As pediatricians, we recognize that the current crisis makes promoting mental health a necessity for all kids and teens. By declaring the mental health crisis a national emergency, our federal government can help mobilize resources and activities to address children's needs.

HEAL-funded research play2PREVENT Lab at Yale is building and testing PlaySmart, a videogame focused on preventing opioid misuse in adolescents between ages 16 and 19. The goal is for simulated experiences to guide choices in real-life scenarios. #PreventionMonth bit.ly/3RH0Tey

Yale Program in Addiction Medicine Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes EdD LPC MCHES (she/her) play2PREVENT Lab at Yale Youth4Wellness at Yale Abigail Friedman Deepa Camenga Helena Rutherford Kammarauche Aneni M.D., M.H.S. The SASH Lab at Yale 🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐

Can’t wait for 4 days of learning and teaching National Harm Reduction Coalition National Conference in San Juan! #HarmRed22 Grayken Center for Addiction

A big congrats to my sister, Megan, for her promotion to Executive Director of CMC:Foundation for Change !! Her org serves families of people who use substances and offers evidence based alternatives to the stigmatizing stuff she heard at my rehab family weekend. Very proud of her!

No one is giving out free fentanyl to your kids. Not today. Not on Halloween. Not if it’s green or purple. Not if it looks like sidewalk chalk. As always, stick with the tried and true: tell kids to only take candy packaged in candy wrappers. Panic solved. npr.org/2022/10/11/112…

Thank you MA Health Promotion Clearinghouse for the FREE 100 fentanyl test strips and English/Spanish pocket cards!

A great resource for our patients, particularly those who primarily use stimulants or benzos.

BMC Addiction Medicine Fellowship Grayken Center for Addiction Jessica Taylor, MD Andrea Silva, M.D.

Sign this letter to #freemethadone ! This urges SAMHSA & @DEA to implement immediate reforms to create a more accessible, equitable & patient-centered #methadone treatment system

· A Vision to Free Methadone · Change.org change.org/p/a-vision-to-…

Please please sign this letter now‼️ #Freemethadone

We cannot stand by as threats of violence against our members and their patients proliferate with little consequence. We call on @thejusticedept to investigate these attacks and social media platforms to reduce the spread of the misinformation enabling them.

When we talk about the cost of #foodallergies , we don't always mention lost productivity and other quality of life issues caregivers face.

#QOL #health #peanutallergy

Supervising social work interns comes with lots of ups and downs. Today was an up- a big one! So grateful to have supported Ben Chase, MSW present Boston Medical Center General Internal Medicine Grand Rounds this morning on Challenging Abelism in Healthcare! #disabilityjustice Salem State Social Work

As opioids deaths continue to rise, our capacity to provide equitable access to one of our most potent interventions is severely limited by outdated regulations that are stigmatizing and punitive. pew.org/3Qw8g8c via The Pew Trusts

Massive shout out to the University of Colorado. This is what organizational wellness looks like from the top down.

No pet rock/pizza party. 10 consecutive days off this holiday season (or use them anytime next year) while naming & recognizing the dedication of the last 3 years.

Crowds of students have begun to walk out of Northern Virginia schools in protest of Gov. Youngkin’s proposed restrictions on transgender students’ rights. WATCH LIVE: nbc4dc.com/muZ4h9F

#HarmReduction has primarily developed around adult drug use, obscuring theoretical, practical, ethical & legal issues pertaining to children & adolescents & their families International Journal of Drug Policy UBC Nursing CEBI Oxford Claudia Stoicescu Harm Reduction International IDPC sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Six days left to get your tickets!! Don’t be left out of this amazing event with Jimmy Tingle supporting the mission of our foundation. #endyouthtrauma

Thank you Department of Medicine ! UMass Chan Medical School is a wonderful place. I'm so grateful to be a part of our community.