A Brief Intervention for Alcohol Users With Interpersonal Trauma

The current proposal aims to enhance a mobile-delivered brief intervention for young adults with heavy alcohol use and interpersonal trauma by including adaptive coping strategies for managing trauma-related distress and using peer coaches after delivery of the intervention to maintain treatment gains. Individuals will be randomized to a modified brief intervention incorporating with peer coaches, a standard brief intervention, or assessment only. Participants will be followed up at 3 and 6 months post intervention. The investigators hypothesize that the trauma-informed and peer-supported brief intervention (TIPS-BI) will show low levels of dropout, will be perceived positively by participants, and will result in greater reductions in alcohol use compared to a standard brief intervention and assessment only.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18 to 25 2. Part-time or full-time college student 3. Ability to speak and understand English 4. Access to a cell phone 5. Lifetime history of interpersonal trauma exposure 6. Heavy alcohol use Exclusion Criteria: 1\) Currently receiving psychological therapy or psychotropic medication for substance use.