[Federal Register: January 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 7)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information
collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.
Evaluation of Mentoring and Family Strengthening Youth Substance
Abuse Prevention Initiatives--New--The basis for the current cross-site
evaluation originates from two previous efforts funded by SAMHSA's
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) aimed at providing
prevention services for high-risk youth: (1) Project Youth Connect--
Mentoring and (2) Parent and Family Strengthening. The Project Youth
Connect Program, funded in 1998, was designed to determine the
effectiveness of a paid mentor/advocate model in improving life
achievement outcomes for youth 9 to 15 years of age and their families.
The Parent/Family Strengthening Program was designed to present
science-based program models that would be selected for implementation
within local communities. Funding for the parent/family strengthening
program was distributed in two cohorts, with Cohort 1 receiving funding
in 1998 and Cohort 2 receiving funding in 1999. Both cohorts were
funded for a period of 24 months to address the gap between effective
family-based prevention interventions and their availability in States,
communities and other organizations.
The goal of the current cross-site evaluation seeks to build upon
these previous efforts by evaluating the impact of a three-year
Mentoring and Family Strengthening prevention program targeting high-
risk youth and their caregivers on reducing risk factors related to,
and enhancing protective factors against, substance abuse. Seven
mentoring and nine family strengthening study sites were funded by
SAMHSA/CSAP as of September 2001 to participate in this cross-site
study. The primary objectives of the cross-site evaluation are to: (1)
Assess the process of implementing program models with diverse target
groups, (2) measure the effectiveness of specified intervention
strategies such as cultural enrichment activities, educational and
vocational resources, or computer-based curricula, and (3) determine
the success of the Mentoring and Family Strengthening Programs in
delaying, preventing, and/or reducing the use of alcohol, tobacco, and
other drugs (ATOD) among youth and caregivers at risk for such
behaviors. Conducting this evaluation will assist SAMHSA/CSAP in
promoting and disseminating optimally effective prevention programs.
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The CSAP GPRA Adult and Youth questionnaires, which have been
approved by OMB (OMB No. 0930-0208) for use in all CSAP prevention
services programs, will be used to measure ATOD use and risk factors
associated with ATOD abuse among program participants and comparison
subjects. Scales from the CSAP Core Measures list (OMB No. 0930-0230)
and the CSAP National Youth Survey (OMB No. 0930-0178) will be used to
measure other important risk and protective factors. The cross-site
instrument (containing CSAP GPRA, scales from the CSAP Core Measures
list, and scales from the CSAP National Youth Survey) is augmented with
additional scales in order to measure other important risk factors such
as family conflict and parental stress. Protective factors that serve
to guard against ATOD abuse include educational aspirations, school
connectedness, and family cohesion. Data will also be gathered from
program reports using a ``dosage form'' that will document services
provided to youth and their adult caregivers.
The evaluation data will be collected through self-report
questionnaires administered to program and comparison youth and adults,
and to Mentors at the Mentoring Study Sites. Each youth and adult in
the intervention and comparison group will complete questionnaires at
three different times: (1) Baseline, (2) program exit and (3) 6-month
follow up. Each Mentor will complete a background information form at
baseline; mentees will complete a questionnaire about their mentor at
program exit and at 6-month follow up. The dosage form will be
completed by Mentors and Family Strengthening program staff on a weekly
basis for program youth and adults.
Sample size, respondent burden, and intrusiveness have been
minimized to be consistent with the cross-site evaluation objectives.
Procedures are employed to safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of
participants. Every effort has been made to coordinate cross-site data
collection with local data collection efforts in order to minimize
respondent burden. Pilot tests assisted in controlling burden and
ensuring the user-relevance of questions.
Evaluation results will have significant implications for the
substance abuse prevention field, the allocation of grant funds, and
evaluation activities conducted by multiple Federal, state, and local
government agencies. Results will be used to develop federal policy in
support of SAMHSA/CSAP program initiatives, inform the public of
lessons learned and findings, improve existing programs, and promote
replication and dissemination of effective prevention strategies.
The following table shows the estimated annualized burden for data
collection.
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Average
Number of Responses/ burden/ Total burden
Response type respondents respondent response hours
(hrs.)
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*Youth (intervention and comparison)............ 2,500 3 .50 3,750
*Adult Family Strengthening (intervention and 1,250 3 .50 1,875
comparison)....................................
**Adult Mentoring............................... 1,250 3 .667 2,501
Mentor Information Form......................... 121 1 .167 20
Mentee Measure Form............................. 692 2 .250 346
Weekly Dosage Form--Family Strengthening Staff.. 46 4,000 .083 15,272
Weekly Dosage Form--paid mentors................ 21 18,900 .083 32,943
Weekly Dosage Form--volunteer mentors........... 100 200 .083 1,660
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Total....................................... 5,167 .............. .............. 58,367
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3-Yr. Average Annual............................ 1,722 .............. .............. 19,456
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* Average response burden does not include the 20 minutes for completing the CSAP GPRA Tool (OMB No. 0930-0208)
or 10 minutes for completing questions that are part of the Core Measures (OMB No. 0930-0230) for the Youth
Questionnaires and the Adult Family Strengthening Questionnaire.
** The Adult Mentoring Questionnaire does not include CSAP GPRA Tool.
Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to:
Allison Herron Eydt, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: January 2, 2003.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-489 Filed 1-9-03; 8:45 am]
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