Event Overview
Tufts University Skeer Lab’s first ever day-long Adolescent Substance Use Prevention Symposium will bring together researchers, practitioners and community stakeholders to showcase their current work, discuss challenges, and empower the future within the field of Adolescent Substance Use Prevention. We aim to cultivate a day filled with opportunities for collaboration, networking, information sharing, and learning. We hope to see you there!
Details
– When: Friday October 25th, 2024. 8:30am-5pm.
– Where: Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences. 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111
– Food: Lunch and light snacks will be provided.
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Event Schedule
This day-long event will feature a keynote speaker presentation, various breakout sessions led by professionals and organizations working within the field of Substance Use Prevention, and opportunities for networking and collaboration.
To view a full event schedule, click here!
Speakers and Presenters
Key Note Speaker
Keynote Speaker Information
Breakout Session Leaders
Credic Woods & Chyla Bingham-Hendricks
Development of a Substance Use Prevention Intervention for Native Middle-Schoolers
Demographic descriptive analysis of the Native population in Massachusetts will be presented. A brief background on historical trauma will be discussed linking the intersectionality of this trauma to substance misuse. The presenters will then describe the development and feasibility testing of a manualized intervention.
Demographic descriptive analysis of the Native population in Massachusetts will be presented. A brief background on historical trauma will be discussed linking the intersectionality of this trauma to substance misuse. The presenters will then describe the development and feasibility testing of a manualized intervention.
Team:
– Chyla Bingham-Hendricks, BSN, PhD Student
– Autaquay Peters-Mosquera, MBA, BSN, PhD Student
– Teri Aronowitza, PhD, APRN, FAAN, Professor
– Cedric Woods, PhD, Director
Tan Chinfen Graduate School of Nursing, UMass Chan, Worcester, MA
Institute of New England Native American Studies, UMass Boston, Boston, MA
John Crocker
Director of School Mental Health & Behavioral Services
Methuen Public SchoolsFounder & Director, MASMHC
A Systems Level Approach to Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis: Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems
Session attendees will gain an understanding of how the development of a Comprehensive School Mental Health System (CSMHS) can foster a prevention oriented approach to addressing the youth mental health crisis, including youth substance use. Specific tiered interventions that have proven to be effective offered by Methuen Public School’s CSMHS will be discussed, and attendees will learn about the importance of attending to the infrastructure needs that allow for effective implementation of evidence-based interventions. Topics of discussion will include universal mental health screening, developing an effective school mental health staffing model, the importance of clinical leadership and supervision, and leveraging partnerships to augment available services for students and families.
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FAQ
Friday, October 25th from 0am-5pm
Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences
Tufts University, 150 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111
Yes! A bagged lunch and snacks will be offered. Coffee will also be available throughout the day.
Multiple breakout sessions will be running during each time slot and participants are free to attend the session most interesting to them. Themes will focus on school-based interventions, governmental/policy work, research within the field, and more. Sessions will range from panel-based discussions to interactive, problem-solving based activities.
That is okay! We would love to have you attend for the portion of the day that you are able to. Please reach out to us @ theskeerlab@tufts.edu to discuss further.
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Please visit our registration form at tinyurl.com/skeerlabsymposium to register for our 2024 event.
Please feel free to email us @ theskeerlab@tufts.edu with any questions! We would love to connect with you.