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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.
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Project: Data Resource Toolkit Protocol
for the Crisis Counseling Assistance
and Training Program (CCP)—Revision
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration’s
(SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health
Services (CMHS) as part of an
interagency agreement with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) provides a toolkit to be used for
the purposes of collecting data on the
Crisis Counseling Assistance and
Training Program (CCP). The CCP
provides supplemental funding to states
and territories for individual and
community crisis intervention services
during a federal disaster.
The CCP has provided disaster mental
health services to millions of disaster
survivors since its inception and, as a
result of 30 years of accumulated
expertise, it has become an important
model for federal response to a variety
of catastrophic events. Recent State
CCPs include programs in New Jersey
and New York following 2012 Hurricane
Sandy; two programs in Colorado, one
related to a wildfire and the second to
a flood; a program in Oklahoma in the
aftermath of severe storms and
tornadoes in 2013; and programs in
Washington and Alaska related to
flooding and mudslides in 2014. These
programs have primarily addressed the
short-term mental health needs of
communities through (a) outreach and
public education, (b) individual and
group counseling, and (c) referral.
Outreach and public education serve
primarily to normalize reactions and to
engage people who might need further
care. Crisis counseling assists survivors
to cope with current stress and
symptoms in order to return to
predisaster functioning. Crisis
counseling relies largely on ‘‘active
listening,’’ and crisis counselors also
provide psycho-education (especially
about the nature of responses to trauma)
and help clients build coping skills.
Crisis counseling typically continues no
more than a few times. Because crisis
counseling is time-limited, referral is
the third important functions of CCPs.
Counselors are expected to refer clients
to formal treatment if the person has
developed more serious psychiatric
problems.
Data about services delivered and
users of services will be collected
throughout the program period. The
data will be collected via the use of a
toolkit that relies on standardized forms.
At the program level, the data will be
entered quickly and easily into a
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cumulative database to yield summary
tables for quarterly and final reports for
the program. Additionally, we are in the
process of developing and testing the
feasibility of using mobile devices for
data entry purposes. Because the data
will be collected in a consistent way
from all programs, they can be uploaded
or linked into an ongoing national
database that likewise provides CMHS
and FEMA with a way of producing
summary reports of services provided
across all programs funded.
The components of the tool kit are
listed and described below:
• Encounter logs. These forms
document all services provided.
Completion of these logs is required by
the crisis counselors. There are three
types of encounter logs: (1) Individual/
Family or Household Crisis Counseling
Services Encounter Log; (2) Group
Encounter Log; and (3) Weekly Tally
Sheet.
Æ Individual/Family or Household
Crisis Counseling Services Encounter
Log. Crisis counseling is defined as an
interaction that lasts at least 15 minutes
and involves participant disclosure.
This form is completed by the Crisis
Counselor for each service recipient,
defined as the person or persons who
actively participated in the session (e.g.,
by verbally participating), not someone
who is merely present. The same form
may be completed with other family or
household members who are actively
engaged in the visit. Information
collected includes demographics,
service characteristics, risk factors,
event reactions, and referral data.
Æ Group Encounter Log. This form is
used to identify either a group crisis
counseling encounter or a group public
education encounter. A check at the top
identifies the class of activities (i.e.,
counseling or education). Information
collected includes services
characteristics, group identity and
characteristics, and group activities.
Æ Weekly Tally Sheet. This form
documents brief educational and
supportive encounters not captured on
any other form. Information collected
includes service characteristics, daily
tallies and weekly totals for brief
educational or supportive contacts, and
material distribution with no or
minimal interaction.
• Assessment and Referral Tools.
This tool provides descriptive
information about intense users of
services either child/youth or adults,
defined as all individuals receiving a
third individual crisis counseling visit.
This tool will be used beginning three
months postdisaster and will be
completed by the crisis counselor.
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• Participant Feedback. These
surveys are completed by and collected
from a sample of service recipients, not
every recipient. A time sampling
approach (e.g., soliciting participation
from all counseling encounters one
week per quarter) will be used.
Information collected includes
satisfaction with services, perceived
improvements in self-functioning, types
of exposure, and event reactions.
• CCP Service Provider Feedback.
These surveys are completed by and
collected from the CCP service
providers anonymously at six months
and one year postevent. The survey will
be coded on several program-level as
well as worker-level variables. However,
the program itself will be identified and
shared with program management only
if the number of individual workers was
greater than 20.
Responses
per
respondents
Number of
respondents
Form
There are no changes to the Individual
Encounter Log, Group Encounter Log,
Weekly Tally, and the Assessment and
Referral Tools since the last approval.
Revisions include the addition of
mobile device questions to the Service
Provider Feedback Form and minor
revisions to the gender question on the
Participant Feedback Form and Service
Provider Feedback Form.
The table below is the estimates of
annualized hour burden.
Hours per
responses
Total hour
burden
Individual Crisis Counseling Services Encounter Log .....................................
Group Encounter Log ......................................................................................
Weekly Tally Sheet ..........................................................................................
Assessment and Referral Tools ......................................................................
Participant Feedback Survey ...........................................................................
Service Provider Feedback Survey .................................................................
200
100
200
200
1,000
100
196
33
33
14
1
1
.13
.07
.2
.25
.25
.41
5,096
231
1,320
700
250
41
Total ..........................................................................................................
1,800
........................
........................
7,638
Written comments and
recommendations concerning the
proposed information collection should
be sent by August 27, 2015 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:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 concerning
opportunity for public comment on
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proposed collections of information, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more
information on the proposed project or
to obtain a copy of the information
collection plans, call the SAMHSA
Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276–
1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Proposed Project Behavioral Health
Information Technologies and
Standards—In-Depth Qualitative Data
Collection Activity—NEW
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment (CSAT) and Center for
Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality
(CBHSQ) are proposing to conduct
qualitative data collection activities (i.e.,
focus group and site visits) to assess
health information technology (HIT)
adoption practices among SAMHSA
grantees. As part of its Strategic
Initiative to advance the use of health
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information technologies to support
integrated behavioral health care,
SAMHSA has been working to develop
questions that will examine HIT
adoption by behavioral health service
providers who are implementing
SAMHSA grant programs. The selected
programs are funded by the by the
Center for Mental Health Services
(CMHS), the Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention (CSAP), and (CSAT).
This project seeks to expand data
necessary to inform the Agency’s
strategic initiative that focuses on
fostering the adoption of health
information technologies in community
behavioral health services. The
qualitative activities will elicit success
stories, challenges to adopting health
information technologies, and lessons
learned regarding SAMHSA grantee
access to and use of health information
technology and will provide valuable
information to inform the behavioral
health information technology
literature.
Approval of this data collection effort
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) will allow SAMHSA to
identify the current status of health
information technology adoption and
use among a select group of grantees
who have demonstrated success in at
least one of the identified health
information technology categories:
Certified electronic health records,
telehealth technologies, mobile health,
and social media-based consumer
engagement tools. Data from the focus
groups and site visits will allow
SAMHSA to enhance the health
information technology-related
programmatic activities among its
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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: Data Resource Toolkit Protocol for the Crisis Counseling
Assistance and Training Program (CCP)--Revision
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) as part of an
interagency agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) provides a toolkit to be used for the purposes of collecting
data on the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP).
The CCP provides supplemental funding to states and territories for
individual and community crisis intervention services during a federal
disaster.
The CCP has provided disaster mental health services to millions of
disaster survivors since its inception and, as a result of 30 years of
accumulated expertise, it has become an important model for federal
response to a variety of catastrophic events. Recent State CCPs include
programs in New Jersey and New York following 2012 Hurricane Sandy; two
programs in Colorado, one related to a wildfire and the second to a
flood; a program in Oklahoma in the aftermath of severe storms and
tornadoes in 2013; and programs in Washington and Alaska related to
flooding and mudslides in 2014. These programs have primarily addressed
the short-term mental health needs of communities through (a) outreach
and public education, (b) individual and group counseling, and (c)
referral. Outreach and public education serve primarily to normalize
reactions and to engage people who might need further care. Crisis
counseling assists survivors to cope with current stress and symptoms
in order to return to predisaster functioning. Crisis counseling relies
largely on ``active listening,'' and crisis counselors also provide
psycho-education (especially about the nature of responses to trauma)
and help clients build coping skills. Crisis counseling typically
continues no more than a few times. Because crisis counseling is time-
limited, referral is the third important functions of CCPs. Counselors
are expected to refer clients to formal treatment if the person has
developed more serious psychiatric problems.
Data about services delivered and users of services will be
collected throughout the program period. The data will be collected via
the use of a toolkit that relies on standardized forms. At the program
level, the data will be entered quickly and easily into a cumulative
database to yield summary tables for quarterly and final reports for
the program. Additionally, we are in the process of developing and
testing the feasibility of using mobile devices for data entry
purposes. Because the data will be collected in a consistent way from
all programs, they can be uploaded or linked into an ongoing national
database that likewise provides CMHS and FEMA with a way of producing
summary reports of services provided across all programs funded.
The components of the tool kit are listed and described below:
Encounter logs. These forms document all services
provided. Completion of these logs is required by the crisis
counselors. There are three types of encounter logs: (1) Individual/
Family or Household Crisis Counseling Services Encounter Log; (2) Group
Encounter Log; and (3) Weekly Tally Sheet.
[cir] Individual/Family or Household Crisis Counseling Services
Encounter Log. Crisis counseling is defined as an interaction that
lasts at least 15 minutes and involves participant disclosure. This
form is completed by the Crisis Counselor for each service recipient,
defined as the person or persons who actively participated in the
session (e.g., by verbally participating), not someone who is merely
present. The same form may be completed with other family or household
members who are actively engaged in the visit. Information collected
includes demographics, service characteristics, risk factors, event
reactions, and referral data.
[cir] Group Encounter Log. This form is used to identify either a
group crisis counseling encounter or a group public education
encounter. A check at the top identifies the class of activities (i.e.,
counseling or education). Information collected includes services
characteristics, group identity and characteristics, and group
activities.
[cir] Weekly Tally Sheet. This form documents brief educational and
supportive encounters not captured on any other form. Information
collected includes service characteristics, daily tallies and weekly
totals for brief educational or supportive contacts, and material
distribution with no or minimal interaction.
Assessment and Referral Tools. This tool provides
descriptive information about intense users of services either child/
youth or adults, defined as all individuals receiving a third
individual crisis counseling visit. This tool will be used beginning
three months postdisaster and will be completed by the crisis
counselor.
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Participant Feedback. These surveys are completed by and
collected from a sample of service recipients, not every recipient. A
time sampling approach (e.g., soliciting participation from all
counseling encounters one week per quarter) will be used. Information
collected includes satisfaction with services, perceived improvements
in self-functioning, types of exposure, and event reactions.
CCP Service Provider Feedback. These surveys are completed
by and collected from the CCP service providers anonymously at six
months and one year postevent. The survey will be coded on several
program-level as well as worker-level variables. However, the program
itself will be identified and shared with program management only if
the number of individual workers was greater than 20.
There are no changes to the Individual Encounter Log, Group Encounter
Log, Weekly Tally, and the Assessment and Referral Tools since the last
approval. Revisions include the addition of mobile device questions to
the Service Provider Feedback Form and minor revisions to the gender
question on the Participant Feedback Form and Service Provider Feedback
Form.
The table below is the estimates of annualized hour burden.
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Number of Responses per Hours per Total hour
Form respondents respondents responses burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individual Crisis Counseling Services Encounter 200 196 .13 5,096
Log............................................
Group Encounter Log............................. 100 33 .07 231
Weekly Tally Sheet.............................. 200 33 .2 1,320
Assessment and Referral Tools................... 200 14 .25 700
Participant Feedback Survey..................... 1,000 1 .25 250
Service Provider Feedback Survey................ 100 1 .41 41
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Total....................................... 1,800 .............. .............. 7,638
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent by August 27, 2015 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:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 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.
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