Award
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5R01AA031010-03
Evaluating Signs of Safety: A Deaf-Accessible Therapy Toolkit for AUD and Trauma
Recipient
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Award Amount
$749,382.00
Ceiling
$749,382.00
Awarded
August 14, 2025
Identifier
5R01AA031010-03
Award for a clinical trial evaluating a Deaf-accessible therapy toolkit for alcohol use disorder and PTSD, enrolling 144 Deaf adults, aiming to validate the first evidence-based therapy for Deaf people.
Description
A nationwide, virtual clinical trial to evaluate a Deaf-accessible therapy toolkit for AUD and PTSD. The study will compare Signs of Safety with treatment as usual and a no-treatment control. The trial will enroll 144 Deaf adults with PTSD and problem drinking. Primary outcomes include alcohol use frequency and PTSD severity. The project builds on extensive prior research and aims to validate the first evidence-based therapy for Deaf people.