[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51075-51077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20016]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices
(NREPP): Open Submission Period for Fiscal Year 2011
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration's (SAMHSA's) mission is to reduce the impact of
substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities. The Agency
was established in 1992 and directed by Congress to target effective
substance abuse and mental health services to the people most in need
and to translate research in these areas more effectively and more
rapidly into the general health care system. 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, March 14, 2006). Since 2006,
SAMHSA has held three open submission periods during which
interventions could be submitted for potential review and inclusion on
the NREPP Web site (71 FR 37590, June 30, 2006; 72 FR 30814, June 4,
2007). This notice announces the open submission period for Federal
Fiscal Year 2011, explains how submissions will be screened and
selected, and provides guidance on the submission process for
individuals and organizations seeking to have an intervention reviewed
and listed on the NREPP Web site. Potential applicants should be aware
that this notice includes new information relating to the eligibility
of interventions and review process that supersedes guidance provided
in earlier Federal Register notices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin D. Hennessy, Ph.D., Science to
Service Coordinator/SAMHSA, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1041,
Rockville, MD 20857, telephone 240-276-2234.
Dated: August 6, 2010.
Pamela S. Hyde,
Administrator, SAMHSA.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National
Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP): Open
Submission Period for Fiscal Year 2011
Background
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
(NREPP) is a voluntary rating system designed to provide the public
with reliable information about interventions that promote mental
health or prevent or treat mental illness, substance use disorders, or
co-occurring disorders. Programs and practices that are accepted for
inclusion in the registry undergo two independent review processes in
which their (1) quality of research and (2) readiness for dissemination
are evaluated and rated. The results of these reviews are published on
the NREPP Web site (http://nrepp.samhsa.gov).
It should be noted that inclusion in NREPP does not constitute
endorsement of an intervention by SAMHSA. Moreover, since NREPP has not
reviewed all interventions, the use of
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NREPP as an exclusive or exhaustive list of interventions is not
appropriate. Policymakers and funders in particular are discouraged
from limiting contracted providers and/or potential grantees to
selecting only among NREPP interventions.
This notice announces the next open submission period during which
SAMHSA will consider and accept new applications for review, describes
the minimum requirements and other considerations that will be used in
screening and selecting interventions, and provides guidance on the
submission process.
Please note four changes from the previous submission period:
1. Submissions will be accepted from November 1, 2010, through
February 1, 2011.
2. To remain consistent with SAMHSA's mission (``to reduce the
impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American
communities''), NREPP will not accept for review, or otherwise include
on the NREPP Web site, any interventions that have been developed or
evaluated with funds or other support--either partially or wholly--from
organizations whose goals or activities are determined to be
inconsistent with SAMHSA's mission.
3. Due to a combination of limited resources and a large number of
previously accepted mental health submissions, only a small number of
mental health promotion or mental health treatment interventions will
be accepted for review by NREPP in FY 2011.
4. Because of limited resources for FY 2011, multiple submissions
from the same developer--regardless of content area--will not be
accepted.
Dates of Open Submission Period
SAMHSA has established a 3-month period for receipt of NREPP
submissions for fiscal year 2011 that will begin November 1, 2010, and
end February 1, 2011. Interventions submitted after February 1, 2011,
will not be considered during this submission cycle. Program
developers, researchers, and others interested in submitting an
intervention should read this notice for information about current
minimum requirements and examine the information provided on the NREPP
Web site about the review process and review criteria (http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/review.asp). The selection of interventions will take
place after the closing of the open submission period, and applicants
will be informed of their acceptance status at that time. The number of
reviews conducted will depend on the availability of funds, with the
final selection of interventions and the timing of reviews to be
determined at the discretion of SAMHSA.
In submitting an intervention, applicants understand that the
results of NREPP reviews are considered public information and will be
posted on the NIREPP Web site. Once a review is completed, the
applicant will be provided with a summary document (``intervention
summary'') that presents ratings and descriptive information about the
intervention. Applicants are encouraged to view examples of NREPP
intervention summaries on the NREPP Web site to become familiar with
the end product of the review process.
Minimum Requirements
To be considered for review, interventions must meet four minimum
requirements:
1. The intervention has produced one or more positive behavioral
outcomes (p~05) in mental health or substance use among individuals,
communities, or populations.
2. Evidence of these outcomes has been demonstrated in at least one
study using an experimental or quasi-experimental design. Experimental
designs require random assignment, a control or comparison group, and
pre- and post intervention assessments. Quasi-experimental designs do
not require random assignment but do require a comparison or control
group and pre- and post-intervention assessments; this category
includes longitudinal/multiple time series designs with at least three
preintervention or baseline measurements and at least three
postintervention or follow-up measurements.
3. The results of these studies have been published in a peer-
reviewed journal or other technical publication, or documented in a
comprehensive evaluation report. Comprehensive evaluation reports must
include a review of the literature, theoretical framework, purpose,
methodology, findings/results, discussion, and conclusions. Submissions
must include information that can be rated according to the six (6)
Quality of Research criteria identified on the NREPP Web site.
4. Implementation materials, training and support resources, and
quality assurance procedures have been developed and are ready for use
by the public.
Applicants are required to provide documentation at the time of
submission that demonstrates the intervention meets these minimum
requirements. Table 1 lists examples of appropriate supporting
documentation.
Table 1--Documentation for Demonstrating Compliance With Minimum
Requirements
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Minimum requirement Documentation
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Quality of Research:
1. Intervention has produced one or A list of significant
more positive behavioral outcomes behavioral outcomes that
(p ~05) in mental health or includes supporting citations
substance use among individuals, (document/page number) for
communities, or populations. each outcome and
2. Evidence of these outcomes has A full-text copy of each
been demonstrated in at least one article/report cited in the
study using an experimental or list of outcomes. Other
quasi-experimental design. research articles, published
or unpublished evaluation
reports, grant final reports,
and replication studies may be
submitted as additional
supporting documentation
3. Results of these studies have Note: Abstracts or URLs to
been published in a peer-reviewed partial articles are regarded
journal or other publication or as incomplete and will not be
documented in a comprehensive considered.
evaluation report.
Readiness for Dissemination:
4. Implementation materials, Brief narrative description and
training and support resources, list of available materials,
and quality assurance procedures resources, and systems to
have been developed and are ready support implementation (e.g.,
for us by the public. treatment manuals, information
for administrators, tested
training curricula, mechanisms
for ongoing supervision and
consultation, protocols for
gathering process and outcome
data, ongoing monitoring of
intervention fidelity,
processes for gathering
feedback).
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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). FDA-approved pharmacotherapy
interventions (on-label use) are considered for NREPP review only when
combined with one or more behavioral or psychosocial treatments.
2. Stand-alone smoking prevention and/or cessation interventions--
Interventions to prevent or reduce tobacco use are eligible for NREPP
review only when conducted as part of a program that also addresses the
prevention or treatment of alcohol or other drugs of abuse.
3. To remain consistent with SAMHSA's mission (``to reduce the
impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American
communities''), NREPP will not accept for review, or otherwise include
on the NREPP Web site, any interventions that have been developed or
evaluated with funds or other support-either partially or wholly-from
organizations whose goals or activities are determined to be
inconsistent with SAMHSA's mission.
4. Due to a combination of limited resources and a large number of
previously accepted mental health submissions, only a small number of
mental health promotion or mental health treatment interventions will
be accepted for review by NREPP in FY 2011.
5. Because of limited resources for FY 2011, multiple submissions
from the same developer-regardless of content area-will not be
accepted.
Selection of Interventions for Review
All submissions meeting the minimum requirements will be considered
eligible for review. In selecting interventions for review, SAMHSA may
choose to give special consideration to interventions that meet one or
more of the following conditions:
The original investigator(s) or an independent party has
used the same protocol with an identical or similar target population,
and/or has used a slightly modified protocol based on a slightly
modified population, where results are consistent with positive
findings from the original evaluation.
Implementation materials (e.g., program manuals, training
guides, measurement instruments, implementation fidelity guides) are
available to the public at no cost.
The intervention targets underserved populations (e.g.,
minority populations, elderly, young adults, individuals who are
incarcerated).
The intervention contributes to a content area where there
are currently limited evidence-based interventions.
Interventions that are not selected for review may be resubmitted
by the applicant in a future open submission period.
Instructions for Submitting an Intervention
To submit an intervention, individuals should send a written
statement to NREPP expressing their interest along with documentation
that demonstrates the intervention meets the minimum requirements as
described above. All submissions must be made either by a principal
investigator (PI) who has conducted research on the intervention, a a
project director (PD) who has worked with an evaluator of the
intervention, or a formally authorized delegate of the PI or PD. For
information on where to submit materials, please call 1-866-436-7377.
Electronic submissions are preferred, but materials may be sent to
NREPP in hard copy via postal mail or fax. To be eligible for
consideration, submissions must be received no later than 11:59 p.m.
EST on February 1, 2011; those received before November 1, 2010, will
be disregarded.
If an intervention is accepted, the PI will be contacted and asked
to submit additional documentation to be used in the review. This
additional documentation includes full-text copies of all articles and
reports that provide evidence of significant outcomes (p ~05) as well
as copies of selected dissemination materials in the format they are
provided to the public (e.g., hard copies or electronic versions of
manuals, training presentations, tools, quality assurance protocols;
URLs for interactive Web-based resources).
The PI is expected to serve as the main point of contact throughout
the remainder of the review process, including approval of the final
intervention summary that is developed by NREPP staff once the review
has been completed.
Contact Information
Individuals who have questions about the information contained in
this notice may write to NREPP staff at [email protected] or call 1-
866-436-7377.
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