#CSHRB co-authored pilot study provides a comprehensive view of early chatbot development & suggests promising user experiences & preliminary symptom improvements under structured pilot conditions bit.ly/4cx23Wx

#CSHRB co-authored study says presence of adult-use cannabis retail outlets in communities may increase youth cannabis use & risk factors for use. Influences on youth may vary by state & local context, including policies bit.ly/4833P0g

As sports betting grows, more Washingtonians are calling for help Sports betting in Washington continues to grow at an aggressive pace. With a rise in gambling comes the risk of increased gambling addiction.

“The addiction risk goes up when the product is fast, widely available, emotionally engaging and gives intermittent rewards,” clinical psychologist and University of Washington #CSHRB researcher Ty Lostutter said. “Modern sports betting checks all of those boxes.” bit.ly/4807hJ7

#CSHRB research paper indicates initial support for the use of adaptive prevention & intervention strategies when young adults are at highest risk for elevated sports betting, such as when certain cognitions are elevated bit.ly/4ecFx7O

UW survey finds health care professionals want more training on cannabis and see four main adverse conditions University of Washington researchers surveyed nearly 400 doctors, nurses and other health care professionals in Washington between December 2024 and March 2025 to learn about cannabis-related conditio...

“Health care providers are noticing, & concerned about, cannabis adverse events,” says UW researcher Beatriz Carlini. “It’s also interesting that we could find no other research papers where clinicians in the U.S. are asked about treating cannabis-related adverse conditions..” bit.ly/4c1viSo

#CSHRB study says substantial co-use of cannabis & alcohol suggests need for education regarding risks of co-use, particularly for young adults below age 21 & supports prevention and regulatory approaches addressing shared risk factors & interplay of these two substances bit.ly/4bK0c1E

#CSHRB study demonstrates machine learning can meaningfully advance multidimensional understanding of impaired driving by identifying the most salient predictors across various ecological domains in complex datasets bit.ly/4bPwoiK

#CSHRB study found evidence for both the one-factor structure & for measurement equivalence of the CTC-BDS across ethnicity & immigrant generation status, as well as grades over the course of adolescence. The CTC-BDS is an appropriate measure in community monitoring & research bit.ly/3NWpIHL

#CSHRB study found evidence for both the one-factor structure & for measurement equivalence of the CTC-BDS across ethnicity & immigrant generation status, as well as grades over the course of adolescence. The CTC-BDS is an appropriate measure in community monitoring & research bit.ly/4rYtOwN

#CSHRB study applied machine learning to identify most salient predictors of problem sports betting among a sample of YAs from 35 U.S. states. Sports betting motives, social functioning, amount wagered & perceived harm from betting, many of them modifiable, emerged as key predictors bit.ly/41ehPAm

#CSHRB study demonstrates machine learning can meaningfully advance multidimensional understanding of impaired driving by identifying the most salient predictors across various ecological domains in complex datasets. The findings apply to both alcohol- & cannabis-impaired driving bit.ly/4bf9nH9

#CSHRB co-authored study provides evidence that a comprehensive mental health benefits program can increase care initiation, support more equitable engagement & achieve comparable clinical outcomes across levels of socioeconomic deprivation bit.ly/4bEdPiG

#CSHRB co-authored study says under routine outpatient conditions, a structured Specialty Care (SC) model was associated with accelerated PTSD recovery, suggesting that reorganization of outpatient delivery may improve real-world outcomes bit.ly/4s0wtqY

What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment – and why evidence points elsewhere Many cities are considering involuntary substance use treatment as a solution to drug use among the homeless. But research doesn’t support this strategy.

What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment – and why evidence points elsewhere--authored by Susan Collins theconversation.com/what-decades...

We are excited to announce that #CSHRB's Kristen Lindgren, PhD, ABPP has accepted the position of Director of Psychology at the UWMC Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic (OPC). This newly developed leadership position reflects the expanding clinical and educational footprint of our psychology faculty at OPC

#CSHRB co-authored study results provide initial evidence to characterize the range of health-related domains participants are willing to track using EMA, alongside perceptions regarding change, frequency & length of time needed to understand personal health patterns bit.ly/4ccRTMk

#CSHRB co-authored study says in the US, approximately 1 in 12 individuals aged 12 years & older reported current past 30-day co-use of tobacco & cannabis between 2022-23 bit.ly/4aSWHUX

#CSHRB co-authored study results indicate that experiencing reductions in feelings of anxiety & depression that are believed to arise from cannabis are associated with a higher likelihood of using cannabis when feelings of anxiety & depression are elevated in the future bit.ly/4tGs8ds

Despite community mental health center staff’s positive impressions of the FOCUS smartphone intervention for schizophrenia, uptake was low in both mobile health implementation models. #CSHRB affiliated co-author study suggests a clinical advantage to EF (external facilitation) model bit.ly/4rNLStS

Smartphone-based interventions show promise for reducing alcohol and cannabis use: New research New research shows that such interventions for alcohol and cannabis use among young adults show potential to reduce harms, according to three reports in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

“Our motivation was to show how daily and ecological momentary assessment data can be used creatively with individuals reporting on their experiences up to several times a day over a certain time period,” says # CSHRB's Anne M. Fairlie www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

#CSHRB thesis concludes perceived parental approval significantly influences college students' alcohol use, with identity exploration moderating this relationship and affecting the negative consequences of alcohol consumption bit.ly/4rIn5HO

‘It Takes an Island’: Locals tune into MI Healthy Youth Community Forum - Mercer Island Reporter It takes more than one parent, professional or institution to succeed in supporting Mercer Island’s youth, according to the city’s...

#CSHRB's Jason Kilmer speaking at Mercer Island Healthy Youth Community Forum mainly focused on dealing with alcohol & cannabis use & understanding potency, noting that, “We have so much research that shows what we do about substance use pays dividends on our mental health.” bit.ly/4bKiiAR

Black Pioneers in Mental Health | Mental Health America

Black Americans’ contributions to the field of mental health have been long overlooked. Check out these trailblazers! mhanational.org/resources/bl...

This study offers guidance on specific changes needed in the addiction treatment system to make treatment more appealing, effective & equitable for Black people. These changes have the potential to create a treatment system more patient-centered & trustworthy than currently so bit.ly/4qm3P1M

#CSHRB Post Doc Nick Livingston's study findings suggest that patient characteristics associated with buprenorphine initiation may differ by health care setting. However, retention among subgroups of patients appears similar across settings bit.ly/49X23iH

Black History Month is a time for celebration, reflection, education around the Black community. It's also a time to recall our duty to dismantle racism, including in health systems, where bias, systemic barriers & medical mistreatment often lead to poorer health outcomes for this community

New UW study links cannabis users with psychotic disorders to higher rates of health problems A new study of cannabis users in Washington state is shedding light on a wider range of health problems for some users than previously documented.

U.W. study by researcher & #CSHRB colleague Beatriz Carlini found that cannabis users with psychotic disorders, like schizophrenia, report higher rates of physical ailments, such as nausea, dizziness, and heart problems — which they attribute to cannabis use

#CSHRB study was successful in identifying an enhanced version of our pilot CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) intervention that has large effects on PTSD symptoms & alcohol misuse (i.e., the loss framing + growth mindset intervention variant) bit.ly/4pTJArP

#CSHRB co-authored study results say elevated anxious affect was concurrently associated with coping motives for cannabis use & longer duration of intoxication at the event-level but only among those with more severe CU problems bit.ly/3NIYhR7

YA drinkers experience at least some AUD (alcohol use disorders) symptoms in daily living. #CSHRB co-authored findings stress the importance of measuring daily experiences of AUD & how critical it is to consider a broad range of operationalizing how specific symptoms are experienced bit.ly/4qwUeGk