SBIRT Colorado
Highlights
SBIRT-NursingMentor-Substance-Use-screening-training
ANNOUNCING RELEASE of "SBIRT Substance Use NursingMentor" software and online training technology for healthcare professionals
created through collaborative effort of MedRespond, Peer Assistance Services, Inc. and NORC at the University of Chicago




HOSPITAL SUBSTANCE USE SCREENING AND TREATMENT MARKET ANALYSIS

Risky substance use among patients of 18 Colorado hospitals. Download reports.
 
  


LinkingCare.org
Connecting to behavioral health resources statewide
 

SBIRT is ONE OF FOUR CORE MEASURES hospitals choose for accreditation by
  JOINT COMMISSION
 BIG Hospital SBI Initiative, NORC at the University of Chicago provides free technical assistance  

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
SBIRT recommended for primary care to reduce risky alcohol use.
New York Times: "Panel Reminds Doctors to Screen for Alcohol Misuse"
News
KENNEDY COUSINS TALK ABOUT ADDICTION, TODAY SHOW Jan. 7, 2013

Christopher Kennedy Lawford, in recovery for more than 25 years, talks about his new book, "Recover to Live," along with his cousin, Former Representative Patrick Kennedy, who discusses his own experiences with addiction. Kennedy hosted a field hearing in Denver on January 10, 2013 on PARITY efforts to equalize behavioral health benefits with other healthcare benefits. The hearing was in cooperation with the Colorado Coalition for Parity. Organizational members of the Coalition include Peer Assistance Services and SBIRT Colorado.



PEER ASSISTANCE SERVICES EDUCATION SERIES 2012 presentations from event: Melissa Richmond, SBIRT Colorado, Lessons Learned and Eric Goplerud, The Future of SBIRT in Hospitals
 
Improving health. Changing lives.