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would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Name of Committee: National Institute on
Aging Special Emphasis Panel; Alpha Herpes
Viruses and Alzheimer’s Disease Progression.
Date: January 26, 2024.
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institute on Aging,
Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue,
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Ivan Tadeu Rebustini,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Branch, NIA, 7201
Wisconsin Ave., Rm 100, Bethesda, MD
20814, (301) 555–1212, ivan.rebustini@
nih.gov.
This notice is being published less than 15
days prior to the meeting due to the timing
limitations imposed by the review and
funding cycle.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research,
National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Project: 2023–2026 Advancing Wellness
and Resilience in Education and
Trauma Informed Services in Schools
Cross-Site Evaluation—New Collection
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health
Services (CMHS) is requesting clearance
for data collection associated with a
national cross-site evaluation of process,
outcomes, and impact for the Advancing
Wellness and Resilience in Education
(hereinafter referred to as Project
AWARE) and Trauma-Informed Services
in Schools (TISS) programs.
The purpose of the Project AWARE–
TISS Cross-Site Evaluation is to better
understand how each program is
implemented, the extent to which they
facilitate collaboration between
education agencies and mental health
systems, and how each program
contributes to access and referral to
mental health services and improved
outcomes for youth.
The AWARE–TISS Cross-Site
Evaluation incorporates four evaluation
components to provide a robust
understanding of the implementation
(process), outcomes, and associated
impacts of the AWARE and TISS
Programs and includes program-specific
components to ensure programmatic
differences and commonalities are
understood. With this integrated
evaluation design, SAMHSA maintains
the ability to evaluate and report on
each program separately, while
additionally benefiting from the ability
to understand the overarching impact of
both programs collectively.
Approval is being requested for data
collection associated with a Process
Evaluation and an Outcome Evaluation.
Several program specific sub-studies
and cross-program impact analyses will
also be conducted to assess
implementation and outcomes overall as
well as those outcomes specific to highneed subpopulations and underresourced communities. A behavioral
health equity and cultural equity lens
will be applied to each area of
evaluation to ensure a culturally
specific understanding of intervention
implementation, outcomes, and
impacts.
The Process Evaluation will contain
two studies (Implementation and
Sustainability Study and Systems
Change Study) that examine strategies
common to both programs related to
program implementation facilitators and
barriers, workforce development, and
grantees’ plans to sustain critical
program components beyond their grant
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Miguelina Perez,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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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
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 projects or
to obtain a copy of the information
collection plans, contact the SAMHSA
Reports Clearance Officer at
samhsapra@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) whether
the proposed collections of information
are 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
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period. This assessment of common
elements will provide a means to
compare the implementation strategies
that are successful across both AWARE
and TISS grantees and identify
successes and challenges in changing
systems, policies, service provision, and
school climate; increasing behavioral
health equity in access and service
delivery; and increasing social and
emotional development and well-being
in school-aged children and youth. The
Process Evaluation will also address
implementation of program-specific
components.
For AWARE, the evaluation will
document how the grantees implement
the three-tiered public health model in
schools and the referral pathways to
increase access to mental health
promotion, prevention, and
intervention. The evaluation will assess
the grantee collaborative efforts and
grantee activities intended to increase
workforce capacity to identify the signs
and symptoms of mental illness and
ability to refer to appropriate services
promptly.
For TISS, the Process Evaluation will
focus on examining what innovative
strategies the grantees use to increase
access to trauma informed services for
school-aged youth and how the
collaborative efforts of grantees and
their partners develop/improve a
school-based system for identification,
referral, early intervention, treatment,
and supportive services. Additionally,
the Process Evaluation will assess the
implementation of training to improve
school capacity to address trauma
support needs and engagement of
families and communities to increase
awareness of the effects of trauma on
children and youth.
The Outcome Evaluation will include
two studies that examine important
facets of the AWARE and TISS
programs: (1) identification and referral
infrastructure (Identification and
Referral Study); and (2) youth resiliency
and outcomes (Youth Resiliency and
Outcomes Study). Both studies will
provide critical information about the
effectiveness of the AWARE and TISS
programs in establishing and enhancing
school-based mental health supports for
students.
Program specific sub-studies,
inclusive of two TISS case studies and
an AWARE Suicide Awareness and
Prevention Sub-Study, will be
conducted to provide more extensive
contextual and implementation
information related to the AWARE and
TISS programs.
Finally, in addition to assessing the
process and outcomes of each of the
AWARE and TISS programs, we will
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conduct two cross-program analyses
that examine the associated impacts of
the both programs on the establishment
and enhancement of school-based
mental health supports for students
(Cross-Program Impact Analysis) and
the relationships of program and
contextual factors with outcomes
(Behavioral Health Equity Cross-Study
Analysis).
The proposed multimethod approach
considers allowable and required
activities, variation in the partnerships
and provider networks/infrastructure,
program settings, populations being
served, the range of program
implementation plans and goals,
existing data systems, and grant
infrastructures that support
implementation and evaluation
participation. In addition, the design
considers the stage of implementation of
currently funded grantees to seamlessly
integrate cohorts appropriately into the
evaluation studies.
Fourteen primary data collection
activities compose the AWARE–TISS
Cross-Site Evaluation.
Instrument Descriptions
D IS: The IS is a web-based survey
that includes questions on protocols,
policies, and structures present as part
of schools’ AWARE and TISS
implementation processes; school/
community integration; barriers and
facilitators to implementation, and
sustainability capacity. The survey also
includes questions to gather programspecific information—for example,
implementation of the pyramid model
and suicide prevention policies in the
case of AWARE grantees and details on
trauma-informed services in the case of
TISS grantees. The IS will be completed
by project coordinator and program staff
representatives annually. IS data will
inform the Implementation and
Sustainability Study, AWARE Suicide
Awareness and Prevention Sub-Study
and Behavioral Health Equity CrossStudy Analysis.
D IKII: Supplementing IS findings,
IKIIs will be conducted to obtain indepth information about AWARE and
TISS program implementation and
sustainability based on the perspectives
of grantee program staff and local
mental health system partner staff. In
each year of the 3-year data collection
period, individual semi-structured
interviews will be conducted with key
representatives of each grantee’s
collaborative partnership group.
Questions will focus on partnership
development, coordination, and shared
decision-making; perspectives on
implementation including challenges,
strategies, and successes; contextual,
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systems, or other factors that affect
implementation; and approaches to
planning for program sustainability.
Interviews will be conducted in person
during training and technical assistance
(TTA) site visits or virtually when
needed. IKII data will inform the
Implementation and Sustainability
Study, TISS Case Studies and
Behavioral Health Equity Cross-Study
Analysis.
D YFFG–Y and YFFG–F: The YFFG–Y
and YFFG–F will be used to conduct
focus groups with youth (aged 14–18 or
older if appropriate) who attend schools
implementing the AWARE or TISS
programs and/or their parents/family
representatives. The moderator guides
will be semi-structured and include
open-ended questions to understand
experiences and perspectives related to
school climate, positive supports, youth
or parent engagement, student resiliency
and coping skills, awareness of schoolbased programs or resources to promote
mental health literacy and meet mental
health needs, mental health resource
availability, and satisfaction with the
program. Youth and family focus groups
will be conducted annually and will
include youth or parents representing a
sample of AWARE and TISS grantees
per year, such that all grantees will
participate in the focus groups at least
once during the evaluation. The YFFG–
Y and YFFG–F will inform the
Implementation and Sustainability
Study and Behavioral Health Equity
Cross-Study Analysis. Data collected
through the YFFG–Y will also inform
the Youth and Resiliency Outcomes
Study.
D CPS: CPS is a web-based survey that
assesses communication, working
relationships, leadership, roleexpectations, resources, and partner
engagement/commitment. Respondents
will also be asked whether their
organization currently has a formal,
signed memorandum of agreement with
the grantee and what changes to policy
and infrastructure have been made in
the past year. State and local entities,
including project coordinators, school
administrators, and mental health
providers, identified as partners by
AWARE and TISS Grantees will be
considered for participation. The CPS
will be administered annually and will
inform the Systems Change Study.
D TSF: TSF is a web-based form that
will be used annually by AWARE and
TISS grantees to document training and
educational seminars. It will include
training dates, length of time of training
(in hours), topic of the training, training
objectives, format of training delivery
(in-person, webinar, online
asynchronous, etc.), intended audience,
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and number of training participants. It
is estimated that grantees will conduct
up to 10 trainings annually for different
groups (e.g., teachers, mental health
professionals, instructional support
personnel). The TSF will inform the
Systems Change Study and AWARE
Suicide Awareness and Prevention SubStudy.
D PFF: The PFF is a web-based form
that assesses perceptions of immediate
and longer-term benefits in training
areas that research has linked to
effective implementation and practice
change. The PFF will be completed
annually by grantee training
participants after training events to
gather perception of the training
experience and perceived feasibility of
using the information. The PFF will
inform the Systems Change Study.
D APPTS and TPPTS: The APPTS and
TPPTS are web-based surveys intended
to be taken before and after AWARE or
TISS grantee trainings across the 3-year
data collection period. The APPTS will
be completed by a sample of training
participants per AWARE grantee
annually and assesses knowledge,
attitudes, and beliefs related to
identifying students in need of mental
health services and referring them for
mental health services, mental health
literacy, attitudes, beliefs (including
stigma), and self-efficacy to provide
support and referrals to youth
experiencing mental health symptoms.
The TPPTS will be completed by
sample of training participants per TISS
grantee annually and assesses trainee’s
knowledge of and self-efficacy to use
trauma-informed strategies in their
work. The APPTS and TPPTS will
inform the Systems Change Study.
D WFS: The WFS is a web-based
survey that assesses barriers and
facilitators to training use and the extent
to which participants identified
students in need of mental health
services and referred them to services.
The WFS will be administered to
approximately 50% of AWARE and
TISS training participants that also
completed the APPTS or TPPTS. The
WFS will be completed 3- and 12months after training events and will be
used to measure behavioral changes and
longer-term impact on systems and
communities. The WFS will inform the
Systems Change Study.
D STCSS, SSCSS, and PCSS: The
STCSS, SSCSS, and PCSS are web-based
surveys assessing school climate and
safety among students attending grantee
LEAs, parents of students, school
personnel, and LEA staff. Surveys will
be administered in year one and in year
three of the evaluation and assess
availability and utilization of referral for
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services (for students, parents, and
school staff), trauma-informed practices
(for school staff), respect for diversity
(for school staff), racial climate (for
students). The STCSS, SSCSS, and PCC
will inform the Systems Change Study.
D SIRF: The SIRF is a web-based form
that gathers existing data detailing each
how youth in need of mental health,
substance use, or trauma-specific
support services were identified because
of an AWARE or TISS program, whether
and to which services youth were
referred, and resulting services received.
Establishing identification and referral
systems, including coordination with
support service providers equipped to
meet the needs of youth, is a core
component of AWARE and TISS grant
requirements. The SIRF will be
completed by grantee program staff for
up to 100 youth annually per grantee as
part of a record review for each youth
identified and referred to support
services. Information about the initial
identification, including the location
and pathway to identification (e.g.,
individual, screening tool, staff role), is
obtained, along with information about
referrals and support services received
following identification. The form also
includes deidentified demographic
information about the youth receiving
the identification, referral, and followup care. SIRF data can be extracted from
case records of school-based care
coordinators or mental health providers,
or other existing data sources, including
any school staff, support service
provider, and family members who
make a mental health, substance use, or
trauma-related identification and
referral. No personal identifiers are
requested on the SIRF. SIRF data will
inform the Identification and Referral
Study and Behavioral Health Equity
Cross-Study Analysis.
The estimated response burden to
collect this information associated with
the AWARE–TISS Cross-Site Evaluation
is as follows annualized over the
requested 3-year clearance period is
presented below. Annual Burden
(hours) and Total Cost ($) are rounded
to the nearest whole number.
TOTAL AND ANNUALIZED AVERAGES: RESPONDENTS, RESPONSES, AND HOURS
Instrument
Type of
respondent
Number of
respondents
IS ..................................................
IS ..................................................
IKII ................................................
IKII ................................................
IKII ................................................
YFFG–Y ........................................
YFGG–F .......................................
CPS ..............................................
CPS ..............................................
CPS ..............................................
TSF ...............................................
PFF ...............................................
APPTS ..........................................
TPPTS ..........................................
WFS ..............................................
PCSS ............................................
STCSS ..........................................
SSCSS .........................................
SSCSS .........................................
SIRF .............................................
Total ......................................
Project Coordinator ......................
Program Staff ...............................
Project Coordinator ......................
Mental Health Provider ................
School Administrator ....................
Youth ............................................
Parent of Youth ............................
Project Coordinator ......................
Program Staff ...............................
School Administrator ....................
Program Staff ...............................
Program Trainee ..........................
Program Trainee ..........................
Program Trainee ..........................
Program Trainee ..........................
Parent of Youth ............................
Youth ............................................
School Staff ..................................
School Administrator ....................
Program Staff ...............................
......................................................
143
15
94
141
47
79
79
143
47
47
47
2,775
4,000
750
2,391
282
282
282
188
47
11,879
Responses
per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
100
....................
143
15
94
141
47
79
79
143
47
47
470
2,775
8,000
1,500
4,782
282
282
282
188
4,700
24,096
Burden per
response
(hours)
0.5
0.5
1
1
1
1.5
1.5
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.15
0.15
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
....................
Annual
burden
(hours)
72
8
94
141
47
119
119
36
12
12
71
416
2,000
375
1,196
113
113
141
94
2,350
7,529
Hourly
wage rate
($)
1 $35.52
2 21.71
35.52
3 69.39
4 54.21
5 7.25
7.25
35.52
21.71
54.21
21.71
6 26.81
26.81
26.81
26.81
7.25
7.25
7 30.20
54.21
21.71
..................
Total
cost
($)
$2,557
174
3,339
9,784
2,548
863
863
1,279
261
651
1,541
11,153
53,620
10,054
32,065
819
819
4,258
5,096
51,019
192,763
1 BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other (code 21–1099); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#21-0000.
2 BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Community and Social Service Assistants
(code 21–1093); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#21-0000.
3 BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners (code 29–1000); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics5_541720.htm#29-0000.
4 BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Educational Administrators, All Other
(code 11–9039); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics5_541720.htm#11-0000.
5 https://www.usa.gov/minimum-wage.
6 BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Community and Social Service Occupations (code 21–0000); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#21-0000.
7 BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (code 21–2012); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics5_541720.htm#21-0000.
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SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at
samhsapra@samhsa.hhs.gov. Written
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11, 2024.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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 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 projects
or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, contact the
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at [email protected].
Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collections of
information are 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.
Project: 2023-2026 Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education and
Trauma Informed Services in Schools Cross-Site Evaluation--New
Collection
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is requesting
clearance for data collection associated with a national cross-site
evaluation of process, outcomes, and impact for the Advancing Wellness
and Resilience in Education (hereinafter referred to as Project AWARE)
and Trauma-Informed Services in Schools (TISS) programs.
The purpose of the Project AWARE-TISS Cross-Site Evaluation is to
better understand how each program is implemented, the extent to which
they facilitate collaboration between education agencies and mental
health systems, and how each program contributes to access and referral
to mental health services and improved outcomes for youth.
The AWARE-TISS Cross-Site Evaluation incorporates four evaluation
components to provide a robust understanding of the implementation
(process), outcomes, and associated impacts of the AWARE and TISS
Programs and includes program-specific components to ensure
programmatic differences and commonalities are understood. With this
integrated evaluation design, SAMHSA maintains the ability to evaluate
and report on each program separately, while additionally benefiting
from the ability to understand the overarching impact of both programs
collectively.
Approval is being requested for data collection associated with a
Process Evaluation and an Outcome Evaluation. Several program specific
sub-studies and cross-program impact analyses will also be conducted to
assess implementation and outcomes overall as well as those outcomes
specific to high-need subpopulations and under-resourced communities. A
behavioral health equity and cultural equity lens will be applied to
each area of evaluation to ensure a culturally specific understanding
of intervention implementation, outcomes, and impacts.
The Process Evaluation will contain two studies (Implementation and
Sustainability Study and Systems Change Study) that examine strategies
common to both programs related to program implementation facilitators
and barriers, workforce development, and grantees' plans to sustain
critical program components beyond their grant period. This assessment
of common elements will provide a means to compare the implementation
strategies that are successful across both AWARE and TISS grantees and
identify successes and challenges in changing systems, policies,
service provision, and school climate; increasing behavioral health
equity in access and service delivery; and increasing social and
emotional development and well-being in school-aged children and youth.
The Process Evaluation will also address implementation of program-
specific components.
For AWARE, the evaluation will document how the grantees implement
the three-tiered public health model in schools and the referral
pathways to increase access to mental health promotion, prevention, and
intervention. The evaluation will assess the grantee collaborative
efforts and grantee activities intended to increase workforce capacity
to identify the signs and symptoms of mental illness and ability to
refer to appropriate services promptly.
For TISS, the Process Evaluation will focus on examining what
innovative strategies the grantees use to increase access to trauma
informed services for school-aged youth and how the collaborative
efforts of grantees and their partners develop/improve a school-based
system for identification, referral, early intervention, treatment, and
supportive services. Additionally, the Process Evaluation will assess
the implementation of training to improve school capacity to address
trauma support needs and engagement of families and communities to
increase awareness of the effects of trauma on children and youth.
The Outcome Evaluation will include two studies that examine
important facets of the AWARE and TISS programs: (1) identification and
referral infrastructure (Identification and Referral Study); and (2)
youth resiliency and outcomes (Youth Resiliency and Outcomes Study).
Both studies will provide critical information about the effectiveness
of the AWARE and TISS programs in establishing and enhancing school-
based mental health supports for students.
Program specific sub-studies, inclusive of two TISS case studies
and an AWARE Suicide Awareness and Prevention Sub-Study, will be
conducted to provide more extensive contextual and implementation
information related to the AWARE and TISS programs.
Finally, in addition to assessing the process and outcomes of each
of the AWARE and TISS programs, we will
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conduct two cross-program analyses that examine the associated impacts
of the both programs on the establishment and enhancement of school-
based mental health supports for students (Cross-Program Impact
Analysis) and the relationships of program and contextual factors with
outcomes (Behavioral Health Equity Cross-Study Analysis).
The proposed multimethod approach considers allowable and required
activities, variation in the partnerships and provider networks/
infrastructure, program settings, populations being served, the range
of program implementation plans and goals, existing data systems, and
grant infrastructures that support implementation and evaluation
participation. In addition, the design considers the stage of
implementation of currently funded grantees to seamlessly integrate
cohorts appropriately into the evaluation studies.
Fourteen primary data collection activities compose the AWARE-TISS
Cross-Site Evaluation.
Instrument Descriptions
[ssquf] IS: The IS is a web-based survey that includes questions on
protocols, policies, and structures present as part of schools' AWARE
and TISS implementation processes; school/community integration;
barriers and facilitators to implementation, and sustainability
capacity. The survey also includes questions to gather program-specific
information--for example, implementation of the pyramid model and
suicide prevention policies in the case of AWARE grantees and details
on trauma-informed services in the case of TISS grantees. The IS will
be completed by project coordinator and program staff representatives
annually. IS data will inform the Implementation and Sustainability
Study, AWARE Suicide Awareness and Prevention Sub-Study and Behavioral
Health Equity Cross-Study Analysis.
[ssquf] IKII: Supplementing IS findings, IKIIs will be conducted to
obtain in-depth information about AWARE and TISS program implementation
and sustainability based on the perspectives of grantee program staff
and local mental health system partner staff. In each year of the 3-
year data collection period, individual semi-structured interviews will
be conducted with key representatives of each grantee's collaborative
partnership group. Questions will focus on partnership development,
coordination, and shared decision-making; perspectives on
implementation including challenges, strategies, and successes;
contextual, systems, or other factors that affect implementation; and
approaches to planning for program sustainability. Interviews will be
conducted in person during training and technical assistance (TTA) site
visits or virtually when needed. IKII data will inform the
Implementation and Sustainability Study, TISS Case Studies and
Behavioral Health Equity Cross-Study Analysis.
[ssquf] YFFG-Y and YFFG-F: The YFFG-Y and YFFG-F will be used to
conduct focus groups with youth (aged 14-18 or older if appropriate)
who attend schools implementing the AWARE or TISS programs and/or their
parents/family representatives. The moderator guides will be semi-
structured and include open-ended questions to understand experiences
and perspectives related to school climate, positive supports, youth or
parent engagement, student resiliency and coping skills, awareness of
school-based programs or resources to promote mental health literacy
and meet mental health needs, mental health resource availability, and
satisfaction with the program. Youth and family focus groups will be
conducted annually and will include youth or parents representing a
sample of AWARE and TISS grantees per year, such that all grantees will
participate in the focus groups at least once during the evaluation.
The YFFG-Y and YFFG-F will inform the Implementation and Sustainability
Study and Behavioral Health Equity Cross-Study Analysis. Data collected
through the YFFG-Y will also inform the Youth and Resiliency Outcomes
Study.
[ssquf] CPS: CPS is a web-based survey that assesses communication,
working relationships, leadership, role-expectations, resources, and
partner engagement/commitment. Respondents will also be asked whether
their organization currently has a formal, signed memorandum of
agreement with the grantee and what changes to policy and
infrastructure have been made in the past year. State and local
entities, including project coordinators, school administrators, and
mental health providers, identified as partners by AWARE and TISS
Grantees will be considered for participation. The CPS will be
administered annually and will inform the Systems Change Study.
[ssquf] TSF: TSF is a web-based form that will be used annually by
AWARE and TISS grantees to document training and educational seminars.
It will include training dates, length of time of training (in hours),
topic of the training, training objectives, format of training delivery
(in-person, webinar, online asynchronous, etc.), intended audience, and
number of training participants. It is estimated that grantees will
conduct up to 10 trainings annually for different groups (e.g.,
teachers, mental health professionals, instructional support
personnel). The TSF will inform the Systems Change Study and AWARE
Suicide Awareness and Prevention Sub-Study.
[ssquf] PFF: The PFF is a web-based form that assesses perceptions
of immediate and longer-term benefits in training areas that research
has linked to effective implementation and practice change. The PFF
will be completed annually by grantee training participants after
training events to gather perception of the training experience and
perceived feasibility of using the information. The PFF will inform the
Systems Change Study.
[ssquf] APPTS and TPPTS: The APPTS and TPPTS are web-based surveys
intended to be taken before and after AWARE or TISS grantee trainings
across the 3-year data collection period. The APPTS will be completed
by a sample of training participants per AWARE grantee annually and
assesses knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related to identifying
students in need of mental health services and referring them for
mental health services, mental health literacy, attitudes, beliefs
(including stigma), and self-efficacy to provide support and referrals
to youth experiencing mental health symptoms. The TPPTS will be
completed by sample of training participants per TISS grantee annually
and assesses trainee's knowledge of and self-efficacy to use trauma-
informed strategies in their work. The APPTS and TPPTS will inform the
Systems Change Study.
[ssquf] WFS: The WFS is a web-based survey that assesses barriers
and facilitators to training use and the extent to which participants
identified students in need of mental health services and referred them
to services. The WFS will be administered to approximately 50% of AWARE
and TISS training participants that also completed the APPTS or TPPTS.
The WFS will be completed 3- and 12-months after training events and
will be used to measure behavioral changes and longer-term impact on
systems and communities. The WFS will inform the Systems Change Study.
[ssquf] STCSS, SSCSS, and PCSS: The STCSS, SSCSS, and PCSS are web-
based surveys assessing school climate and safety among students
attending grantee LEAs, parents of students, school personnel, and LEA
staff. Surveys will be administered in year one and in year three of
the evaluation and assess availability and utilization of referral for
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services (for students, parents, and school staff), trauma-informed
practices (for school staff), respect for diversity (for school staff),
racial climate (for students). The STCSS, SSCSS, and PCC will inform
the Systems Change Study.
[ssquf] SIRF: The SIRF is a web-based form that gathers existing
data detailing each how youth in need of mental health, substance use,
or trauma-specific support services were identified because of an AWARE
or TISS program, whether and to which services youth were referred, and
resulting services received. Establishing identification and referral
systems, including coordination with support service providers equipped
to meet the needs of youth, is a core component of AWARE and TISS grant
requirements. The SIRF will be completed by grantee program staff for
up to 100 youth annually per grantee as part of a record review for
each youth identified and referred to support services. Information
about the initial identification, including the location and pathway to
identification (e.g., individual, screening tool, staff role), is
obtained, along with information about referrals and support services
received following identification. The form also includes deidentified
demographic information about the youth receiving the identification,
referral, and follow-up care. SIRF data can be extracted from case
records of school-based care coordinators or mental health providers,
or other existing data sources, including any school staff, support
service provider, and family members who make a mental health,
substance use, or trauma-related identification and referral. No
personal identifiers are requested on the SIRF. SIRF data will inform
the Identification and Referral Study and Behavioral Health Equity
Cross-Study Analysis.
The estimated response burden to collect this information
associated with the AWARE-TISS Cross-Site Evaluation is as follows
annualized over the requested 3-year clearance period is presented
below. Annual Burden (hours) and Total Cost ($) are rounded to the
nearest whole number.
Total and Annualized Averages: Respondents, Responses, and Hours
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Responses Total Burden per Annual Hourly
Instrument Type of respondent Number of per number of response burden wage rate Total
respondents respondent responses (hours) (hours) ($) cost ($)
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IS...................................... Project Coordinator....... 143 1 143 0.5 72 \1\ $35.52 $2,557
IS...................................... Program Staff............. 15 1 15 0.5 8 \2\ 21.71 174
IKII.................................... Project Coordinator....... 94 1 94 1 94 35.52 3,339
IKII.................................... Mental Health Provider.... 141 1 141 1 141 \3\ 69.39 9,784
IKII.................................... School Administrator...... 47 1 47 1 47 \4\ 54.21 2,548
YFFG-Y.................................. Youth..................... 79 1 79 1.5 119 \5\ 7.25 863
YFGG-F.................................. Parent of Youth........... 79 1 79 1.5 119 7.25 863
CPS..................................... Project Coordinator....... 143 1 143 0.25 36 35.52 1,279
CPS..................................... Program Staff............. 47 1 47 0.25 12 21.71 261
CPS..................................... School Administrator...... 47 1 47 0.25 12 54.21 651
TSF..................................... Program Staff............. 47 10 470 0.15 71 21.71 1,541
PFF..................................... Program Trainee........... 2,775 1 2,775 0.15 416 \6\ 26.81 11,153
APPTS................................... Program Trainee........... 4,000 2 8,000 0.25 2,000 26.81 53,620
TPPTS................................... Program Trainee........... 750 2 1,500 0.25 375 26.81 10,054
WFS..................................... Program Trainee........... 2,391 2 4,782 0.25 1,196 26.81 32,065
PCSS.................................... Parent of Youth........... 282 1 282 0.4 113 7.25 819
STCSS................................... Youth..................... 282 1 282 0.4 113 7.25 819
SSCSS................................... School Staff.............. 282 1 282 0.5 141 \7\ 30.20 4,258
SSCSS................................... School Administrator...... 188 1 188 0.5 94 54.21 5,096
SIRF.................................... Program Staff............. 47 100 4,700 0.5 2,350 21.71 51,019
Total............................... .......................... 11,879 ........... 24,096 ........... 7,529 .......... 192,763
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\1\ BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Community and Social Service
Specialists, All Other (code 21-1099); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#21-0000.
\2\ BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Community and Social Service
Assistants (code 21-1093); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#21-0000.
\3\ BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating
Practitioners (code 29-1000); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics5_541720.htm#29-0000.
\4\ BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Educational Administrators, All Other
(code 11-9039); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics5_541720.htm#11-0000.
\5\ https://www.usa.gov/minimum-wage.
\6\ BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Community and Social Service
Occupations (code 21-0000); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#21-0000.
\7\ BLS OES May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupation Employment and Wage Estimates average annual salary for Educational, Guidance, and Career
Counselors and Advisors (code 21-2012); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics5_541720.htm#21-0000.
Send comments to Carlos Graham, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at
[email protected]. Written comments should be received by March
11, 2024.
Alicia Broadus,
Public Health Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2024-00303 Filed 1-9-24; 8:45 am]
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