Use this resource as an example of how to conduct SBIRT. This video demonstrates screening and brief intervention with a high school student who screens negative, and answers YES to the CAR question. Conversation addresses riding risk and creates action plan for the future. For Massachusetts SBIRT in Schools, be sure to consult updated materials for required screening tools and process updates. Videos use actors portraying students. Health professionals are portrayed by professionals who work in the field, and bring their professional experience to the scenarios.

Use this resource as an example of how to conduct SBIRT. This video is a demonstration of screening and brief intervention with a high school student who screens positive for alcohol and prescription drug use. For Massachusetts SBIRT in Schools, be sure to consult updated materials for required screening tools and process updates. Videos use actors portraying students. Health professionals are portrayed by professionals who work in the field, and bring their professional experience to the scenarios.

Use this resource as an example of how to conduct SBIRT. This video demonstrates screening and brief intervention with a student who screens positive for alcohol use. For Massachusetts SBIRT in Schools, be sure to consult updated materials for required screening tools and process updates. Videos use actors portraying students. Health professionals are portrayed by professionals who work in the field, and bring their professional experience to the scenarios.

Use this resource as an example of how to conduct SBIRT. This video demonstrates screening and brief intervention when student screens positive for cannabis use. For Massachusetts SBIRT in Schools, be sure to consult updated materials for required screening tools and process updates. Videos use actors portraying students. Health professionals are portrayed by professionals who work in the field, and bring their professional experience to the scenarios.

Use this resource as an example of how to conduct SBIRT. This video demonstrates screening and brief intervention with a middle school student who screens positive for alcohol use. For Massachusetts SBIRT in Schools, be sure to consult updated materials for required screening tools and process updates. Videos use actors portraying students. Health professionals are portrayed by professionals who work in the field, and bring their professional experience to the scenarios.

Use this resource to link to the STEP Act (Act relative to substance use, treatment, education and prevention). The STEP Act legislation, enacted in March 2016, outlines the requirements for Massachusetts public schools to engage in substance use screening and education. Legislation can be found at https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2016/Chapter52 (see Sections 15, 63, 64, 66).

Use this MA Department of Public Health resource for opioid overdose prevention education and resources to access naloxone.

Use this MA Department of Public Health resource to locate a syringe service program in your area.

Use this resource to help with SBIRT implementation. This guide describes core elements of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) programs for people living with or at risk for substance use disorders. It provides information on implementing SBIRT services and covering challenges, barriers, cost, and sustainability.

Use this resource to discover and learn about the USPSTF recommendation to use SBI for alcohol use in adults, in addition to the supporting research and literature. The recommendation (B grade) by USPSTF is to screen for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings in adults 18+ including pregnant women, and to provide people engaged in risky drinking with brief behavioral counseling interventions to reduce unhealthy alcohol use. The findings for adolescents are incomplete.