What you can do

Help to make alcohol screening and brief intervention a standard of care.

CONSUMERS

Ask your healthcare professional if they screen for substance use.
Ask your health plan if they reimburse for screening.

HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

Talk about the value of SBIRT with your colleagues.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

Increase your employees awareness about SBIRT.

BUSINESSES

Let your insurance provider know that screening is important to your employees’ health and your company’s success.

INSURANCE COMPANIES

Talk about the the importance of SBIRT and reimburse healthcare professionals for SBIRT.

Healthcare testimonials

“Screening and brief intervention improves our care and treatment outcomes. It is cost-effective and truly belongs in the primary care setting. The most important change fostered is a shift in the culture of the healthcare professionals—encouraging open and honest dialogue in the exam room, removing judgment and stigma, treating each individual as a whole person and integrating behavioral healthcare into the healthcare setting.” —Karen M. Wyatt, MD

Employers testimonials

“Years ago, helping professionals were taught the job was always the last to go—people could hide addictions at work for decades, and very little could be done about it. Today, the message is changing to one of prevention: C-SEAP is committed to substance use screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment. We know it works. ” —Randi C. Wood, LCSW, DCSW, CEAP, Director, Colorado State Employee Assistance Program

Insurers testimonials

“Prevention is a cost-saving strategy and we view alcohol screening as a part of that prevention effort. Improving the overall health of our customers is a win-win.”

Advocates testimonials

“We championed SBIRT early on because we saw the benefits—better health, cost savings, reduce healthcare usage. And prevention is one of our priorities and we see alcohol screening as a critical element of that prevention effort.”