SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence November Newsletter
From our friends at SAMHSA’s FASD Center for Excellence:
- NSDUH Findings: Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women and Recent Mothers: 2002 to 2007; Most Who Need Treatment for Drug Use Do Not Receive It or Think They Need It
- Other National Survey Findings: 2007 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health
- New Resource: Toronto FASD Coordinating Network Resource Booklet
- Awards and Grants: $2.5 Million Granted to Create an Alcohol Research Center; $1.5 Million to the Choctaw Nation for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women; $22.9 Million for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women; Over $146 Million for Child Mental Health Services; $20.8 Million to Meet Substance Abuse Treatment Needs in Communities; $11.8 Million to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment in Adult Criminal Justice Populations
1. National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Findings:
Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women and Recent Mothers: 2002 to 2007
Combined 2006 and 2007 data indicate that the rate of past month alcohol use among women aged 15 to 44 was lower for those who were pregnant (11.6 percent) than for recent mothers (42.1 percent), who in turn had a lower rate than those who were not pregnant and not recent mothers (54.0 percent). Past month alcohol use among pregnant and non-pregnant women and recent mothers aged 15 to 44 did not change significantly between 2002–2003 and 2006–2007. Nearly 16 percent of pregnant women aged 15 to 17 used alcohol in the past month, and they consumed an average of 24 drinks in the past month (i.e., they drank on an average of 6 days during the past month and had an average of about four drinks on the days that they drank). For additional information visit:
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/prevline/pdfs/NSDUH08-0911.pdf.
Most Who Need Treatment for Drug Use Do Not Receive It or Think They Need It
According to data from the 2007 NSDUH, 82 percent of the estimated 7.5 million who needed treatment* for an illicit drug problem in the past year did not receive it. A primary reason for not receiving treatment appears to be a lack of perceived need. Nearly all (91percent) of those who were assessed as needing but not receiving treatment for illicit drug problems said that they did not feel that they needed treatment. Similar results were found for alcohol treatment. A lack of perceived need for treatment may mean that people don’t think they have a problem, they think their problem is not serious enough to warrant treatment, or they think they can handle their substance use problem on their own.
*Respondents were classified as needing treatment if in the past year they met the diagnostic criteria for abuse or dependence on the substance or received treatment for the substance at a specialty facility. A specialty facility was defined as an inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation facility, an inpatient hospital, or a mental health center.
Available online at: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduhLatest.htm.
2. Other National Survey Findings:
2007 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health
In 2007, 56.6 percent of males aged 12 or older were current drinkers, higher than the rate for females (46.0 percent). However, among youths aged 12 to 17, the percentage of males who were current drinkers (15.9 percent) was similar to the rate for females (16.0 percent). Among adults aged 18 to 25, an estimated 57.1 percent of females and 65.3 percent of males reported current drinking in 2007. These rates are similar to those reported in 2006 (57.9 and 65.9 percent, respectively).
Among pregnant women aged 15 to 44, an estimated 11.6 percent reported current alcohol use, 3.7 percent reported binge drinking, and 0.7 percent reported heavy drinking. These rates were significantly lower than the rates for non-pregnant women in the same age group (53.2, 24.1, and 5.5 percent, respectively). Binge drinking during the first trimester of pregnancy was reported by 6.6 percent of pregnant women aged 15 to 44. All of these estimates by pregnancy status are based on data averaged over 2006 and 2007.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Results from the 2007 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, 2008. Available online at http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduhLatest.htm.
This publication may be downloaded from http://oas.samhsa.gov. For ordering information: http://oas.samhsa.gov/copies.cfm or SAMHSA’s Health Information Network at: 1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727) (English and Español).
3. New Resource:
Toronto FASD Coordinating Network Resource Booklet
The Toronto FASD Coordinating Network produced a downloadable booklet that addresses challenges associated with FASD. This booklet is geared toward parents/care providers, service providers, and educators that may deal with a person with an FASD. It provides introductory strategies for managing challenges and resources associated with FASD-related issues. To order copies of this brochure, contact:
Sharron Richards, Children’s Aid Society of Toronto: 416 924-4640, ext. 1-2981 or e-mail: srichards@TorontoCAS.ca. A downloadable version is available at the following address: http://www.torontocas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/FASD.pdf.
4. Awards and Grants:
$2.5 Million Granted to Create an Alcohol Research Center
University of New Mexico was recently given $2.5 million to start one of the nation’s first fetal alcohol research centers. The program is funded by a 5-year grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The New Mexico Alcohol Research Center will look at the effects of alcohol on the brain. Dr. Daniel Savage, who is leading the program, said he will research fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). He said differentiating between the disorders is important because they can affect patients in different ways and at different times in life.
“We call it fetal alcohol spectrum disorder these days because FAS is just one end of the spectrum of problems that have been associated with maternal drinking during pregnancy,” Savage said. For additional information visit:
$1.5 Million to the Choctaw Nation for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Acting Administrator Eric Broderick, DDS, MPH, of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the award of a grant totaling $1.5 million over 3 years to the Choctaw Nation’s Chi Hullo Li (We Care) Residential Treatment Center under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Services Grant Program.
Funding will be used to expand comprehensive, culturally sensitive, high-quality residential treatment services for low-income Native American women. The program, with linkages to primary care, mental health, and social services, is designed to help preserve and support the family and provide a healthy environment for family members. The Choctaw Nation is a federally recognized tribe.
“When a mother is misusing alcohol or drugs, the whole family suffers,” Broderick said. “This grant to the Chi Hullo Li Residential Treatment Center will help facilitate recovery and preserve and strengthen families.” First- year funding totals $500,000. Continuation awards are subject to availability of funds and progress achieved by the awardee. The program will be administered by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). For more complete information visit: www.samhsa.gov.
$22.9 Million for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
SAMHSA announced the award of 16 grants totaling $22.9 million over 3 years to expand the availability of comprehensive residential treatment services for pregnant and postpartum women, their children, and family members.
The service system, with linkages to primary care, mental health, and social services, is designed to help preserve and support the family unit and provide a healthy environment for family members.
The programs selected for the pregnant and postpartum women grants will receive approximately $500,000 each year over the course of the next three years. The actual award amounts may vary. First year funding totals approximately $7.6 million. Continuation awards are subject to both availability of funds and progress achieved by awardees. The program will be administered by CSAT. For more complete information visit: http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0809304105.aspx.
Over $146 Million for Child Mental Health Services
SAMHSA announced the award of 18 cooperative agreements totaling at least $146 million over 6 years to provide comprehensive community mental health services for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families.
These grants will be used to implement a systems-of-care approach to services, based on the recognition that the needs of children with serious mental health issues can best be met within their home, school, and community, and that families and youth should be the driving force in the transformation of their own care. The grants will be used to provide a full array of mental health and support services organized on an individualized basis into a coordinated network in order to meet the unique clinical and functional needs of each child and family. For more complete information visit:
http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0810072644.aspx.
$20.8 Million to Meet Substance Abuse Treatment Needs in Communities
SAMHSA announced the award of 23 grants totaling $20.8 million over 3 years to address gaps in substance abuse treatment and recovery support services in communities with serious, emerging drug problems.
Two types of grants were announced. The first category is designed to address service gaps for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Asian American/Pacific Islander communities by expanding and/or enhancing substance abuse treatment service capacity. The second category is framework-driven and is designed to provide support to local organizations (e.g., grassroots, faith-based, community-based recovery community organizations) working to create recovery-oriented systems of care. Both categories are designed to expand and/or enhance clinical substance abuse treatment and recovery support services in communities of need.
“These grants are being used to direct resources to communities that are working to reduce emerging problems with innovative solutions,” said SAMHSA Acting Administrator Eric Broderick, DDS, MPH.
The programs selected for grants under the first category can receive up to $250,000 each year, over the course of 3 years. The programs selected for grants under the second category can receive up to $400,000 each year, over the course of 3 years. First year total funding is approximately $6.9 million. Continuation awards are subject to both availability of funds and progress achieved by awardees. The program will be administered by CSAT. For more complete information visit:
http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0810095521.aspx.
$11.8 Million to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment in Adult Criminal Justice Populations
SAMHSA awarded 10 Adult Criminal Justice Treatment grants totaling $11.8
million over 3 years. The program is designed to address gaps in substance abuse treatment services for adults involved with the criminal justice system. Grant recipients will use the funds to expand and or/enhance the community’s ability to provide a comprehensive, integrated, and community-based response to a substance abuse treatment capacity problem. The program will also help to improve the quality and intensity of substance abuse treatment services for adults who are in some form of judicial or community justice/corrections program, such as probation, parole, or community corrections.
“For many people, contact with the criminal justice system is often their portal of entry into substance abuse treatment,” said Acting SAMHSA Administrator Eric Broderick, DDS, MPH. “In addition to providing comprehensive substance abuse treatment, these grants will help individuals learn valuable skills that will help them get a job, take care of their families, and become productive members of the community.”
The programs selected for these grants can receive up to $400,000 each year over the course of 3 years. Continuation award amounts may vary, depending on the availability of funds and performance of the grantee. The program will be administered by CSAT. For information on the specific grantees and the dollar amounts awarded visit:
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