HBRT has teamed with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and leading medical organizations in a national initiative to encourage primary care professionals to screen women for risky alcohol use and reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancies. As leaders of the social work team, we are creating activities and communications that inform and educate social workers about risky alcohol use; promote the use of research-based interventions to screen for alcohol use as a routine part of care; and promote science-based messaging, clinical guidelines, and continuing education resources related to behavioral interventions to reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancies.
Recent publications include:
The Power of Primary Prevention (September 2021, NASW Social Work Blog)
Celebrating National Women’s Health Week with Prevention Practice (May 2021, NASW Social Work Blog)
April is Alcohol Awareness Month: Three Ways Social Workers Can Help Reduce Risky Drinking (April 2021, NASW Social Work Blog)
Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) (Winter 2020, NASW Practice Perspectives)
Five Things Social Workers Need to Know About Alcohol and Pregnancy (September 2020, NASW Social Work Blog)
Protecting Women’s Health During the Coronavirus Pandemic (May 2020, NASW Social Work Blog)
For more information about the CDC grant and our collaborative partners, please visit:
Reaching Healthcare Professionals to Prevent FASDs
