NIH R01 · 2025
Evaluating Signs of Safety: A Deaf-Accessible Therapy Toolkit for AUD and Trauma
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT In partnership with Deaf-owned agency National Deaf Therapy (NDT), we propose the first-ever full-scale psychotherapy trial conducted in the Deaf community. The U.S. Deaf community – more than 500,000 Americans who communicate using American Sign Language (ASL) – experiences nearly triple the rate of lifetime problem drinking compared to the general population and twice the rate of trauma exposure. Hearing individuals have access to several validated treatments for comorbid alcohol use disorder (AUD) and trauma; yet there are no evidence-based treatments to treat any behavioral health condition with Deaf clients. Available behavioral health treatments fail to meet…
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