Table 1 Survey domains

Perceptions of the impacts of the earmarked tax

n/a

“Rate the extent to which you agree with the following statements about the impacts of the earmarked tax for mental health in your jurisdiction… The tax increases funding for direct mental health/social services”

Innovation determinants

Attributes of the tax

“Rate the extent to which agree with the following statements about the characteristics of the earmarked tax for mental health in your jurisdiction… The rules related to how revenue from the tax can be spent can be easily changed to address emergent needs”

Inner context determinants

Organizational role in tax implementation (“actor type”)

“Which of one the following categories most accurately describes your organization’s role within the context of implementing the earmarked tax… Providing direct mental health and social services with tax revenue”

Individual role and extent of involvement in tax implementation

“Rate the extent to which have you have personally been involved with the following activities… Making decisions about what services to fund with tax revenue”

Implementation climate related to tax implementation

“Indicate the extent to which you agree with each of the statements below about your organization… One of this organization’s main goals is to use evidence-based practices effectively with earmarked tax revenue”

Outer context determinants

Cosmopolitanism, inter-agency collaboration in tax implementation

“Indicate how often you collaborate with each of the following on issues related to implementation of the earmarked tax…. Local child welfare agency/child protective services”

Peer-pressure, support for the tax

“Rate the extent to which you agree that there is strong support for the tax among… The general public in my jurisdiction”

Acceptability and feasibility of policy implementation strategies

Acceptability of strategy

“Dissemination strategies: These strategies entail your organization communicating information to mental health service organizations to increase leaders and providers knowledge and improve their attitudes about evidence-based practices that can be funded with earmarked mental health tax revenue… Dissemination strategies meet my approval”

Feasibility of strategy

“Capacity-building strategies: These strategies entail your organization increasing the capacity of mental health service organizations to select and integrate evidence-based practices funded by earmarked mental health tax revenue and evaluate their impacts (e.g., by enhancing the motivation and self-efficacy of leadership and direct service providers) Capacity-building strategies seem easy to use”