Technology Interventions for Youth Alcohol Use

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of two programs to prevent/reduce alcohol misuse among youth primary care patients. Depending on their study condition, youth will receive a brief web-based computer program or the web program + 8 weeks of supportive text messages. Parents/caregivers of youth are encouraged to use a freely available app to guide conversations with their child about drinking. This study will have significant impact by evaluating response to these scalable interventions which can be deployed widely in clinical care settings.

Inclusion Criteria: * patients age 12-19 within the Michigan Medicine health system who had a visit within the past 2 years; and * past 12-month alcohol use; and * patient has a phone that can receive text messages Exclusion Criteria: * patients who do not understand English; or * patients deemed unable to provide informed consent due to conditions that preclude understanding of assessment or intervention content; or * parent/guardian consent is not obtained; or * another child in household already enrolled in the study; or * ongoing participation in another behavioral health research study