[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57641-57642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27859]
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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 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, call the SAMHSA
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.
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.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental
Health Services for Children and Their Families--Phase III--(New)
The national evaluation of SAMHSA's Comprehensive Community Mental
Health Services for Children and Their Families Program will collect
data on child mental health outcomes, family life, and service system
implementation and development. Data will be collected on 21 service
systems (20 funded systems of care and one comparison site), and on
approximately 5766 children and families. Data collection for this
evaluation will be conducted over a five-year period. The core of the
service system data will be collected every 18 months throughout the
five-year evaluation period, with a provider survey conducted in
selected years.
Service delivery and system variables of interest include the
following: system of care development, adherence to the system of care
program model, and client service experience. The length of time that
individual families will participate in the study ranges from 18 to 36
months depending on when they enter the evaluation. Child and family
outcomes will be collected at intake and during subsequent follow-up
sessions at six-month intervals. The outcome measures include the
following: child symptomatology and functioning, family functioning,
material resources, and caregiver strain. In addition, a treatment
effectiveness study will examine the relative impact of an evidence-
based treatment within one system of care. Internet-based technology
will be used for data entry and management. The average annual
respondent burden is estimated below. The estimate reflects the average
number of respondents in each respondent category, the average number
of responses per respondent each year, the average length of time it
will take for each response, and the total average annual burden for
each category of respondent, and for all categories of respondents
combined.
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Average
Number of Responses/ burden/ Total average
Respondent respondents respondent response annual burden
(hrs.)
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Caregiver....................................... 5,766 1.11 2.25 14,400.59
Youth........................................... 3,460 1.06 0.92 3,374.19
Provider/Administrator.......................... 420 0.52 1.32 288.29
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Total....................................... 9,646 .............. .............. 18,063.07
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Send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: October 20, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-27859 Filed 10-25-99; 8:45 am]
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