Christina Boyd, LSCSW, LCAC Western Kansas MSW Program Director-KU CEO-Hope and Wellness Resources
Opportunity -Cost of Addiction- 2014= $365 Billion-Linda Rosenberg-President and CEO of the National Council -Cost of Addiction-2015-=$700 Billion -STAFFING, TREATMENT OPTIONS, (Demand up/Options Down)
I drank the cool aid… SBIRT
Here They Are… That’s where we have to be… -Rigid systems don’t work -Have to adapt to the consumer and offer different resources at different times -Tweets, Facebook, Texts, Blogs
What’s Next….
-Behavioral Health and Medical Integration -SUD and Mental Health -Behavioral Health and Medical
SBIRT-Part of the work we do, not in addition to it
You are not required to change any more than you are required to survive…. -Outcome Based Payment -Not if…but when
-Don’t forget why we do what we do -Every prevention touches many, many lives