“Adolescent Health: Exploring Effective Screening and Referral Processes” is a webcast series that will address successful practices in screening, referral, and overall care of adolescents. The series will focus on preventive services covered by the Affordable Care Act, including well-care visits and sexual health services, as well as treatment for alcohol use, drug use, and depression. All professionals who provide health and social services to adolescents are invited to participate in-person or join via webcast. Each session, as listed below, requires its own registration. Learn more.

Confidential Risk Assessment for Adolescent Sexual Health Services
Hosted in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Adolescent Health Initiative
Date: August 12, 2015, 2 p.m. EST
Location: Online and at James B. Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Road, Lansing, MI 48910
Using real cases as a framework, this session will review the literature, laws, and guidelines on adolescent risk assessment and confidentiality, discuss practical ways to implement confidential risk screening in a clinical setting, and provide best practices for addressing risk behavior with patients and parents. The session will highlight an effective screening counseling practice process for chlamydia. Learn more.

Applying Motivational Interviewing to SBIRT for Alcohol and Drug Use Screening and Referral
Date: August 27, 2015, 2 p.m. EST
Location: Online and at Indiana University School of Medicine, Walther Hall C203, 980 W. Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
This session will describe the successful SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) that has been proven effective in diagnosing and treating adolescents for alcohol and drug use. It will focus on tools for health and social service providers to easily facilitate SBIRT using motivational interviewing techniques. Learn more.

Effective Screening and Referral Processes for Depression in Adolescents
Date: September 10, 2015, 10:30 a.m. EST
Location: Online and at University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Wilf Family Center, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454
This session will discuss an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to mental health promotion. It will provide practical skills to evaluate adolescent mental health in an open-ended and efficient manner. Practitioner response, care, and engagement of community resources will be featured to demonstrate the complete process of effective adolescent depression screening and referral. Learn more.

Effective Screening and Referral Processes for Tobacco Use in Adolescents
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Location: Online and at site TBA, Chicago, IL

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Location: Online and at site TBA, Madison, WI

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