The Center for Adolescent Behavioral Health Research (CABHRe) is based at Boston Children’s Hospital, the pediatric research and teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. Preceded by the Center for Adolescent Substance Use Research (CeASAR, 1999-2020), CABHRe has an expanded focus on behavioral and mental health issues in adolescence in addition to substance use.
We seek to develop, test, and disseminate innovative and effective strategies pertaining to prevention, early detection, and intervention for leading behavioral and mental health concerns in adolescence and emerging adulthood.
Dr. Lydia A. Shrier, Dr. Sion K. Harris, Maddie O'Connell, Maddie Smith, Nich McCaskill, and Brittany Gluskin are all co-authors of this article outlining the MOMENT-V pilot study.
Dr. Sion K. Harris co-authored this recently published article that explores the impact of the GROW Free and Strong programs in Zambia.
Drs. Lydia A. Shrier and Sion K. Harris, Maddie O'Connell, MPH, and collaborators, co-authored this protocol manuscript for a new RCT conducted in collaboration with Partnership to End Addiction.
This article, co-authored by Drs. Lydia A. Shrier, Sion K. Harris, and collaborators, was recently published in Tobacco Use Insights.
A recently published article written by Dr. Shivani Gaiha and colleagues in the Stanford REACH Lab in the Journal of Preventive Medicine Reports.
Dr. Shivani Gaiha and colleagues from Stanford University recently published this article in the Journal of Addictive Behaviors.
Dr. Sion K. Harris co-authored this article that was recently published by collaborators at the University of Santiago de Compostela.
Drs. Sharon Levy, Machiko Minegishi, Melissa Brogna, and Elissa Weitzman from the Divisions of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine and Addiction medicine are co-authors on this recently published article.
Dr. David Bickham from the Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine is a co-author on this recently published article.
Dr. Lydia A. Shrier, Dr. Sion K. Harris, Maddie O'Connell, Jessica Maturo, and Nich McCaskill are co-authors on this recently published version of the ASPIRE Protocol Manuscript.
Principles of Addiction Medicine, 7th Edition, is now available for pre-order.
Drs. Lydia A. Shrier, Sion K. Harris, and Jessica Calihan are all contributors. Explore ordering options on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Wecome to CABHRe!
Shivani Mathur Gaiha, PhD joined CABHRe as an Associate Investigator in January 2024. Avery Palmer, BA joined as a Clinical Research Assistant I in February 2024. Welcome to the team, Shivani and Avery!
MOMENT-V at SAHM
How did we develop and pilot the MOMENT-V program for youth who frequently use cannabis? Get a SAHM 2024 sneak preview! Read more...
TPP Special Issue
A special issue of Prevention Science focuses on innovation in OPA's Teen Pregnancy Prevention program - and an article by Maddie O'Connell, MPH, Brittany Gluskin, MA, Dr. Lydia A. Shrier, and collaborators is featured! Read more...
Promotion
The CABHRe team congratulates Dr. Lydia Shrier on her promotion to Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (HMS)! Only 11% of HMS faculty are full professors; of those, fewer than 25% are women. Dr. Shrier's promotion is a tremendous achievement.
Our Team
- Sion Kim Harris, PhD, CPH, Co-Director
- Lydia A. Shrier, MD, MPH, Co-Director
- Shivani Mathur Gaiha, PhD, Associate Investigator
- Brittany Gluskin, MA, Clinical Research Specialist II
- Jessica Maturo, BA, Clinical Research Assistant I
- Nicholas McCaskill, BA, Clinical Research Assistant I
- Maddie O’Connell, MPH, Clinical Research Specialist II
- Avery Palmer, BA, Clinical Research Assistant I
- Madeline Smith, MA, Clinical Research Specialist I
Our Projects
Our Partners
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- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) Network
- CHADIS, Inc.
- Pamela Burke, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, FSAHM, FAAN
- Aaron Hogue, PhD, Partnership to End Addiction
- Kristen Woodberry, MSW, PhD, Maine Medical Center
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