[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35449-35450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16777]


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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 list 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 the CMHS/CSAT Collaborative Program on Homeless 
Families: Women With Psychiatric, Substance Use, or Co-Occurring 
Disorders and Their Dependent Children, Phase II--New--SAMHSA's Center 
for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and Center for Substance Abuse 
Treatment (CSAT), through a set of cooperative agreements, proposes to 
conduct a longitudinal, multi-site evaluation study assessing mental 
health, substance abuse, and trauma interventions received by homeless 
mothers with psychiatric, substance use, or co-occurring disorders and 
their dependent children. The study will advance knowledge on 
appropriate and effective approaches to improving families residential 
stability, overall

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functioning, and ultimate self-sufficiency.
    Data collection will be conducted over a 33-month period. A total 
of 1,600 participants will be recruited from eight sites. At each site, 
a documented treatment intervention will be tested in comparison to an 
alternative treatment condition. Participants will be interviewed at 
baseline (within two weeks of entering a program) as well as three 
additional times (3 months after program entry, 9 months after program 
entry, and 15 months after program entry). Trained interviewers will 
administer the interviews to participating mothers. Information on the 
children will be obtained from the mother.
    Key outcomes for the mothers are increased residential stability, 
decreased substance use, decreased psychological distress, improved 
mental health functioning, increased trauma recovery, improved health, 
improved functioning as a parent, and decreased personal violence. 
Outcomes for the children are reduced emotional/behavioral problems and 
improved school attendance.
    To reduce burden and increase uniformity across the study sites, a 
central Coordinating Center will develop and administer common data 
entry and tracking computer programs. A variety of quality control 
procedures will also be implemented to ensure the integrity and 
uniformity of the data collected. Data will be submitted to the 
Coordinating Center via electronic means. Training and technical 
assistance will be provided to all sites on data submission. Sites will 
be asked to follow uniform procedures for submitting their data.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                                                    Burden per
                    Interview                        Number of    Responses  per     response      Total burden
                                                    respondents      respondent       (hrs.)           hours
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Screening--MINI.................................           2,280               1             .25             570
Baseline........................................           1,600               1            1.58           2,528
Follow-Up 1 (3 months)..........................           1,600               1            1.25           2,000
Follow-Up 2 (9 months)..........................           1,600               1            1.25           2,000
Follow-Up 3 (15 months).........................           1,600               1            1.25           2,000
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    Total.......................................           2,280                                           9,098
3-yr annual average.............................           2,280                                           3,032
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Lauren Wittenberg, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 27, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-16777 Filed 7-3-01; 8:45 am]
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