SBIRT Colorado

SUPPORT FOR SBIRT
Join the following organizations and individuals in signing our statement of support for SBIRT as coordinated by SBIRT Colorado. Download the statement of support and list of supporters.

  • Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA)
  • Boulder County Public Health
  • Care Solutions, Inc., Centennial
  • Carmelita T. Muņiz, Executive Director, Colorado Providers Association 
  • Carol Gregory, MSN, MBA, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, The Medical Center of Aurora, HealthOne
  • Carol Mills, RN, CAC III, MA, Behavioral Health Education Specialist, Kaiser Permanente, Denver
  • Center for Impaired Driving Research and Evaluation, Boulder
  • Charles Mains, MD, Trauma Program Medical Director, Trauma Services, St. Anthony Central Hospital 
  • Claire Mearns, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker, Infectious Disease Group Practice, Aurora
  • Clare Sandekian, MS, RN, CNS, CAC III
  • Clinica Family Health Services
  • COFAS Prevention Program, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado AHEC System
  • Colleen Casper, RN, MS
  • Colorado Community Managed Care Network 
  • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Colorado Providers Association
  • Colorado Public Health Association
  • Colorado Society for Public Health Education
  • Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP)
  • Community Health Association of Mountain/Plain States (CHAMPS)
  • Cynthia Beck Croasdaile
  • Dave Downs, MD, FACP, Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente; Past President, Colorado Medical Society
  • David C. Stuhr, RPh
  • David S. Timken, Director, Center for Impaired Driving Research and Evaluation, Boulder
  • Denise Vincioni, LPC, CAC III, Clinic Coordinator, Potomac Street Center
  • Denver Health Infectious Disease Clinic
  • Division of Behavioral Health, Colorado Department of Human Services
  • Don A. Davis, MS, Pastor, Christ Our Redeemer AME 
  • Dominion Diagnostics
  • Ellen Duran, RN, Director of Women's and Children's Services, North Suburban Medical Center, HealthOne
  • Elizabeth Dunn, RN, Trauma Program Manager, Trauma Services, St. Anthony Central Hospital 
  • Elizabeth M. Pace, MSM, RN, CEAP
  • Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA)
  • Erica Lewis Kennedy, Former Mayor City of Montrose
  • Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, University of Colorado at Boulder
  • Frank Lisnow, MEd, MAC, Executive Director, CeDAR, Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation
  • Health TeamWorks
  • High Plains Community Health Center, Lamar
  • Howard Dental Center, Denver
  • IDEA Forum, Inc.
  • Jae Wha Ahn, LCSW, MSW 
  • Jane Steiner Klein, RN 
  • Jared Waterman, PA-C
  • Jaywalker Lodge, Carbondale
  • Jennifer D. Maddox, LCSW, MASM
  • John Maynard, PhD, CEAP, Chief Executive Officer, Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA)
  • Julie Bremer, RN, BSN
  • Kendall P. Alexander, LCSW, Director of Integrated Services, North Range Behavioral Health
  • Kendra Gallegos Reichle, MS, Dragon Youth Project Coordinator, San Juan Basin Health Department, Durango
  • Larimer Center for Mental Health
  • Laurie Sinner, Director of Human Resources, Community Hospital, Grand Junction
  • Linda Henry, RN, BSN, MA, (retired) Director of Public Health Services, Department of Public Health and Environment, Greeley
  • Littleton Adventist Hospital, Littleton
  • Lloyd Davis, ThD, LPC, Director of Behavioral Health/EAP, Community Hospital, Grand Junction
  • Marcela Paiz, President and CEO, IDEA Forum, Inc.
  • Marge Seabourn, LPC, CAC III
  • Marjie Harbrecht, MD, Medical/Executive Director, Health TeamWorks
  • Marilyn S. Gaipa, LCSW, CAC III, MAC, Care Solutions, Inc. 
  • Martha Johns, MD, MPH, Medical Director for Guidelines and Evaluation, Health TeamWorks 
  • Mary VanderWall, MA
  • Memorial Health System, Colorado Springs
  • Meth Free Delta County, Delta County
  • Mitzi M. Moran, President/Chief Executive Officer, Sunrise Community Health, Greeley
  • Norchem Drug Testing
  • Northern Colorado AIDS Project 
  • Olga Vera-NeSmith, PhD, Director, Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, University of Colorado at Boulder
  • OMNI Institute
  • Pamela Bourg, RN, Trauma Program Director, Trauma Services, St. Anthony Central Hospital
  • Patricia A. Herlihy, PhD, RN, Rocky Mountain Research
  • Peer Assistance Services, Inc.
  • PreventionPays
  • Prowers County Public Health
  • Randi C. Wood, LCSW, DCSW, CEAP, Director, Colorado State Employee Assistance Program
  • Ryan White Early Intervention Program, Beacon Center for Infectious Disease, Boulder Community Hospital 
  • Salud Family Health Centers
  • Sara Gagliardi, Colorado State Representative, House District 27
  • Sara Jarrett, EdD, MS, CNS, RN, Professor of Nursing, Regis University
  • School of Nursing at Platt College
  • Sharon Brodbelt, PA-S, Lakewood
  • St. Anthony Central Trauma Services Department 
  • Stephanie Morris, PhD, Medical Integration Clinician, San Luis Valley Mental Health Center, Alamosa
  • Steven A. Clark, San Luis Valley Mental Health Center, Alamosa
  • Steven Wright, MD, Harvard Park Family and Adult Medicine, board certified in Family Medicine and in Addiction Medicine, Medical Pain Management
  • Sunrise Community Health, Greeley
  • The Children's Hospital Immunodeficiency Program (CHIP)
  • University of Colorado HIV/AIDS Clinical Program
  • Vail Valley Medical Center 
  • Vicky Cassabaum, RN, Injury Prevention Coordinator, Trauma Services, St. Anthony Central Hospital 
  • Webster T. Hendricks, Intervention Specialist/Community Programs, Colorado Division of Behavioral Health 
  • WE CAN! of Colorado

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR SBIRT
Please consider adding your name to the list of organizations and individuals who support the statements below demonstrating the demand for Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment services in healthcare settings in Colorado.

  • Alcohol and other drug misuse, including tobacco, is a major public health problem in Colorado.
  • Alcohol and other drug misuse, including tobacco, results in lost productivity, higher health insurance premiums and other expenses for Colorado employers.
  • Colorado spent $1.6 billion on the burden of substance abuse on public programs including healthcare, the justice system, education programs, child and family assistance programs, public safety and the local workforce. This spending amounted to 15.1% of the state's budget in 2005.
  • The effectiveness of SBIRT has been demonstrated in numerous studies; is considered best practice by leading national healthcare associations for identifying and treating substance misuse even at an early stage; and is being funded in a number of states, including Colorado, by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
  • SBIRT can be implemented in healthcare settings as a routine, universally administered part of any healthcare visit in a manner that overcomes stigma and other cultural or socioeconomic barriers.
I/we support Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment services being implemented in healthcare settings throughout Colorado under the coordination of SBIRT Colorado.

Please show support for this statement by sending an email to SBIRTInfo@peerassist.org. We will add your name or your organization's name to a list on this website. It may also appear in various publications and awareness efforts. Please indicate that you are showing your personal support or are authorized to show support on behalf of your organization.
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