Not at all	Rarely	Occasionally	Often	All the Time	Refuse to Answer
When I need information or research evidence related to a particular program or intervention,
1	I search the Internet (e.g Google or other general search engines)	1	2	3	4	5	9
2	I search academic journals	1	2	3	4	5	9
3	I review available training manuals/books/curricula	1	2	3	4	5	9
4	I rely on particular staff members of my agency to obtain it for me	1	2	3	4	5	9
5	I contact the people who developed the program	1	2	3	4	5	9
6	I contact an expert from a local college or university	1	2	3	4	5	9
7	I contact someone who gave a presentation about the program or intervention I heard at a conference I attended	1	2	3	4	5	9
8	I contact someone in another county that has already implemented this program or intervention	1	2	3	4	5	9
9	I rely on particular web-based clearinghouses (e.g., Children Trends Database, Social Care Institute for Excellence, Mental Health Services Archives, etc.)	1	2	3	4	5	9
10	I rely on intermediary organizations like the California Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) or Center for Innovative Practice (CIP)	1	2	3	4	5	9
11	I rely on a particular consultant to obtain it for me	1	2	3	4	5	9
12	I rely on a particular director or senior administrator from another agency in my county	1	2	3	4	5	9
13	I rely on particular federal or state government agencies	1	2	3	4	5	9
14	I rely on particular nonprofit organizations/foundations	1	2	3	4	5	9
15	I rely on data that were collected by my agency or someone we hired to collect data	1	2	3	4	5	9
16	I obtain it through attending regularly scheduled meetings of a professional association	1	2	3	4	5	9
17	I obtain it from conferences or training workshops	1	2	3	4	5	9
18	I obtain it from attending regularly scheduled meetings with my staff	1	2	3	4	5	9
19	I obtain it from attending regularly scheduled meetings with other professionals in my county	1	2	3	4	5	9
20	I hear about it from my clients or their parents	1	2	3	4	5	9

Note. Items in boldface are included in the 45-item scale.