Email UpdatesWomen and Alcohol: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
Discusses how screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment can be conducted by nurse practitioners in primary care; offers 1 CE credit
Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Primary Care
Tools and resources used to implement SBIRT for alcohol or other substance use disorders in primary care settings
Women and Alcohol: Screening and Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Medical Settings
Presents information on alcohol use in women and using SBIRT and brief motivational interviewing; includes step-by-step examples on using this approach
The Need for Electronic Health Records to Support Delivery of Behavioral Health Preventive Services
Describes the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) initiative to improve primary care management of unhealthy alcohol use (UAU), and highlights needed changes in electronic health record systems to improve screening and counseling for UAU as well as meet the National Academies' digital health recommendation for information technology that best serves patients and care teams
The Importance of Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Closing the Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Gap
Provides research and support for the use of alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), by providers across the health care spectrum to prevent or reduce alcohol misuse among their patients
The Building Blocks of Behavioral Health Integration
This framework of care delivery expectations for integrating behavioral health (including unhealthy alcohol use and substance use) in primary care aligns expectations across payers, practices, and patients. The framework is intentionally flexible to account for variation in approach to integrating behavioral health.
Telehealth Has Played an Outsized Role Meeting Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This issue brief analyzes telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses how telehealth has improved access to mental health and substance use services.
ONDCP Announces Reports on Improving Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorder
Discusses the current state of telehealth in the United States based on Federal and State policies, the benefits and challenges related to implementation of telehealth, and policy opportunities to improve these services in the future
Technology and Strategies for Overcoming Challenges in Virtual Practice Facilitation
Presents strategies for using virtual methods for practice facilitation and addressing common challenges, including hybrid participation, collaboration platforms, and assisting with technology
Strengthening Behavioral Healthcare to Meet the Needs of Our Nation
Describes how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing strategies to ensure patients are receiving health care services to meet their behavioral health needs and how CMS is working to meet the goals of President Biden's "Strategy to Address our National Mental Health Crisis"
Social Workers in Integrated Care Beyond Primary Care: A Scoping Review
Review that explores the different roles of social workers as members of integrated care teams; suggests that patient mental health outcomes can be positively impacted by social workers serving as members of these care teams