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Preventing Parental Opioid and/or Methamphetamine Addiction Within DHS-Involved Families: PRE-FAIR
Sponsor: Chestnut Health Systems
Summary
Young parents aged 16 to 30, involved in the DHS system for child welfare or self-sufficiency needs are at risk for opioid use disorder and/or methamphetamine use disorder (OUD; MUD). Those identified as engaging in opioid or methamphetamine misuse are at high risk for escalation. Children of parents with OUD and MUD are at-risk for entering into foster care. Oregon is one state particularly affected by this challenge. The proposed research offers one potential solution by adapting and evaluating a recently developed treatment for parental OUD and MUD, for prevention. This study seeks to collaborate with Oregon Department of Humans Services (DHS) leadership to deliver a new outpatient prevention program to high-risk, young, parents. The Prevention Adaptation of Families Actively Improving Relationships (PRE-FAIR) program will include community-based mental health, parent management, and ancillary needs treatment, and ongoing monitoring and prevention services for opioid and methamphetamine use. This study will randomize 240 parents, aged 16 to 30, to receive PRE-FAIR or standard case management and referral, in two counties in Oregon. Outcomes will include an evaluation of the effectiveness of PRE-FAIR in addressing risk factors associated with substance use disorders in DHS-involved populations, OUD and MUD outcomes, and implementation outcomes including implementation process and milestones, and program delivery outcomes. Intervention and Implementation costs will be assessed, and the benefit of PRE-FAIR will be evaluated in relation to standard services, but also in relation to capacity and population needs. Study hypotheses are: (1) Parents randomized to PRE-FAIR will be less likely to escalate opioid and/or methamphetamine use, and to receive a diagnosis of OUD and/or MUD; (2) Parents randomized to PRE-FAIR will experience significant reductions in mental health, parent skills, and ancillary needs compared to those receiving standard services; (3) Counties will follow the implementation plan developed in collaboration between study team members and state leadership, and that doing so will yield successful implementation of PRE-FAIR; and (4) Implementation and intervention costs for PRE-FAIR will demonstrate a benefit for offering PRE-FAIR compared to standard services, particularly in rural communities where capacity influences service delivery decisions.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - 30 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
241
Start Date
2021-06-09
Completion Date
2025-08-31
Last Updated
2026-06-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Prevention Adaptation of Families Actively Improving Relationships (PRE-FAIR)
FAIR is a behavioral intervention to treat parental substance use and child neglect for families involved in the child welfare system. This project will adapt the existing FAIR intervention for prevention (PRE-FAIR). FAIR involves four major treatment components, supported by ongoing purposeful engagement : (1) Substance use treatment including contingency management and positive reinforcement, frequent urinalysis, relationship building, day planning, healthy environments and peer choices, and refusal skills; (2) Mental health treatment including cognitive behavioral therapy, developing healthy coping skills, emotion regulation skills, exposure therapy, and referral for medication management; (3) Parent management training including parenting skills, nurturing and attachment, reinforcement, emotion regulation, supervision, structure, non-harsh discipline, and nutrition; and (4) Resource building and provision of ancillary supports including assistance with housing and employment.
Standard Case Management and Referral
Parents will be referred for a substance use and mental health assessment with possible resulting treatment. Child Welfare treatment plans typically include a series of recommendations, including parenting classes, securing safe housing, psychosocial treatment (e.g., domestic violence), accessing self-sufficiency services (e.g., food stamps, WIC), securing employment or education, and meeting court dates and requirements.
Locations (1)
Chestnut Health Systems
Eugene, Oregon, United States