Award
NIH Reporter #PA-20-206
A Preconception Health Intervention to Reduce Substance Exposed Pregnancies among Incarcerated Women
Recipient
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
Awarded
April 02, 2026
Identifier
PA-20-206
Grant awarded to adapt and evaluate a preconception health intervention to reduce substance-exposed pregnancies among incarcerated women with substance use disorder.
Description
This is a grant award for a project aimed at adapting an evidence-based preconception intervention, CHOICES, for use among incarcerated women with illicit substance use disorder to reduce substance-exposed pregnancies. The project includes adaptation, feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy evaluation, with a focus on behavioral intervention design, statistical methods, and substance use disorder treatment for women of reproductive age.