April 4, 2024
Exploring Policy Solutions to Address Public Health Challenges of High THC Products
To address this emerging public safety challenge of increasingly available high-THC products (e.g. dabs, wax, concentrates), the WA State Health Care Authority was directed by ESSB 5092 (2021) to contract with the University of Washington’s Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) to identify areas of common ground and consensus, and develop recommendations for state policies related to cannabis concentration…
February 1, 2024
Webinar: Cannabis and Mental Health (Feb. 28, 11am PT; 1.5 CME/CE available)
The Northwest ATTC (at ADAI), the Pacific Southwest ATTC, and the Western States Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) are hosting their next joint webinar on February 28, 2024, from 11am-12:30pm PT. In this session, Natania Crane, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the UIC Recovery Clinic, will provide current information…
December 6, 2023
ADAI Lunch & Learn: Addressing Stigma Through the Lens of a System’s Change Model (Dec 12, 12pm PT)
Join us on December 12, 2023 (12-1pm PT) for our next Lunch & Learn, featuring Denna Vandersloot, MEd, Co-Director of the Northwest ATTC and the ADAI Center for Advancing Addiction Health Services (CAAHS). Despite wide-spread awareness of the detrimental effects of stigma for individuals facing behavioral health challenges, stigma often remains an intractable problem. The…
November 30, 2023
Nepenthe and ADAI Today/ADAI News Archive (1973-1995)
From 1973 until 1995, ADAI published a semi-regular newsletter first called Nepenthe and later titled ADAI Today and ADAI News. These newsletters discussed regional and national research in the addictions field, coursework and lectures at ADAI and the University of Washington, local legislation and policy issues, information about funding through ADAI’s Small Grants program and the UW, and a variety…
November 21, 2023
ADAI Researchers Bryan Hartzler and Mandy Owens Receive Garvey Institute Innovation Grants
The UW Medicine Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions is funding 12 new partnerships that will develop and test new ways to extend the impact of mental health professionals in Washington. Two of these awards will go to ADAI projects: Implementing Contingency Management in a Supportive Housing Context to Promote Resident Well-Being Principal Investigator: Bryan Hartzler, PhD Supportive…
November 1, 2023
ADAI Lunch & Learn: WA State Behavioral Health Workforce Development: Addition of the Behavioral Health Support Specialist (Nov. 16, 12pm PT)
The effort to establish a new Behavioral Health Support Specialist (BHSS) role reached a milestone in May 2023 when Governor Inslee signed the role into law, paving the way for credentialing of the new role to start in January 2025. This innovative solution creates a new entry-level role for mental health care professionals without a master’s…
September 25, 2023
ADAI is Hiring! Administrative Assistant, 80% FTE
Administrative Assistant80% FTE; salary: 80% of $3557-4740/month The UW Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, UW School of Medicine) is currently seeking an Administrative Assistant to support the administrative staff, research scientists, faculty, and information dissemination staff at ADAI. Under general supervision, you’ll independently perform administrative assignments of varying complexity which require knowledge of…
September 13, 2023
New Web Content: Resources for Parents & Adults Who Care for Youth (from ADAI’s CERP)
The ADAI Cannabis Education & Research Program (CERP) has released a new set of info pages on their educational website LearnAboutCannabisWA.org. These new Resources for Parents & Adults Who Care for Youth offer information about cannabis that can be useful for parents, guardians, and influential adults in the lives of adolescents and young adults. You’ll…
August 29, 2023
Virtual Conference: Exploring the Intersectionality of SUDs, Mental Health, and Social Justice, September 28-29, 2023
This free 2-half-day virtual conference, sponsored by the Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview and funded by the WA HCA, is designed to empower individuals and teams who want to advance health equity and support diversity and inclusion in behavioral health care. The conference is an opportunity to connect with others and join in a meaningful…
August 18, 2023
ADAI Presenting at 2023’s virtual Overdose Prevention, Harm Reduction, & Treatment Series (WA Poison Center), August 29-31
This year marks the 4th year the Washington Poison Center has held a multi-day virtual event focused on Overdose Prevention, Harm Reduction, & Treatment. Through presentations from their own staff and other experts, including ADAI’s Alison Newman and Teresa Winstead, the series explores unintentional and intentional factors that can lead to overdose, how to respond…
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