The Adolescent Substance Abuse Program at Boston Children's Hospital: Experiences in Preventing, Identifying and Treating Substance Use
The Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA) is hosting a webinar in late January.
Description:
The mission of the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) at Boston Children’s Hospital is to provide national leadership in the identification, diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders in children and adolescents. Through a combination of treatment, policy, advocacy work, and research, their team works to further treatment for young people and prevent future problems from occurring. This webinar will discuss the advances ASAP has made in implementation of SBIRT, their multidisciplinary care model, and research efforts to address the specific needs of medically vulnerable youth when caring for and creating policy around substance use in adolescents.
Presenter:
Julie Lunstead, MPH is the Program Manager at the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) at Boston Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining ASAP, Ms. Lunstead was the Program Developer and Health Promotion Advocate for the Pediatric Emergency SBIRT program at Boston Medical Center, where she provided screening and brief intervention services to adolescent patients presenting to the emergency department. Ms. Lunstead currently manages ASAP’s research portfolio and professional training program. She received her MPH in International Health from Boston University in 2011, and her bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College.
