Caritas, Inc. was recently awarded a second federal grant to provide continuing care services to adolescents who have completed residential treatment in their facility for males (Corkery House) or females (Caritas House). NPIC/QAS provides evaluation services, determining the impact of treatment through three months post-discharge. Past evaluation efforts demonstrated that significant improvements resulted from educational programming - youth perceive a greater risk associated with use of alcohol and drugs after three months of inpatient treatment. Gains were sustained post-treatment, with most youth maintaining abstinence, achieving stability in their family's home, and attending school and/or working.
NPIC/QAS is also continuing their relationship with this organization, helping track outcomes - including post-discharge, for their adult residential facility: Eastman House (for women with addiction issues).
Project Link (State of Rhode Island)
Project Link is an outpatient program for women and children that provides integrated substance abuse treatment and behavioral health services (primarily provided through Women and Infants Hospital). NPIC/QAS provides data entry, database development and other consultation to support this program.
SStarbirth (State of Rhode Island)
SStarbirth is a residential program for women with addiction issues and their children. State funds for evaluation are used to assess participant's progress in welfare to work activities. The site was awarded a federal (CSAT) grant; one of eight sites nationally that are involved in designing protocols for residential substance abuse treatment of women with their children.
Past Performance
SSTAR Short Term Adolescent Treatment
CSAT awarded SSTAR in Fall River, Mass. a three-year Effective Adolescent Treatment (EAT) grant to implement the Short Term Adolescent Treatment (STAT) Project utilizing the five session Motivational Enhancement / Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MET/CBT-5). In addition to the evidence-based manual guided treatment of MET/CBT-5, STAT included a case management component that offered families assistance in accessing additional services. The National Perinatal Information Center/Quality Analytic Services (NPIC/QAS) was responsible for the evaluation of this program.
MAP Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitative Services
NPIC/QAS worked with MAP as the evaluator for a CSAT Treatment Capacity Expansion Grant. This grant (10/99-9/02) expanded treatment capacity at: the residential program for men; the outpatient program; and at a collaborating methadone maintenance program. The ten additional "beds" for residential treatment were sustained through funding by the state of RI at the end of federal funding.
