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CABHRe's Drs. Lydia A. Shrier and Sion Kim Harris co-authored an article about the associations of momentary mindfulness with affect and cannabis desire in cannabis use interventions with and without ecological momentary assessment.

Dr. Sion Harris co-authored an article in the Journal of Adolescent Health assessing a tobacco screening question that includes the word “e-cigarette” to detect nicotine use.

Brittany Gluskin, MA, Maddie O'Connell, MPH, and Lydia A. Shrier, MD, MPH collaborated with partners from The Policy & Research Group to examine perspectives on virtual delivery of sexual and reproductive health counseling from young adults assigned female at birth (AFAB). COVID-19 pandemic-associated changes in mood and healthcare access for young adults AFAB were also assessed.…

Dr. Lydia Shrier will be mentoring Dr. Carol Vidal, a recent awardee of the AACAP Physician Scientist Program in Substance Use K12 Career Development Award. Dr. Vidal will be studying suicide and cannabis in adolescents and learning about EMA over the award period. Learn more about AACAP.

Dr. Sion Harris co-authored an article in the Journal of Positive Psychology assessing the impact of a character-based resilience program for youth in Zambia that uses positive psychology and spirituality.

CABHRe’s Maddie O’Connell, MPH, worked with Drs. Lydia A. Shrier, Sion K. Harris, and Sharon Levy to investigate the association between the 2013 legalization of medical cannabis in Massachusetts with adolescents’ cannabis-related attitudes and behavior.

Dr. Sion K. Harris and Dr. Marisa Silveri from the Neurodevelopmental Laboratory on Addictions and Mental Health at McLean Hospital found that perceived stress and rejection were associated with adolescent functional network strength while completing a memory retrieval task.

Maddie O'Connell, MPH, Brittany Gluskin, MA, and Lydia A. Shrier, MD, MPH collaborated with Boston Children's Hospital colleagues to describe the adaptation of the Momentary Affect Regulation - Safer Sex Intervention (MARSSI) to a virtual format. Feasibility of the virtual adaptation is discussed.…

Evidence increasingly demonstrates e-cigarette risks for adolescents. The Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) has outlined its positions on e-cigarette research, policy, & education.

CABHRe's Dr. Sion K. Harris was a member of the expert panel that helped to develop a new evidence-based resource from SAMHSA addressing the latest guidance for prevention of marijuana use among adolescents.

Dr. Sion Harris co-authored a chapter on screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in pediatric primary care in the 2020 APA Clinical Manual of Youth Addictive Disorders.

Drs. Lydia A. Shrier and Sion K. Harris co-authored a review with Drs. Gabriela Vargas and Nicholas Chadi addressing adolescent use of high potency cannabis.

Dr. Sion K. Harris collaborated with Boston Children’s Hospital colleague Dr. Sabra L. Katz-Wise to examine how gender minority-related stressors are associated with substance use by gender minority adolescents.