Email UpdatesImplementing 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
Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Resources that are part of the Unhealthy Alcohol Use environmental scan provided by NORC.
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 Science: Effective, Engaging Strategies for Virtual Implementation Facilitation
As part of the AcademyHealth's series highlighting takeaways from the 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, this blog post explores opportunities and challenges of remote implementation facilitation and shares best practices for effective engagement during and after the pandemic.
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
Immediate Policy Actions to Address the National Workforce Shortage and Improve Care
Brief with policy recommendations to address healthcare workforce shortages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including options to expand telehealth and other support strategies to improve the provision of mental health services
HSD-Approved Evidence-Based Screening Resources/Tools (SBIRT)
This web page includes links to 16 different screening tools for substance use with the number of questions for each and categories based on population and use.
How to Sustain Behavioral Health Care in Primary Care Practice
Clinical experts share experiences implementing and planning for the integration of behavioral and mental health care in primary care settings, and describe successful strategies, sustainability considerations, and financial implications.
How to Integrate Pharmacotherapy for Substance Use Disorders at Your Mental Health Clinic
This toolkit provides a step-by-step guide for introducing pharmacotherapy for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, including a workflow map and roles and responsibilities for all team members, including primary care.
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 Practices Can Advance the Implementation of Integrated Care in the COVID-19 Era
This issue brief presents a literature review of primary care practices implementing integrated behavioral health care which identified the main barriers to successful integration as financing, health information technology, and workforce challenges.