Requires the department of social and health services, and other state agencies that administer funds related to juvenile offenders or the prevention, treatment, and care of recipients of children's mental health services or child welfare services, as applicable, to expend state funds on: (1) Prevention and treatment programs for juvenile offenders that are evidence-based;

(2) Children's mental health prevention and treatment programs or programs that are evidence-based; and

(3) Prevention and treatment programs for recipients of child welfare services that are research-based or evidence-based.

Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Establish an evidence-based practice council to develop a unified and accountable system of care for the coordination and delivery of prevention and treatment services to children and youth and their families;

(2) In collaboration with the evidence-based practice council, redirect existing funding resources as necessary to coordinate the purchase of evidence-based prevention and treatment services and the development of a workforce trained to implement evidence-based practices; and

(3) Track and document compliance with certain parts of the act.