February 16, 2022
New from ADAI/FADU: Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Mental Health at Midlife
The effects of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) have been studied a lot, with a particular focus on physical birth defects and neurocognitive development. Much less studied has been an association between PAE and mental health disorders, especially for adults with both PAE and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Though some research has found a connection…
May 1, 2020
Fundamentals of Telemental Health: 6-Week Series Starting May 12 (Northwest ATTC)
Join the Northwest ATTC for a 6-week online series, Fundamentals of Telemental Health, presented by Sara Smucker Barnwell, PhD, Cilnical Psychologist. The series will feature 6 weekly 2-hour webinars (5-7pm PT every Tuesday starting May 12). Register once, then attend any of the sessions that interest you! May 12: Introduction to Telemental Health May 19:…
March 30, 2026
New ADAI Research: Cannabis-Related Problems, Adverse Events, Clinical Experiences, and Barriers to Intervening for Health Care Providers in WA State
Citation: Carlini BH, Kellum LB, Garrett SB, Williams JR. Cannabis-related problems, adverse events, clinical experiences and barriers to intervening: Perspectives of health care providers in Washington State. Substance Use & Addiction 2026 (in press). doi: 10.1177/29767342261426116 This new paper from ADAI’s Cannabis Education & Research Program (CERP) team (CERP Director Beatriz Carlini and Lyndsey Kellum,…
January 30, 2026
ADAI Lunch & Learn Webinar Series
ADAI hosts a monthly webinar series that runs through Fall-Spring quarters and aims to highlight the work of a wide range of research in the field of substance use, with a special focus on presentations from early career scientists and recipients of our ADAI Small Grants. 2025-2026 Schedule Click the titles below to register for…
January 27, 2026
ADAI in the News: People with Psychotic Disorders Link Cannabis Use to Physical Ills (UW Medicine News & KUOW)
People who have psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, and who also use cannabis report experiencing a wider range of health problems than previously documented. In a study recently described in a paper in Community Mental Health Journal, ADAI Research Associate Professor Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH, and colleagues analyzed survey responses from 4,144 Washington State cannabis…
January 22, 2026
New ADAI Publications on Cannabis, Workforce Development, and Treatment Services in Carceral Settings
Here’s what our faculty and staff have been up to lately: People with psychotic disorders are the most vulnerable to cannabis adverse health outcomes: A study in WA State, USA. Carlini BH, Williams JR, Garrett SB, Hammond D. Community Mental Health Journal 2026 (in press). This paper describes a study that compared negative health effects…
January 13, 2026
Jordan Royal
Jordan Royal, MSW, LICSW (she/her) is the Clinical Supervisor/Lead Mental Health Practitioner for the Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry (NTAP). Jordan started her professional career as a social worker and trainer in the child welfare field, then worked as a clinical social worker and trainer at the Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center for…
December 8, 2025
ADAI and Policy Initiatives
ADAI researchers and staff routinely respond to requests from policymakers and community partners to integrate subject matter expertise into policy development. This work can involve presenting at educational hearings, preparing policy and evidence briefs, one-on-one educational conversations with policy makers, and delivering testimony to legislators. In these settings, ADAI experts share information about emerging issues,…
October 16, 2025
New Videos in the Mental Health Topics for Non-Therapist Professionals Series
The Mental Health Topics for Non-Therapist Professionals series on the LearnAboutTreatment.org website, produced by the ADAI State Opioid Response Training Team, is for providers who work with people with a substance use disorder (SUD) but are not trained as mental health therapists. The goal is to boost knowledge of mental health issues, especially those common…
August 4, 2025
Supporting Unhealthy Substance Use Care Through A Whole Person Approach and User Centered Integration into Primary Care
Unhealthy substance use (USU) is common and ranges from use above guideline-recommended levels to severe substance use disorder. USU results in substantial morbidity and mortality yet primary care practices rarely systematically screen, diagnose, and treat USU. Supporting Unhealthy Substance use care Through a whole person Approach and user centered INtegration into primary care (SUSTAIN) tests…
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