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. 2014;7(2):88-104.
doi: 10.1080/1754730x.2014.888223. Epub 2014 Mar 5.

Feasibility and impact of implementing motivational enhancement therapy-cognitive behavioral therapy as a substance use treatment intervention in school-based settings

Vinetha Belur  1 , Michael L Dennis  1 , Melissa L Ives  1 , Robert Vincent  2 , Randolph Muck  3
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Feasibility and impact of implementing motivational enhancement therapy-cognitive behavioral therapy as a substance use treatment intervention in school-based settings

Vinetha Belur et al. Adv Sch Ment Health Promot. 2014.

Abstract

The expansion of behavioral health services to school-based health centers under the Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) presents an opportunity to improve access to substance use disorders treatment for youth and reduce their substance use, and emotional, health, and school problems. We explore the feasibility of implementing five to seven sessions of motivational enhancement therapy-cognitive behavioral therapy (MET/CBT) in school settings relative to a matched cohort in community settings. Results indicate that MET/CBT in school settings is feasible, effective, and cost-effective. Moreover, it reaches youth earlier after the onset of substance use and has the possibility to reduce existing health disparities for girls and ethnic minorities.

Keywords: implementation feasibility; motivational enhancement therapy–cognitive behavioral therapy; school-based health centers; substance abuse treatment outcomes; translational effectiveness; youth.

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