SAMHSA Invites Yawns with Standard Info Collection Plea
Published Date: 11/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) wants your thoughts on updating how they collect info about programs that stop underage drinking. This affects community groups, states, and anyone involved in prevention efforts. They’re aiming to keep things clear, useful, and less of a hassle, with changes tied to reports and grants—so get ready to share your feedback before the deadline!
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 5 costs, 0 mixed.
Screen4Success — individual screening and consent tools
Screen4Success offers free online pre-screeners, screeners, and consent/assent forms to connect individuals to local resources; SAMHSA estimates 1,000 responses annually for each of the pre-screener, screener, parental consent, and participant consent tools. Individual time burdens range from 0.04 to 0.30 hours per instrument, with the screener estimated to total $5,250 annually.
Parents' Night Out — short participant survey
If you attend a "Parents' Night Out" event, SAMHSA will ask you to complete a brief participant survey that takes about 0.12 hours (about 7 minutes). SAMHSA expects 1,000 participants annually and estimates the total annual respondent cost for this survey at $2,100.
Talk. They Hear You. — mobile app parent survey
Parents and caregivers using the "Talk. They Hear You." mobile app may be asked to complete a Parent Survey that takes about 0.12 hours (about 7 minutes). SAMHSA estimates 200 respondents annually for this survey, with a total annual cost of $420.
Talk. They Hear You. — mobile app satisfaction survey
The mobile app includes a short satisfaction survey that takes about 0.05 hours (3 minutes). SAMHSA expects 200 respondents annually and estimates the total annual cost for this survey at $175.
Parents' Night Out — materials download (organizations)
Organizations (local coalitions, health departments, schools, community groups) can download "Parents' Night Out" materials after completing a short materials download survey that takes about 0.05 hours. SAMHSA expects 500 respondents and estimates the total annual cost at $677.50.
Total estimated respondent burden and cost
SAMHSA estimates combined annual responses of 7,619 across all listed instruments, with a total aggregate respondent burden of 1,845.14 hours and a total estimated annual cost of $45,726.43 for all data collection tools.
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