[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80784-80785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32584]
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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 (240) 276-1243.
Project: Violence Intervention To Enrich Lives (VITEL) Supplement--NEW
This data collection is to study the intersection of intimate
partner violence (IPV) and trauma for women with HIV, at risk for HIV,
and at risk for substance use disorders (SUDs) VITEL provides
supplemental funding to existing SAMHSA Targeted Capacity Expansion:
Substance Abuse Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Women at High Risk
for HIV/AIDS (TCE-HIV: Minority Women) grantees. These activities will
be conducted with five grantees and include: (1) Administration of
baseline, discharge and 6-month post-baseline surveys of clients
receiving IPV screening and referral services, (2) focus groups with
clients receiving IPV and SUD services, (3) documentation of IPV
service and other referral service(s) engagement, and (4) semi-
structured interviews with VITEL program staff and partner/
collaborating staff supporting IPV services.
The goals of the VITEL program are (1) reduce IPV through screening
and referrals, (2) reduce risky behaviors that lead to new HIV
infections and SUDs, (3) increase access to care and improve health
outcomes for people living with HIV and AIDS, (4) reduce HIV-related
health disparities resultant from IPV screening tool implementation,
and (5) determine the feasibility of integrating IPV screening in
behavioral health settings. A multi-stage approach has been used to
develop the appropriate theoretical framework, conceptual model,
evaluation design and protocols, and data collection instrumentation.
Process and outcome measures have been developed to fully capture
community and contextual conditions, the scope of the VITEL program
implementation and activities, and client outcomes. A mixed-method
approach (e.g., surveys, semi-structured interviews, focus groups) will
be used, for example, to examine collaborative
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community linkages established between grantees and other service
providers (e.g., primary health care, SUD recovery), determine which
program models and what type and amount of client exposure to services
contribute to significant changes in IPV, SUD, and HIV risk behaviors
of the targeted populations, and determine the impact of VITEL services
on providers, clients, and communities.
The data collection for this program will be conducted quarterly
(during this one year supplemental period) and the client outcome data
collection will be ongoing throughout the program and will be collected
at baseline, discharge and 6-months post baseline for all treatment
clients. The respondents are clinic-based social workers, counselors,
administrators, and clinic-based clients.
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Number of Responses per Total response Hours per Total burden
Instrument/Activity respondents respondent numbers response hours
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Baseline data collection 500 1 500 .42 210
(Clients)......................
Discharge data collection 400 1 400 .42 168
(Clients)......................
6-Month post Baseline data 400 1 400 .42 168
collection (Clients)...........
Interaction Form (Client)....... 500 1 500 .42 210
Treatment Focus Group (Client).. 45 2 90 1.0 90
Client Sub-total............ 500 .............. 1,890 .............. 846
Executives and Project Director/ 10 1 10 .75 7.5
Program Manager (Semi-
Structured Interviews).........
Executives and Project Director/ 5 1 5 3.0 15
Program Manager (Progress
Report)........................
Direct Staff (Semi-Structured 10 1 10 .75 7.5
Interviews)....................
Community Collaborators (Semi- 10 1 10 1.0 10
Structured Interviews).........
Staff Sub-total............. 35 .............. 35 .............. 40
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Total................... 535 .............. 1,925 .............. 886
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent by January 27, 2016 to the SAMHSA
Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of
comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged
to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected]. Although commenters are encouraged to send
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to:
202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2015-32584 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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