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Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Notice Regarding Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services
Administration’s National Registry of
Evidence-Based Programs and
Practices (NREPP): Priorities for
NREPP Reviews
SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) is committed to preventing
the onset and reducing the progression
of mental illness, substance abuse, and
substance-related problems among all
individuals, including youth. As part of
this effort, SAMHSA has expanded and
refined the agency’s National Registry of
Evidence-based Programs and Practices
(NREPP). Two previous notices
announcing these changes have been
published in the Federal Register (70
FR 50381, Aug. 26, 2005; 71 FR 13133,
Mar. 14, 2006). A third notice
announced the first open submission
period, October 1, 2006, through
February 1, 2007 (71 FR 37590, June 30,
2006).
This notice explains how SAMHSA
and its three Centers will prioritize
interventions submitted for NREPP
reviews during fiscal year 2008 and
provides guidance on the submission
process. This information can be helpful
to individuals and organizations seeking
to have an intervention reviewed and
described on the NREPP Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin D. Hennessy, PhD, Science to
Service Coordinator/SAMHSA, 1 Choke
Cherry Road, Room 8–1017, Rockville,
MD 20857, (240) 276–2234.
Dated: May 25, 2007.
Terry L. Cline,
Administrator, SAMHAS.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration’s National
Registry of Evidence-Based Programs
and Practices (NREPP): Priorities for
NREPP Reviews
Background
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration’s
(SAMHSA) National Registry of
Evidence-based Programs and Practices
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(NREPP) is a voluntary rating system
designed to provide the public with
reliable information on the scientific
basis and practicality of interventions
that prevent and/or treat mental health
and substance use disorders. Descriptive
information and quantitative ratings are
provided across several key areas for all
interventions reviewed by NREPP. This
information is available to the public
through a new NREPP Web site
(https://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov).
Public input from a range of
stakeholders has improved NREPP’s
accessibility and usefulness as a
‘‘decision support tool’’ to help States,
Territories, community-based
organizations, and other interested
stakeholders identify interventions that
may meet their needs. NREPP provides
useful information—including ratings
on the quality of research and readiness
for dissemination—to assist individuals
and organizations in identifying
interventions that may address their
particular needs and match their
specific capacities and resources.
Each of SAMHSA’s Centers—the
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention,
the Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment, and the Center for Mental
Health Services—has established annual
review priorities regarding the types of
interventions to be included in NREPP.
In general, these priorities represent the
interests and needs of relevant
stakeholders and reflect SAMHSA’s
matrix and grant priorities.
This notice describes the Centers’
priorities for fiscal year 2008 and
provides guidance to individuals and
organizations who may be considering
submitting an intervention for NREPP
review.
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SAMHSA’s NREPP Priorities
SAMHSA is prioritizing for NREPP
review interventions that prevent and
treat mental and/or substance use
disorders. For NREPP purposes,
SAMHSA defines interventions as
programs, practices, and/or
environmental strategies designed to
change behavioral outcomes among a
definable population or within a
definable geographic area.
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Priority Review Points
Interventions that meet the three
minimum requirements may be awarded
points that will help determine their
prioritization for potential NREPP
review. Interventions will receive 1
priority point, and thus higher priority
for potential NREPP review, if they have
been evaluated using a quasiexperimental or experimental study
design. Such studies may include a pre/
post design with a comparison or
control group or a longitudinal/time
series design. Time series designs must
include at least three preintervention or
baseline measurements and at least
three postintervention or follow-up
measurements. An additional priority
point may be obtained if at least one
primary outcome of the submitted
intervention falls within any of the
current SAMHSA Center Priority Areas.
The Priority Areas for fiscal year 2008
for each of SAMHSA’s three Cnters are
listed below.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
(CSAP)
Minimum Requirements for NREPP
Review
Individuals and organizations
interested in submitting an intervention
for review must first document that the
intervention meets the following three
requirements:
1. The intervention demonstrates one
or more positive outcomes (p ≤ .05) in
mental health and/or substance use
behavior among individuals,
communities, or populations.
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2. Intervention results have been
published in a peer-reviewed
publication or documented in a
comprehensive evaluation report.
3. Documentation (e.g., manuals,
process guides, tools, training materials)
of the intervention and its proper
implementation is available to the
public to facilitate dissemination.
Interventions that do not meet all
three of these minimum requirements
will not be considered for NREPP
review.
SAMHSA particularly encourages
submissions of gender and culturally
appropriate interventions that
specifically target the following
underserved populations: American
Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American,
Black or African American, Hispanic or
Latino, and Native Hawaiian or other
Pacific Islander.
CSAP strives to expand and enhance
the development of comprehensive,
integrated systems and services within
all States, Tribes, and jurisdictions that
promote community and personal
health and wellness and prevent
substance abuse and mental disorders.
In support of this goal, CSAP Priority
Areas focus on comprehensive
community-based approaches and
innovative interventions that:
• Prevent and/or reduce substance
abuse and its related problems—e.g.,
underage drinking, inhalant abuse,
cannabis use and abuse, drug-related
suicide, alcohol and drug abuse among
young adults, misuse of alcohol and
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prescription drugs among the elderly,
and HIV/substance abuse problems.
• Reduce risk factors and/or increase
protective factors (factors known to
contribute to positive changes in
substance abuse behaviors).
• Address emerging substance abuse
problems—e.g., methamphetamine use,
abuse of over-the-counter and
prescription drugs, use of fentanyl and
other synthetic drugs.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
(CSAT)
CSAT Priority Areas focus on
interventions to treat adolescents and
adults with alcohol and/or drug
disorders, including interventions
developed or adapted for special
populations (e.g., American Indians/
Alaska Natives, other minorities), that
are delivered as part of one or more of
the following types of services:
• Screening and brief intervention in
general health care settings.
• Outreach and engagement for drugdependent populations, including
persons with or at risk for HIV.
• Treatment and rehabilitation,
including behavioral interventions
alone or in combination with
pharmacological treatment.
• Treatment and rehabilitation for
individuals involved in the criminal
justice system.
• Recovery support and/or continuing
care.
Center for Mental Health Services
(CMHS)
CMHS Priority Areas focus on
interventions to:
• Foster consumer- and familyprovided mental health services,
excluding school-based services.
• Reduce the effects of trauma on the
mental well-being of children,
adolescents, and adults.
• Promote employment among
individuals with serious mental illness.
• Provide treatment for mental
illnesses in settings that are either
integrated or closely coordinated with
primary care.
• Divert adults with serious mental
illness and/or children and adolescents
with serious emotional disturbances
from criminal and juvenile justice
systems.
• Develop alternatives to the use of
seclusion and restraint for adults with
serious mental illness and/or children
and adolescents with serious emotional
disturbances.
• Prevent suicide in specific age
groups (i.e., adolescents, young adults,
elders).
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Exclusions From NREPP
The following types of interventions
are not eligible for review and should
not be submitted to NREPP:
1. Stand-alone pharmacologic
treatments—The evidence base for
pharmacologic treatments is reviewed
and approved through the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). NREPP
reviews will be limited to on-label use
of FDA-approved pharmacotherapy
interventions that are combined with
one or more psychosocial treatments.
2. Stand-along smoking prevention
and/or cessation interventions—These
interventions are appropriate for NREPP
review only when they are conducted as
part of a program addressing the
prevention and/or treatment of alcohol
or other drugs of abuse.
Availability of NREPP Review Funds
The number of reviews conducted by
NREPP in any given year is contingent
on both the total number of submissions
received and the availability of NREPP
contract resources. SAMHSA cannot
guarantee the review of any specific
submission.
Submission Guidance
SAMHSA has established a 4-month
period for receipt of NREPP submissions
in fiscal year 2008 that will begin
October 1, 2007, and end February 1,
2008. Interventions submitted after
February 1, 2008, will not be considered
for NREPP review during this fiscal
year. Interventions not selected for
review may be resubmitted again in the
next open submission period provided
they meet NREPP’s minimum
requirements. All submissions must be
made by the intervention developer or
principal investigator. Third parties may
submit an intervention, but
documentation must be provided to
NREPP confirming that the intervention
developer or principal investigator has
formally authorized the third-party
submission.
To be considered for potential review,
interventions must demonstrate that
they meet NREPP’s three minimum
requirements. Table 1 depicts the types
of documentation that should be
submitted so that NREPP staff can
accurately assess whether the
intervention meets these requirements.
If an intervention is accepted for
review, additional supporting
documentation and three copies of all
hard-copy dissemination materials will
need to be submitted.
TABLE 1.—SUGGESTED DOCUMENTATION INDICATING COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum requirement
Suggested supporting documentation
1. The intervention demonstrates one or more positive outcomes (p ≤
.05) related to mental health and/or substance use behaviors.
Full-text electronic or hard copies of:
• Research articles.
• Published and/or unpublished evaluation reports.
• Grant final reports.
• Replication studies.
Note: Abstracts or URLs to partial articles are regarded as incomplete
and will not be considered.
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2. Intervention results have been published in a peer-reviewed publication or documented in a comprehensive evaluation report. A comprehensive evaluation report has the following components: Review
of the literature, theoretical framework, purpose, methodology, findings/results, discussion, and conclusions.
3. Documentation of the intervention and its implementation is available
to the public to facilitate dissemination.
Selection and Ordering of Reviews
All submitted interventions meeting
NREPP’s minimum requirements will be
considered for NREPP review. The
selection of interventions and order of
reviews will be determined in part by a
system of priority points on the
SAMHSA Center Priority Areas
described above. Interventions awarded
2 priority points have higher priority
than those awarded 1 priority point, and
interventions awarded 1 priority point
have higher priority than those awarded
0 priority points. In addition, SAMHSA
reserves the right to select interventions
based on other factors to ensure that
NREPP provides a balanced portfolio of
information relating to the prevention
and/or treatment of mental health and/
or substance use disorders.
NREPP submissions not selected for
review will be returned to the applicant.
These submissions will not
automatically be considered for review
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• List of dissemination materials (e.g., manuals, process guides, tools,
training materials, quality assurance protocols) that are available to
the public.
• Materials catalog.
• Program Web site.
in subsequent submission cycles;
however, applicants may choose to
resubmit their intervention at a later
date.
The number of reviews that NREPP
actually undertakes in any given year
will depend upon available contract
resources.
Contact Regarding Submissions
Individuals and organizations
interested in submitting an intervention
should contact the NREPP contractor,
MANILA Consulting Group, to express
their interest. Staff from MANILA will
provide further guidance and details
about the submission process as
appropriate. Electronic correspondence
(e-mail) is preferred and can be sent to
nrepp@samhsa.hhs.gov. Interested
parties can also contact MANILA by
phone at (571) 633–9797, ext. 406.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Notice Regarding Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and
Practices (NREPP): Priorities for NREPP Reviews
SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) is committed to preventing the onset and reducing the
progression of mental illness, substance abuse, and substance-related
problems among all individuals, including youth. As part of this
effort, SAMHSA has expanded and refined the agency's National Registry
of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). Two previous notices
announcing these changes have been published in the Federal Register
(70 FR 50381, Aug. 26, 2005; 71 FR 13133, Mar. 14, 2006). A third
notice announced the first open submission period, October 1, 2006,
through February 1, 2007 (71 FR 37590, June 30, 2006).
This notice explains how SAMHSA and its three Centers will
prioritize interventions submitted for NREPP reviews during fiscal year
2008 and provides guidance on the submission process. This information
can be helpful to individuals and organizations seeking to have an
intervention reviewed and described on the NREPP Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin D. Hennessy, PhD, Science to
Service Coordinator/SAMHSA, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1017,
Rockville, MD 20857, (240) 276-2234.
Dated: May 25, 2007.
Terry L. Cline,
Administrator, SAMHAS.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National
Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP): Priorities
for NREPP Reviews
Background
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
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(NREPP) is a voluntary rating system designed to provide the public
with reliable information on the scientific basis and practicality of
interventions that prevent and/or treat mental health and substance use
disorders. Descriptive information and quantitative ratings are
provided across several key areas for all interventions reviewed by
NREPP. This information is available to the public through a new NREPP
Web site (https://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov).
Public input from a range of stakeholders has improved NREPP's
accessibility and usefulness as a ``decision support tool'' to help
States, Territories, community-based organizations, and other
interested stakeholders identify interventions that may meet their
needs. NREPP provides useful information--including ratings on the
quality of research and readiness for dissemination--to assist
individuals and organizations in identifying interventions that may
address their particular needs and match their specific capacities and
resources.
Each of SAMHSA's Centers--the Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, and the Center
for Mental Health Services--has established annual review priorities
regarding the types of interventions to be included in NREPP. In
general, these priorities represent the interests and needs of relevant
stakeholders and reflect SAMHSA's matrix and grant priorities.
This notice describes the Centers' priorities for fiscal year 2008
and provides guidance to individuals and organizations who may be
considering submitting an intervention for NREPP review.
SAMHSA's NREPP Priorities
SAMHSA is prioritizing for NREPP review interventions that prevent
and treat mental and/or substance use disorders. For NREPP purposes,
SAMHSA defines interventions as programs, practices, and/or
environmental strategies designed to change behavioral outcomes among a
definable population or within a definable geographic area.
Minimum Requirements for NREPP Review
Individuals and organizations interested in submitting an
intervention for review must first document that the intervention meets
the following three requirements:
1. The intervention demonstrates one or more positive outcomes (p
<= .05) in mental health and/or substance use behavior among
individuals, communities, or populations.
2. Intervention results have been published in a peer-reviewed
publication or documented in a comprehensive evaluation report.
3. Documentation (e.g., manuals, process guides, tools, training
materials) of the intervention and its proper implementation is
available to the public to facilitate dissemination.
Interventions that do not meet all three of these minimum
requirements will not be considered for NREPP review.
SAMHSA particularly encourages submissions of gender and culturally
appropriate interventions that specifically target the following
underserved populations: American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American,
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and Native Hawaiian or
other Pacific Islander.
Priority Review Points
Interventions that meet the three minimum requirements may be
awarded points that will help determine their prioritization for
potential NREPP review. Interventions will receive 1 priority point,
and thus higher priority for potential NREPP review, if they have been
evaluated using a quasi-experimental or experimental study design. Such
studies may include a pre/post design with a comparison or control
group or a longitudinal/time series design. Time series designs must
include at least three preintervention or baseline measurements and at
least three postintervention or follow-up measurements. An additional
priority point may be obtained if at least one primary outcome of the
submitted intervention falls within any of the current SAMHSA Center
Priority Areas. The Priority Areas for fiscal year 2008 for each of
SAMHSA's three Cnters are listed below.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
CSAP strives to expand and enhance the development of
comprehensive, integrated systems and services within all States,
Tribes, and jurisdictions that promote community and personal health
and wellness and prevent substance abuse and mental disorders. In
support of this goal, CSAP Priority Areas focus on comprehensive
community-based approaches and innovative interventions that:
Prevent and/or reduce substance abuse and its related
problems--e.g., underage drinking, inhalant abuse, cannabis use and
abuse, drug-related suicide, alcohol and drug abuse among young adults,
misuse of alcohol and prescription drugs among the elderly, and HIV/
substance abuse problems.
Reduce risk factors and/or increase protective factors
(factors known to contribute to positive changes in substance abuse
behaviors).
Address emerging substance abuse problems--e.g.,
methamphetamine use, abuse of over-the-counter and prescription drugs,
use of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
CSAT Priority Areas focus on interventions to treat adolescents and
adults with alcohol and/or drug disorders, including interventions
developed or adapted for special populations (e.g., American Indians/
Alaska Natives, other minorities), that are delivered as part of one or
more of the following types of services:
Screening and brief intervention in general health care
settings.
Outreach and engagement for drug-dependent populations,
including persons with or at risk for HIV.
Treatment and rehabilitation, including behavioral
interventions alone or in combination with pharmacological treatment.
Treatment and rehabilitation for individuals involved in
the criminal justice system.
Recovery support and/or continuing care.
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
CMHS Priority Areas focus on interventions to:
Foster consumer- and family-provided mental health
services, excluding school-based services.
Reduce the effects of trauma on the mental well-being of
children, adolescents, and adults.
Promote employment among individuals with serious mental
illness.
Provide treatment for mental illnesses in settings that
are either integrated or closely coordinated with primary care.
Divert adults with serious mental illness and/or children
and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances from criminal and
juvenile justice systems.
Develop alternatives to the use of seclusion and restraint
for adults with serious mental illness and/or children and adolescents
with serious emotional disturbances.
Prevent suicide in specific age groups (i.e., adolescents,
young adults, elders).
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Exclusions From NREPP
The following types of interventions are not eligible for review
and should not be submitted to NREPP:
1. Stand-alone pharmacologic treatments--The evidence base for
pharmacologic treatments is reviewed and approved through the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). NREPP reviews will be limited to on-
label use of FDA-approved pharmacotherapy interventions that are
combined with one or more psychosocial treatments.
2. Stand-along smoking prevention and/or cessation interventions--
These interventions are appropriate for NREPP review only when they are
conducted as part of a program addressing the prevention and/or
treatment of alcohol or other drugs of abuse.
Availability of NREPP Review Funds
The number of reviews conducted by NREPP in any given year is
contingent on both the total number of submissions received and the
availability of NREPP contract resources. SAMHSA cannot guarantee the
review of any specific submission.
Submission Guidance
SAMHSA has established a 4-month period for receipt of NREPP
submissions in fiscal year 2008 that will begin October 1, 2007, and
end February 1, 2008. Interventions submitted after February 1, 2008,
will not be considered for NREPP review during this fiscal year.
Interventions not selected for review may be resubmitted again in the
next open submission period provided they meet NREPP's minimum
requirements. All submissions must be made by the intervention
developer or principal investigator. Third parties may submit an
intervention, but documentation must be provided to NREPP confirming
that the intervention developer or principal investigator has formally
authorized the third-party submission.
To be considered for potential review, interventions must
demonstrate that they meet NREPP's three minimum requirements. Table 1
depicts the types of documentation that should be submitted so that
NREPP staff can accurately assess whether the intervention meets these
requirements.
If an intervention is accepted for review, additional supporting
documentation and three copies of all hard-copy dissemination materials
will need to be submitted.
Table 1.--Suggested Documentation Indicating Compliance With Minimum
Requirements
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Suggested supporting
Minimum requirement documentation
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1. The intervention demonstrates one or Full-text electronic or hard
more positive outcomes (p <= .05) copies of:
related to mental health and/or Research articles.
substance use behaviors. Published and/or
unpublished evaluation
reports.
Grant final reports.
Replication studies.
Note: Abstracts or URLs to
partial articles are regarded
as incomplete and will not be
considered.
2. Intervention results have been
published in a peer-reviewed
publication or documented in a
comprehensive evaluation report. A
comprehensive evaluation report has
the following components: Review of
the literature, theoretical framework,
purpose, methodology, findings/
results, discussion, and conclusions.
3. Documentation of the intervention List of dissemination
and its implementation is available to materials (e.g., manuals,
the public to facilitate dissemination. process guides, tools,
training materials, quality
assurance protocols) that are
available to the public.
Materials catalog.
Program Web site.
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Selection and Ordering of Reviews
All submitted interventions meeting NREPP's minimum requirements
will be considered for NREPP review. The selection of interventions and
order of reviews will be determined in part by a system of priority
points on the SAMHSA Center Priority Areas described above.
Interventions awarded 2 priority points have higher priority than those
awarded 1 priority point, and interventions awarded 1 priority point
have higher priority than those awarded 0 priority points. In addition,
SAMHSA reserves the right to select interventions based on other
factors to ensure that NREPP provides a balanced portfolio of
information relating to the prevention and/or treatment of mental
health and/or substance use disorders.
NREPP submissions not selected for review will be returned to the
applicant. These submissions will not automatically be considered for
review in subsequent submission cycles; however, applicants may choose
to resubmit their intervention at a later date.
The number of reviews that NREPP actually undertakes in any given
year will depend upon available contract resources.
Contact Regarding Submissions
Individuals and organizations interested in submitting an
intervention should contact the NREPP contractor, MANILA Consulting
Group, to express their interest. Staff from MANILA will provide
further guidance and details about the submission process as
appropriate. Electronic correspondence (e-mail) is preferred and can be
sent to nrepp@samhsa.hhs.gov. Interested parties can also contact
MANILA by phone at (571) 633-9797, ext. 406.
[FR Doc. 07-2739 Filed 6-1-07; 8:45 am]
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