Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Primary Care

Guides behavioral health services providers in developing their disaster preparedness plans, including the benefits of using EHRs and providing SBIRT to key populations during a disaster

Supports integration of screening tools into the electronic health record (EHR) by documenting findings that inclusion of the Drug Abuse Screening Test into the EHR increased both screenings and provider intervention for positive screenings

Information about the importance of SBIRT for pregnant and postpartum women and the role of State maternal and child health programs, including implementation examples from several different States

Provides information on Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial reinsurance reimbursement for SBIRT in Wisconsin

One of SAMHSA's series of advisories based on TIP 31, which includes recommendations for engaging adolescents in substance use disorder risk assessment, screening, and treatment

Provides tools, strategies, best practices, and resources, including guidance for reporting the Healthcare Effectiveness Datat and Information Set alcohol measure using Electronic Clinical Data Systems

Discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged implementation of screening and brief intervention, and identifies potential opportunities to use SBI to further identify and treat substance use disorders

Describes why SBIRT for substance use and behavioral health is particularly important in the era of COVID-19, describing its cost-effectiveness and return on investment

Describes the updates made in 2019 to the SBIRT Coding & Reimbursement Guide

The aim of this study was to train primary care providers and school nurses within a rural 10-county catchment area in Pennsylvania to use SBIRT and facilitate collaboration with community organizations to better coordinate substance use prevention efforts