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  • HBRT and NASW Publish Screening Guide to Help Social Workers Prevent and Treat Substance-Exposed Pregnancy

    HBRT and NASW Publish Screening Guide to Help Social Workers Prevent and Treat Substance-Exposed Pregnancy

    The HBRT team published “Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Risky Alcohol and Other Substance Use: Best Practices for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance-Exposed Pregnancy in Girls and Women of Reproductive Age,” in the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Fall 2025 Practice Perspectives newsletter. The article adapts a recent literature…

  • HBRT Presents CDC-Funded Work at FASD Impact Week

    HBRT Presents CDC-Funded Work at FASD Impact Week

    The Health Behavior Research and Training Institute team and partners from NASW and NASW Foundation participated in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Impact Week in Washington, D.C. HBRT presented, “Strengthening Social Work Education to Prevent Substance-Exposed Pregnancy,” at the Impact Week poster reception and also took part in the FASD National Partner Network meeting for…

  • HBRT Featured in  NASW’s Social Work Advocates Magazine

    HBRT Featured in NASW’s Social Work Advocates Magazine

    The Health Behavior Research and Training Institute’s (HBRT) work on substance-exposed pregnancy prevention (SEP) was featured in the Summer 2025 issue of the National Association of Social Workers’ (NASW) Social Work Advocates magazine. The article highlights HBRT’s efforts to train social workers in screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment as part of a Centers for Disease Control and…