SBIRT/Healthy Babies
SBIRT stands for Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment. It is a collaborative effort between the Office of Addictive Disorders, Office of Mental Health and the Office of Public Health, MCH – whereby substance use and mental health needs among pregnant women are addressed. SBIRT- Healthy Babies is an evidence based program that was developed by the Children’s Research Triangle lead by Dr. Ira Chasnoff.
How Does SBIRT Work?
SBIRT is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders and mental health needs.
- Screening quickly assesses substance use, as well as domestic violence and depression
- Brief intervention focuses on increasing insight and awareness regarding these issues and motivation toward behavioral change.
- Referral to treatment provides those identified as needing more extensive treatment referral to needed services and care.
Each of the administrative regions of the sate have an assigned SBIRT coordinator. Consult the chart below to find coordinators by region.
| OPH Region | Contact Info |
| Statewide | Michael Kudla, MD State Director SBIRT Healthy Babies Initiative 225-342-9682 LAS706@yahoo.com |
| Region 1 | Celestine Washington SBIRT Coordinator Metropolitan Human Services District Office 504-568-3130 ext. 127 Celestine.Washington@la.gov |
| Region 2 | Vivian Gettys, RN, MA, MPH SBIRT Coordinator and Project Manager FASD Prevention Collaborative |
| Region 3 | Michael Kudla, MD Interim Coordinator 337-853-6269 LAS706@yahoo.com |
| Region 4 | Lori Gary, LPN SBIRT Coordinator Region IV Office of Addictive Disorders Administrative Office 337-262-5870 or 337-262-1611 Lori.Gary@la.gov |
| Region 5 | Michael Kudla, MD SBIRT State Director and Region 5 Coordinator 337-475-3200 LAS706@yahoo.com |
| Region 6 | Yvonne Cook, RN SBIRT Coordinator Alexandria/Pineville Office for Addictive Disorders 318-487-5191 Yvonne.Cook@la.govTremeka Greenhouse SBIRT Brief Interventionist Alexandria/Pineville Office for Addictive Disorders 318-487-5191 Tremeka.Greenhouse@la.gov |
| Region 8 | Patricia Bass SBIRT Coordinator Office for Addictive Disorders, Region 8 318-362-3270 OR 318-361-7329 Patricia.Bass@la.gov |
| Region 9 | Kinshasha Medina Magee SBIRT Brief Interventionist 985-371-1383 (clinic) Kinshasha.Medina@la.gov |
