What does MATCH-ADTC stand for?

MATCH-ADTC is an evidence-based behavioral health treatment model. It stands for: The Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems. Unlike most EBPs, which focus on single disorders (e.g., anxiety only), MATCH is designed to address the complex comorbidities of anxiety, depression, traumatic stress, and conduct problems typically encountered by community-based mental health providers. These disorders represent approximately 70-80% of the children seen in caseloads in outpatient settings.

What is a Learning Collaborative?

Successful implementation of evidence-based practices involves more than participating in training and consultation. The Judge Baker Learning Collaborative approach used to implement MATCH includes training and consultation, but expands upon this by incorporating technical assistance and continuous quality improvement methods to implement and sustain MATCH within Provider Agencies.

Who might benefit from MATCH-ADTC?

MATCH is a treatment model recommended for children and adolescents ages 6 to 17 and their families who are being seen for treatment and present with anxiety, depression, trauma, and/or conduct problems.

What concerns does MATCH-ADTC treat?

MATCH uses a flexible approach that is unique to each child’s needs. It helps children and their families:

• Better understand their challenges
• Gain the tools to help manage these challenges
• Improve their daily and long-term functioning

• The MATCH protocol is composed of 33 modules with specific treatment procedures derived from well-established evidence-based practices. MATCH includes detailed flowcharts that guide clinicians as they design treatment for each individual client. The result is a flexible, effective, and evidence-based treatment model that can be adapted to each unique child and family with whom it is applied. 

How does MATCH measure a family’s progress?

MATCH is used in tandem with the Treatment Response Assessment for Children (TRAC), a user-friendly, online program that allows clinicians to easily monitor how children and families are responding to treatment. TRAC gathers this information through surveys completed by the family on a weekly basis. These surveys allow the therapist to continually adjust and refine their MATCH treatment in real time, in response to the family’s progress. Research has shown that the use of data by clinicians through the TRAC system has a direct positive impact on client outcomes.

Is MATCH effective?

Multiple randomized controlled trials have proven the effectiveness of the MATCH treatment. Judge Baker Children’s Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, has adopted the Learning Collaborative methodology to provide training and support for the MATCH model in multiple states. Developed over the last decade, MATCH has been rigorously tested in a variety of settings, and is listed on current and former registries such as the National Register of Evidence Based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and National Institute of Justice Crime Solutions Registry.

Where can I get more information about MATCH?

For more information about the development and research of MATCH, please visit

• Judge Baker Children’s Center (JBCC)
• National Institute for Justice: Crime Solutions