Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

Help with the implementation of an SBIRT approach.

Making a Rapid Transition to Virtual Practice Facilitation: Tales of Facilitation During COVID-19

During COVID, practice facilitators had to make the transition to virtual practice facilitation techniques to support primary care practices. This article covers the barriers and facilitators to delivering virtual practice facilitation for the unhealthy alcohol use change package

Integrating Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Substance Use into Prenatal Care

Describes the integration of SBIRT into the electronic health record to 1) inform clinical intervention and 2) measure the prevalence of substance use throughout pregnancy

Improving Substance Use Services for Youth: Policy Opportunities for State Medicaid/CHIP Programs

This report describes policy priorities for Medicaid/Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that States could implement to improve services and care for adolescents and young adults with substance use disorders, with a focus on prevention and early intervention.

Implementing Substance Use Screening Toolkit

This toolkit provides steps and resources such as webinars, worksheets, and workflow examples for implementing screening for substance use disorders into family planning visits.

Implementing Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in Primary Care: Identifying Barriers, Proposing Solutions

Identifies barriers to widespread implementation of screening and brief intervention and proposes potential solutions

Implementing Adolescent SBIRT: Findings from the FaCES Project

Evaluates the implementation of adolescent screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in 13 different primary care clinics, which involved training and technical assistance and incorporated use of the electronic health records

Implementation of Oral and Extended-Release Naltrexone for the Treatment of Emergency Department Patients With Moderate to Severe Alcohol Use Disorder: Feasibility and Initial Outcomes

Study exploring implementation of a protocol in the emergency department where patients who were discharged with alcohol use disorder received naltrexone and support for substance use

How to Bill for Brief Substance and Alcohol Abuse Services

Describes how clinicians can bill for screening, brief interventions, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), including an explanation of what SBIRT services are and billing codes

How Do You Effectively Evaluate the Elderly for Alcohol Use Disorder?

Discusses the prevalence and associated health problems of alcohol use disorder among older adults, as well as screening and treatment options, including naltrexone, acamprosate, and disulfiram

Getting Candid: Framing the Conversation Around Youth Substance Use Prevention

This guide and toolkit was created to support and empower youth-serving providers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to engage youth in substance use prevention conversations, including what not to say, and how to help young people connect with services when needed.

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