevention Across the Continuum
This three-part webinar series hosted by the Great Lakes PTTC focused on the Spectrum of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Spectrum. The first webinar is an overview of the Spectrum and also focuses on universal prevention strategies. The second webinar focuses on selective prevention strategies. The third focuses on indicated prevention strategies.
Take action.Website: SPF Step 3: Planning
This website page provides resources for completing Step 3 of the SPF: Planning, when decisions are made as to whether universal, selective, or indicated interventions will be implemented.
