MOBILE, Ala., Feb. 26 -- University of South Alabama issued the following news release:
How do you catch behavioral health issues in their early stages, before they negatively
impact people's lives? Dr. Kimberly Zlomke, professor of psychology at the University
of South Alabama, has embarked on a three-year project, funded by a $1.35 million
federal grant, to test a community-based answer.
The South Alabama HOPES: Health-Oriented Psychology Education for Substance Use Recovery
project began in July. Among its many goals, the project trains psychology graduate
students in a public-health approach called SBIRT - screening, brief intervention
and referral to treatment.
"We're focused on meeting patients wherever they are," Zlomke said, "whe...