Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Grant FORECAST

The Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment program aims to enhance public health by implementing a model that screens for substance use in primary care and community settings. Targeting children, adolescents, and adults, it focuses on issues such as underage drinking and opioid use. By providing timely interventions and referrals, the program seeks to improve health outcomes and reduce substance-related harms in diverse environments, including schools and health centers.

The purpose of this program is to implement the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment public health model for children, adolescents, and/or adults in primary care and community health settings (e.g., health centers, hospital systems, HMOs, PPOs, health plans, FQHCs, behavioral health centers, pediatric health care providers offices, children’s hospitals) and schools, with a focus on screening for underage drinking, opioid use, and other substance use.