SBIRT - Project

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other substance use in school-based health centers (SBHC) project. The SBIRT-SBHC Project is a collaborative project between the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Department of Human Services - Office of Behavioral Health to implement SBIRT as a standard of care among participating school-based health centers.

Project overview and annual summary

• SBIRT-SBHC Project annual summary for fiscal year 2020-21

• SBIRT-SBHC Project annual summary for fiscal year 2019-20

• SBIRT-SBHC Project annual summary for fiscal year 2018-19

Steering committee meetings

• Review previous meeting summary documents

SBIRT-SBHC Project documents and forms

• SBIRT-SBHC Project strategic and evaluation plan (October 2021)

• FY21-22 SBIRT-SBHC Project participants list (February 2022)

• FY21-22 SBIRT-SBHC Project calendar (October 2021)

• SBIRT-SBHC Project Guidebook (September 2021)

• SBIRT-SBHC Frequently Asked Questions (October 2021)

• SBIRT Proficiency Checklist (self-assessment)

• Adolescent SBIRT Reflection Worksheet (self-assessment)

• SBIRT-SBHC Project Best Practices Survey (Word | PDF)

• SBIRT-SBHC Project clinical algorithm (July 2018)

• Adolescent SBIRT Algorithm for Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Use of Tobacco and Vape Products (August 2019)

• SBIRT-SBHC Project needs &, readiness assessment (May 2018)

• Statement/scope of work for interested school-based health centers (SAMPLE)

• My Health Goals - an adolescent change plan (Word | PDF)

• Contract for Life

• No Use Challenge (Word | PDF)

• Adolescent SBIRT Pocket Card

• Women's SBIRT Pocket Card (including preventing substance-exposed pregnancy information)

SBIRT Billing and Coding documents

• Healthcare Policy and Financing HCPF's SBIRT Billing Manual (March 2020 version can be found in the CMS1500)

• SBIRT Billing and Coding Trainings (presented by R.T. Welter &, Associates staff)

• SBIRT Billing and Coding Training Guidance Document (developed by R.T. Welter &, Associates)

• SBIRT Billing and Coding e-Audit Tool (developed by R.T. Welter &, Associates)

• Colorado Medicaid Tobacco Benefit Factsheet

Trainings

• View training and archived webinars

SBIRT resources​

• SBHC-SBIRT Project resource warehouse

• National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care

• Provider guide for using the CRAFFT screening tool

• Screening and assessing adolescents for substance use disorders - SAMHSA’s Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 31

SBIRT telehealth resources

• SBIRT-SBHC Project: Sample Telemedicine Workflow for School-Based Health Centers (Word | PDF)

• Peer Assistance Services - SBIRT & Telehealth

In the news

• School-based health clinics: critical access points for confronting the addiction epidemic (Sep 2017)

• One doctor, six counselors and a therapy dog help Denver students beat drug addiction (Nov 2017)