The
BRief Intervention and Treatment for Elders
The mission of the Brief Intervention and
Treatment for Elders (BRITE) project is to serve individuals 55 years and older
to identify non-dependent substance use or prescription medication issues and
to provide effective service strategies prior to their need for more extensive
or specialized substance abuse treatment.
The SBIRT Initiative
BRITE implements
the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to
Treatment (SBIRT) initiative of the
For
more information on the pilot project, go to http://brite.fmhi.usf.edu/britepilot.htm
With the CSAT grant, BRITE now focuses
on providing services within primary and emergency health care settings, public
health clinics, elder homes, and at sites coordinated by aging services.
Clients may be offered screening, brief intervention, and brief treatment by
these generalist providers or they may be offered more intensive care by a
substance abuse specialist provider agency. Providers were selected through a
competitive process requiring “requests for proposals” submitted to DCF/SAPO.
The SBIRT Model
Within the
The Florida BRITE Project is the
first federally funded SBIRT project that focuses on the older adult. In
addition to medical settings, BRITE screens and provides brief interventions in
aging services, retirement communities, senior housing, at health fairs, and at
other locations. This population is a high priority age-group in
From May 2007 through early July
2008, 4,673 people were screened across all BRITE sites with 64% receiving
screenings only, 29% receiving at least one brief intervention session, 2% receiving
brief treatment, and 1% referred to other treatments.
For information about BRITE,
please contact:
Vance Burns, SBIRT Project Director,
·
Phone: (850) 921-8495 (Suncom 291-8495)
·
Email:
Vance_Burns@dcf.state.fl.us
Robert W. Hazlett, Ph.D., BRITE Quality Assurance and
Training Manager,
·
Phone: (407) 245-0420 x243
·
Email:
Robert_Hazlett@dcf.state.fl.us
·
Phone: (813) 974-1946
·
Email: schonfeld@fmhi.usf.edu
Locations
BRITE programs are located in areas shown in the map below
Directory of
BRITE is currently operating in
the following Florida Department of Children and Families’ Circuits. The lead person for each site is listed next
as a contact For a profile of each
agency and site, please click on the link:
BRITE Directory (pdf file). Briefly
stated, the sites are:
4thCircuit
Urban
Contact: Hannah Hackworth, Program Coordinator
Email: hhackworth@urbanjax.com
Phone:
(904) 807-1230
http://urbanjacksonville.com/mentwelldept.html
Urban
Jacksonsville Aging Services
Contact: Hannah Hackworth, Program Coordinator
Email: hhackworth@urbanjax.com
Phone:
(904) 807-1230
http://urbanjacksonville.com/mentwelldept.html
9th
Circuit
The
Center For Drug Free Living Inc. (2
Programs)
(serving
Orange/Seminole/Osceola Counties)
Contact:
Victoria Adams, LPN, CCJS, MAC, Lead Health Educator
Email: vadams@cfdfl.com
Phone: (407)
245-0010 ex: 267
11th
Circuit
Jackson
Memorial Hospital/Jackson North (2 sites)
Contact:
Elena Quevedo, Project Coordinator
Email: equevedo@med.miami.edu
Phone: (305) 355-4741
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
Contact: Dr. Martin Terris, Director of Grants and
Research
Email: mterris@ccam.org
Phone: (305) 762-3050
13th
Circuit
Contact: Dorothy
Chambers RN, MS,
Email: chamberd@gcjfs.org
Phone: 727 479-1800
x3024
http://www.gcjfs.org/brite.htm
Coastal
Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. (
7810 S. Tamiami Trail,
Contact: David A. Clapp, CAP, LMHC, Team Leader: CCST
SOUTH
Email: dclapp@coastalbh.org
Office
(941) 492-4300
FAX: (941) 492-2170
Cell:
(941) 232-0896
http://www.coastalbh.org/saadultsgeriatric.htm
Centre
for Women
Contact:
Email: ddydowicz@cfwtampa.org
Phone: (813) 251-8437 ext 241
http://www.centreforwomen.net/brite/help_seniors_brite.swf
Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating
Office, Inc.
Contact:
Sherri Kincaid, Project Coordinator
Email: sherrik@dacco.org
Phone:
(813) 984-1818
http://www.dacco.org/program.html
15th
Circuit
His Great
Commission
Contact:
James Roddy
Email:
hgcceo@comcast.net
Phone:
(561) 840-2188
17th
Circuit
Contact: Raul Gordillo, PsyD, BRITE Project
Supervisor;
Email: rgordillo@broward.org
Phone:
954-537-2936 Extension 12930
http://www.broward.org/eldervets/welcome.htm
20th
Circuit
Contact: Elizabeth A. Dowd MSW, MPH,
BRITE Coordinator
Email: e_adowd@swfas.org
Phone: 239-560-5554
Fax 239-332-6985
http://swfas.org/us/content/prevprogs.html
Contact: Tam Sicard, Director
Email: tsicard@cbhcfl.org
Phone: (941) 575-0222
The
The
Florida BRITE Project collects prescreening, screening, and assessment data using
instruments required by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (the
funding source for the project) and educational materials developed by Dr.
Hazlett. These are as follows.
Required CSAT GPRA Instruments:
- Go to SAMHSA’s “Services Accountability
Improvement System or “
- At the bottom of the page click on the box
that says: “CSAT-GPRA” this will
take you to another webpage.
- Click on “GO” and this will take you to the
CSAT GPRA page
- On the far left side of the page, click on the
“Data Collection Tools”
- This will open another header “Services” click
on that
- Select the English or Spanish language
instructions for the GPRA assessments as required.
Download Assessment Instruments directly:
Click on the link below for:
- Prescreening Instrument
(also complete demographics from GPRA Presceen Part A)
- Prescreening GPRA – Part A
- ASSIST - Screening Instrument (English)
- ASSIST - Screening
Instrument (Spanish)
- GPRA Assessment (English)
- GPRA Assessment (Spanish)
Educational Materials
Handouts to be distributed to
professionals and clients of the BRITE Project are available in both English
and Spanish language versions (check back for updates):
- Alcohol – Should I stop
drinking or just cut down? (English Language version)
- Alcohol – Should I stop
drinking or just cut down? (Spanish Language version)
- Alcohol – What is a
standard drink?/Effects of High-Risk drinking (English version)
- Alcohol – What is a
standard drink?/Effects of High-Risk drinking (Spanish version)
- How to Prevent
Alcohol-Related Problems (English Language Version)
- How to Prevent
Alcohol-Related Problems (Spanish Language Version)
- Crack and Cocaine
(English Language version)
- Crack and Cocaine
(Spanish Language version)
- Methamphetamine
(English Language version)
- Methamphetamine
(Spanish Language version)
- Stimulants
(English Language version)
- Stimulants
(Spanish Language version)
Curricula:
- BRITE Health Promotion
Workbook (English Language version)
- BRITE Health Promotion
Workbook (Spanish Language version)
- Substance Abuse Relapse
Prevention for Older Adults (from SAMHA/CSAT 2005)
- Order hard copies from SAMHSA’s
clearinghouse: http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17179
Training Resources:
Webinars are offered by the
Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (www.fadaa.org) on the SBIRT model as
applied to BRITE. See webpage: http://www.fadaa.org/services/resource_center/PD/WebEx/index.asp
In the News: Information about
the
American Society on Aging
newsletter: Aging Today
CSAT Announcement on Florida
BRITE Project
DCF Announcement about Florida BRITE Project
For more information about the
Vance Burns,
SBIRT Project Director
Phone: (850) 921-8495 (Suncom 291-8495)
Email: Vance_Burns@dcf.state.fl.us