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  • This user guide provides an overview of the Client Response Status and Rate Report that can be used to track the progress of client-level assessments, including baselines, reassessments, and closeouts.

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  • This guide describes the SPARS batch upload feature, which allows SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) grantees to upload multiple records to SPARS at one time using a prepared Comma-separated Values (CSV) file. 

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  • This guide supports users who prepare and upload assessment data into SPARS. The system automatically checks submitted files for completeness, formatting, and business rule requirements. When errors occur, this guide explains what they mean and how to fix them.

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  • This guide defines the system-level validation rules enforced by the SPARS Cross Center data validation engine during assessment file ingestion.

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  • Grantees can use this checklist to learn about and track their progress with getting started in SPARS. Key resources for data collection using SUPRT are linked.

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  • Grantees can use this CMHS Infrastructure Development, Prevention and Mental Health Promotion (IPP) Indicator Requirements by Program and Cohort resource to view required IPP results to be entered in SPARS.

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  • Provides comprehensive information on the comma-separated values batch upload feature of SPARS including an overview, how to prepare data, how to upload data, and how to use validation information SPARS provides.

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  • List of selected drug names from the CSAT tool and how to pronounce them.

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  • Grantees can use this checklist to learn about and track their progress with getting started in SPARS. Key resources for data collection using the GPRA are linked.

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  • Grantees can use this checklist to learn about and track their progress with getting started in SPARS. Key resources for data collection using the NOMs are linked.

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