Use this resource for conducting SBIRT in Schools in Massachusetts. The CRAFFT is a validated substance use screening tool for adolescents aged 12-21. It is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Bright Futures Guidelines for preventive care screenings and well-visits. This version has been adapted and reproduced by MASBIRT TTA with permission from the Center for Adolescent Behavioral Health Research (CABHRe). This resource is translated into 28 languages and can be used with students for whom English is not their primary language. This may assist the student to gain a better understanding of the questions being asked in English. It can also be used by an interviewer conducting SBIRT in another language. It is not recommended for use when a student is non-English speaking and the interviewer is not able to conduct the conversation in the student’s primary language. Translation services would be warranted to complete SBIRT.

Use this MDPH School Health Data Report site for submitting SY25-26 SBIRT data. Reach out to [email protected] with data reporting questions.

This Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) guidance is intended to assist schools and districts as they develop, or review and revise, substance use prevention policies.

Use this site to see the DESE Office of Student and Family Support Guidance: State Requirement for Districts to Implement a Substance Use Related Verbal Screening Tool. Guidance can be found at http://www.doe.mass.edu/sfs/safety/verbalscreening.html

This dashboard shares selected data collected from surveys on PCEs and ACEs among Massachusetts residents by experience and their population groups. The different tabs show the results of Massachusetts resident survey responses for a topic and can be filtered by survey year, survey, population group, and experience.

The excel spreadsheet can no longer be used to submit data. This excel spreadsheet can be used by School Health Teams to organize and aggregate data for submission to the Department of Public Health. All data must be submitted to Data Submission Site – SBIRT in Schools. Reach out to [email protected] with data reporting questions.

Use this site to learn more about vaping, nicotine and tobacco. Facts. No Filters. is DPH’s recent campaign for youth (2021), developed in collaboration with the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The campaign gives young people facts about the dangers of vaping, tips to help them talk with friends, and resources to quit. For more information, check out MDPH’s Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program at https://www.mass.gov/massachusetts-tobacco-cessation-and-prevention-program-mtcp

Use this site to learn more about vaping, nicotine and tobacco. Get Outraged! is a public information campaign in Massachusetts to bring attention to the tactics that the tobacco and vaping industries use to hook their next generation of customers: our kids. This Toolkit is one part of that effort to reach parents and youth-serving adults with information and resources about vaping. For more information, check out MDPH’s Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program at https://www.mass.gov/massachusetts-tobacco-cessation-and-prevention-program-mtcp

Use this website, developed by MA Department of Mental Health, to explore ways to support youth mental health. Handhold was created by a team of mental health and child development experts in partnership with parents to guide parents and caregivers in caring for their child’s mental health and emotional well-being.

Use this guide to help implement SBIRT for adults. This change guide is designed to assist primary care clinicians and leaders to integrate care for patients with unhealthy alcohol and/or other drug use into routine medical care. This guide also includes recommended metrics for clinical and organizational change, which can be used to monitor implementation, inform quality improvement efforts, and quantify progress.