Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Prevention Subcontractors*
Goals
The Three Evidence-based Programs
Subcontractors Implementing and Evaluating Each Program
Subcontractors' Plans and Reports
There are 15 FASD prevention subcontractors. Each FASD prevention subcontractor is integrating one of three evidence-based interventions (listed below) into their organizations. They will develop policies and procedures to support the intervention and FASD prevention. Subcontractors work with pregnant women or women in substance abuse treatment.
Goals
The goal of subcontractors working with pregnant women is for the women to stop drinking alcohol during their pregnancies.
The goal of subcontractors working with women of child-bearing age in alcohol treatment or women in substance abuse treatment with an alcohol problem is to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies. This will be achieved by preventing pregnancy among the women and helping them achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol.
- Alcohol screening and brief intervention is conducted with pregnant women. This is a 15-minute brief intervention with followup assessment and intervention. (American Journal of Public Health, 2007; 97(2):252-258) http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/97/2/252
- Project CHOICES is conducted with women of child-bearing age participating in residential or outpatient alcohol treatment or substance abuse treatment where the women also drink alcohol at risk levels. This is a four-session intervention, plus a contraceptive counseling visit. Pediatrics, 2003;111(5):1131-1135) http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/111/5/S1/1131 (American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2007; 32(1):1-10) http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0749-3797/PIIS0749379706004004.pdf
- Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) is conducted with pregnant or postpartum women in residential or outpatient alcohol treatment or substance treatment where women also drink at risk levels. The program uses an intensive paraprofessional home-visitation model over a 3-year period. (Journal of Community Psychology, 2003; 31(3):211-222) http://depts.washington.edu/pcapuw/index.html
Subcontractors Implementing and Evaluating Each Program
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in WIC Programs
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- South Dakota Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (partnered with South Dakota WIC Program)
- Public Health Dayton & Montgomery County (Ohio)
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend (Indiana)
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in Home-Visitation Programs
- Arizona Department of Health Services
- Child and Family Services of New Hampshire
- Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairman's Health Board (South Dakota)
Project CHOICES in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
- New York Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
- Texas Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities (partnered with the Texas Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division)
- San Diego Youth & Community Services
- ARC Community Services, Inc. (Madison, Wisconsin)
- Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
- Serving Children and Adolescents in Need, Inc. (Laredo, Texas)
Parent and Child Assistance Program in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
- Southern California Alcohol and Drug Programs, Inc.
- Michigan Office of Drug Control Policy
Subcontractors' Plans and Reports
The task force plans, needs assessment reports, and strategies (includes evaluation plans) developed by the subcontractors will be posted at Reports. These reports will be posted when they are final. These documents will allow you to learn about any subcontractor of interest to you.
*This FASD Subcontractors Program is a component of the work Northrop Grumman performs under its contract to operate the SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) FASD Center for Excellence is managed by Northrop Grumman under prime contract number 283-07-3001 awarded from SAMHSA. Subcontracts are awarded and managed by Northrop Grumman.
