H79TI084061

RWJBarnabas Health SBIRT Program - The RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) Institute for Prevention and Recovery (IFPR) will implement the SAMHSA FY 2021 Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) project to provide SBIRT services for RWJBH patients ages 12 and older and to expand and enhance the continuum of care for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services.

New Jersey has struggled with the substance use crisis in the last decade, with a 125.0% increase in the number of drug overdose deaths from 2013 to 2018. RWJBH's catchment area primarily consists of urban and suburban locales in New Jersey. It is racially and ethnically diverse, with less than half (48.4%) of the population being non-Hispanic white. Approximately one-quarter (22.7%) of the population is Hispanic/Latino, 15.2% is Black or African-American, and 11.0% is Asian.

The goals of the SBIRT program are to:
1) Institute a comprehensive education and training program to educate clinical staff on protocols and best practices of SBIRT;
2) Increase screening and brief interventions for individuals with SUD and those at risk for developing SUD;
3) Evaluate the impact of SBIRT in the emergency department, inpatient, and outpatient settings on patient and system outcomes; and
4) Create a sustainable SBIRT implementation project for the emergency department, inpatient, and outpatient settings.

The project will utilize five evidence-based practices - SBIRT, SBIRT Training of Trainers, Hilton Adolescent SBIRT, SBIRT-Mobile Health and Telehealth Interventions, and Systems-Level Implementation of SBIRT - to effectively assess and intervene with patients displaying moderate to high-risk behaviors for SUD.

The project proposes to serve 2,250,000 unduplicated individuals in Year 1, 2,500,000 unduplicated individuals in Year 2, 3,000,000 unduplicated individuals in Year 3, 3,000,000 unduplicated individuals in Year 4, and 3,000,000 unduplicated individuals in Year 5. 3,000,000 unduplicated individuals will be served over the entire project period.

The project will measure progress towards goals and objectives by utilizing RWJBH's shared electronic health record, the GPRA tool, and a partnership with RTI International, which has conducted three national cross-site evaluations of SAMHSA's SBIRT program over the last two decades and will serve as the project's evaluator.

Rwjbh Behavioral Health, Prevention And Recovery

SAMHSA WAS GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS PRIORITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE THROUGH ASSISTANCE (GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS) TO STATES, POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF STATES, INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER PUBLIC OR NONPROFIT PRIVATE ENTITIES. UNDER THESE SECTIONS, CSAT, CMHS AND CSAP SEEK TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO AMERICANS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDITIONS, AND TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES AND TO ADDRESS PRIORITY MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ASSIST CHILDREN IN DEALING WITH VIOLENCE AND TRAUMATIC EVENTS THROUGH BY FUNDING GRANT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROJECTS. GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS MAY BE FOR (1) KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION PROJECTS FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION AND THE CONDUCT OR SUPPORT OF EVALUATIONS OF SUCH PROJECTS, (2) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, (3) TARGETED CAPACITY RESPONSE PROGRAMS (4) SYSTEMS CHANGE GRANTS INCLUDING STATEWIDE FAMILY NETWORK GRANTS AND CLIENT-ORIENTED AND CONSUMER RUN SELF-HELP ACTIVITIES AND (5) PROGRAMS TO FOSTER HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, (6) COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES INTO PUBLICLY-FUNDED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SETTINGS

93.243 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

New Jersey United States

State-Wide

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (TI-21-008)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 300% from $995,000 to $3,980,000.