Open AccessTesting a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) interdisciplinary training program model for higher education systems.
Author(s) -
Adrienne Lindsey,
Nicole Janich,
C. R. Macchi,
Colleen Cordes,
N. S. Mendoza,
Elsa Vázquez,
Calista Heath-Martinez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
families systems and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1939-0602
pISSN - 1091-7527
DOI - 10.1037/fsh0000582
Subject(s) - psycinfo , brief intervention , mental health , referral , substance abuse , public health , psychology , medicine , population , nursing , syllabus , medical education , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , psychiatry , medline , environmental health , pedagogy , political science , law
An estimated 21 million Americans meet the criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD), whereas 24% of the population engages in risky alcohol use leading to tremendous health and economic impacts (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2017). Opioid misuse is a national public health emergency, with an estimated 46,802 opioid-related deaths occurring in 2018 (National Center for Health Statistics, 2020). Despite the high prevalence of risky substance use and SUDs, preservice education related to screening for and treating SUDs in health and behavioral health professions is inadequate (Dimoff, Sayette, & Norcross, 2017; Russett & Williams, 2015; Savage et al., 2014; Tabak et al., 2012). A critical need exists for an interdisciplinary, implementation science-informed approach for developing academic training programs in the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model within higher education systems.