1. National Screening, Brief
Intervention, and Referral to
Treatment, Addiction
Technology Transfer Center

2. National SBIRT ATTC
• Who are we
– Addiction Technology Transfer Centers funded
by
– Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA)
- https://www.attchub.org/index.asp

3. ATTC-SBIRT will address the following goals:
– Goal 1. Serve as the national subject matter
expert and key resource for SBIRT;
– Goal 2. Broaden ATTC scope of
implementation practices and system
transformation for SBIRT through the
development of an SBIRT suite of services;
– Goal 3. Develop strategies to expand the
workforce(s) that utilize SBIRT and work to
insure the consistent application of the SBIRT
model to insure fidelity and sustainability.
IRETA

4. National SBIRT ATTC activities
• Technical assistance activities
– Implementation and coaching
– Learning communities
• Training events
– Webinar series – twice monthly
• Website on the national ATTC network site
– Portal to SBIRT activities across multiple
sectors
– Registry of trainers

5. SBIRT activities continued
• National SBIRT needs assessment
• Workforce development activities
– Targeted to specific groups addictions
professionals, doctors, nurses, social workers
etc
– Development of Practice standards
• National SBIRT Advisory Board
– Developing a national strategic plan
– Helping to build sustainable business model –
systems and finance models

6. SBIRT at the individual level
Benefits -
• A focus on SBIRT services for each
person
• Use of motivational interviewing
• Meeting people where they are in the
stages of change
• Positive health outcomes for those using
in risky or harmful ways and help for those
who need it

7. SBIRT at the systems level
Benefits
• Patients getting the help they need when
they need it
• Positive patient outcomes leads to better
outcomes for health systems
• Cost-savings for systems

8. National SBIRT projects
• SAMHSA – state grantees & medical
residencies
• EAP
• Hospital Initiative
• HRSA
• NIDA
• NIAAA
• More …this is not an exhaustive list of
SBIRT projects

9. Resources
• SAMHSA http://www.samhsa.gov/prevention/sbirt/
• National Council CIHS
http://www.integration.samhsa.gov/clinical-practice/sbirt
• Online course for docs - http://www.sbirttraining.com/
• websites http://www.oasas.ny.gov/AdMed/sbirt/index.cfm
http://www.improvinghealthcolorado.org/
http://www.sbirtoregon.org/
http://medicine.yale.edu/sbirt/index.aspx
http://www.bu.edu/bniart/sbirt-experience/sbirt-programs/
http://www.pcssprimarycare.org/
http://www.attcelearn.org/
http://worldofsbirt.wordpress.com/
http://www.motivationalinterview.org/

10. Open Discussion
• Polls – answer live poll questions
• Comments
• Questions to use
• Our questions
– What would you like to see a N-SBIRT ATTC
address?