SBIRT seeks to deliver early screening and intervention services for persons at risk for or living with substance use disorders. Since we began collaborating with multiple sites to screen young adults through SBIRT VT, we have been able to support … Read More
We often look at data and reports site by site and month by month to continuously improve our YSBIRT programs and see how we could be most effective. We wanted to step back a bit and look at the totals: … Read More
C4BHI is looking for additional school, college & primary care partners to help extend their goal of identifying and helping youth & young adults struggling with socio-emotional health needs. Youth Screening Brief Intervention Referral (YSBIRT) grant partners can receive funding … Read More
NBC 5 reported on our efforts in VT trying to help young Vermonters who are struggling. The piece, titled “Vermont groups pushing schools to implement mental health tool” is available for your viewing here: https://www.mynbc5.com/article/vermont-groups-pushing-schools-to-implement-mental-health-tool/36184241
A great article in the Saint Albans Messanger tells the story of our collaboration with Spectrum and interviews Jody and Win on the immense value that our system is delivering to multiple colleges, schools, and health centers. From the article: … Read More
Our most recent publication from YSBIRT is out! In Our early implementation of YSBIRT, we added a screen-time question as a health indicator. With the help of one of our colleagues, Leigh Anne Cioffredi, Jody and Win were able to … Read More
C4BHI is engaging more Vermont high schools and colleges to disseminate YSBIRT digital screening tools and intervention resources. Our current project with Twin Valley middle and high school will be doing their second universal screen with all 7th through 12th … Read More
C4BHI is evaluating the effectiveness of a complex care pilot being implemented by the Adventist Health Community Well-being Division. Four communities in California are attempting to reduce healthcare utilization for vulnerable populations through coalition-building and the implementation of targeted, evidence-based interventions. … Read More
Jody Kamon and Richard Single of C4BHI participated in the authorship of a newly published article in the Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk. The article’s title: Changing the Trajectory of Substance Use and … Read More
C4BHI helps to contribute “at-a-glance” resources that accompany our trainings and help to improve clinical processes. This “cheat sheet” on Motivational Interviewing is one example.