Effectiveness of Brief Intervention in Primary Care for Diverse Young People
RAND
Summary
Brief motivational interviewing intervention to address alcohol use among diverse teens 12-17.
Description
The six-item CRAFFT will be used to screen teens at our partner clinics for risky AC use. For those that screen in as at-risk and express interest in the study, the teen's case manager will complete an online consent/assent form with the parent and teen that contains contact information for the teen so that investigators can follow up with the teen for surveys and intervention delivery or for providing an informational brochure. When the online consent/assent form is completed, the teen will be sent a personalized link to complete their baseline survey. Upon survey completion, the teen will re…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 12–19 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * receive health care at one of two participating health systems * aged 12-17 * screen positive for being at risk for alcohol or cannabis use using the CRAFFT Exclusion Criteria: * if they don't meet the inclusion criteria, they will be excluded
Interventions
- BehavioralChat
Chat is a brief motivational interviewing intervention for partner clinic participants with an alcohol or cannabis use condition.
- BehavioralEnhanced Usual Care
An informational brochure will be give to partner clinic participants with an alcohol or cannabis use condition.
Locations (2)
- AltaMed Health ServicesCommerce, California
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania