Of the unique individuals successfully discharged during this reporting period, how many demonstrated reduced substance use?
RequiredoutcomeFY2026Q10
Tier 2: Add one free instrument
Asks for a reported change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition.
Instruments for substance use
- Brief Addiction Monitor, BAM (Continuous version) Public domain 17 numbered; substance subitems within item 7 items, about 5-10 min
License: “The BAM is in the public domain.”
EN verified. Use the continuous-version key; VA retired its categorical version. No overall "recovery total."
Form - AUDIT Free, with conditions 10 items, about 3-5 min
License: “No permission is needed for any non-commercial purpose.”
EN; more than 40 translations listed. Preserve content, do not charge respondents, and identify it as WHO-approved. Standard past-year recall makes closely spaced pre/post comparisons difficult.
Form - Substance Use Recovery Evaluator (SURE) Free, with conditions 21 scored, plus unscored priorities section items, about 5-10 min
License: “use within not-for-profit charities or health care settings does not require a licence.”
EN verified. Distribution, commercial exploitation and electronic storage/transmission have separate restrictions. Particularly relevant to nonprofit paper administration; do not assume permission to embed it in your software.
Form - AUDIT-C Screening only 3 items, about 1 min
License: “available for use in the public domain.”
EN verified. Versions change the heavy-drinking threshold; retain the exact version and scoring rule.
Form
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refer to youth program participants. Program participant refers to an individual who started a program. Successful means the program participant met the program’s requirements, such as completing assessments, or prescribed treatment, or participating for an expected minimum duration. Discharged means the program participant is no longer participating in services or receiving services directly or indirectly through your program. Reporting period is the specific timeframe covered by this report. Substance use refers to the use of selected substances, including alcohol, tobacco products, illicit drugs, inhalants, and other substances that can be consumed, inhaled, injected, or otherwise absorbed into the body with possible dependence and other detrimental effects.
- Target
- No target rule stated