Randi Schuster @randimschuster.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Does science have a new cuteness quotient I am not aware of? Any adorable submissions I can look at for reference? 000
Reposted by Randi SchusterTeresa G. Vargas, PhD @teresagvl.bsky.social · 06/07/2025So grateful the Bay State Banner highlighted our work in the context of Boston’s youth mental health policy efforts. @randimschuster.bsky.social More school support=more power to prevent, not just respond We need sustainable, community-centered solutions 🔗 tinyurl.com/5f33eta8tinyurl.comOne year in, Health Commission efforts towards youth mental health aim for sustainability, broad network of support – The Bay State Banner 142
Randi Schuster @randimschuster.bsky.social · 25/06/2025New @jaacapjournals.bsky.social paper— School #MentalHealth staff buffer negative effect of neighborhood deprivation on student #MentalHealth. Delighted to support this critical work by @teresagvl.bsky.social, @meghanacostello.bsky.social, Henning Tiemeier, & crew! www.jaacap.org/article/S089...jaacap.orgNeighborhood Deprivation and Adolescent Mental Health: The Protective Role of School Staffing PatternsSchools are key for advancing adolescent well-being, yet the role of school-level factors in supporting student mental health in the context of neighborhood deprivation is unknown. 043
Reposted by Randi SchusterCochrane Tobacco Addiction @cochranetag.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Out now! April 'Let's talk #e-cigarettes' podcast w/ @jhb19.bsky.social & @drnlindson.bsky.social Eden Evins @harvardmed.bsky.social interview re varenicline for youth #vaping cessation @randimschuster.bsky.social Thanks to @cancerresearchuk.org Spotify & itunes podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/lets-... 023
Randi Schuster @randimschuster.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Check out our new paper published today in @jama.com showing >3-fold greater odds of quitting nicotine vapes among adolescents randomized to varenicline. @EdenEvins @mgh_cam www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/new...massgeneralbrigham.orgSmoking Cessation Drug Varenicline Helps Young Adults Quit Vaping | Mass General BrighamA Mass General Brigham clinical trial showed that an FDA-approved pill for adult smoking cessation can significantly help teens and young adults quit vaping. 000
Randi Schuster @randimschuster.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Feeling grateful for the ability to show up at the starting line. Let’s go! www.givengain.com/project/rand... 020
Randi Schuster @randimschuster.bsky.social · 20/03/2025🚨 Today is Giving Day! 🚨 I'm lacing up for the Boston Marathon, but I need your support to cross both the start line and the fundraising finish line! 🏃♀️💙 Every donation brings us closer to new discoveries, better treatments, and hope for so many. 🙏 www.givengain.com/project/rand...givengain.com40, But Running Like I am 26…Well, Not Really.I decided that the only appropriate way to start my 5th decade of life was with 5 months of torturous marathon training. Call it senility. Call it nostalgia.2025 Boston Marathon, here I come! Send pra... 000
Reposted by Randi SchusterAPA Journals @apajournals.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Call for papers: The role of non-clinical providers in expanding equitable access to effective youth #mentalhealth care. Deadline for abstracts is March 3rd, 2025! 📣 bit.ly/42TGhZQ @meghanacostello.bsky.social @randimschuster.bsky.social 163
Randi Schuster @randimschuster.bsky.social · 12/02/2025We remain committed to our kids and their wellbeing. Check out our new piece in @jaacapjournals.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comSubstance Use, Suicidal Behavior, and Other Mental Health Outcomes Among Youth With Intersectional Sexual and Gender Diverse IdentitiesSexual diverse (SD) and gender diverse (GD) youth are at increased risk for adverse mental health outcomes compared to heterosexual/cisgender youth (H… 031
Randi Schuster @randimschuster.bsky.social · 11/02/2025This paper by @meghanacostello.bsky.social feels particularly important given today’s political climate. Reach out if you are interested in collaborating! psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...psycnet.apa.orgAPA PsycNet 020
Randi Schuster @randimschuster.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Substance use continues to woefully lag behind other mental health efforts in schools, relegating it to misplaced, ineffective, harmful, and discriminatory disciplinary responses. We know better. Let’s do better. 010
Reposted by Randi SchusterScott Hadland, MD @drscotthadland.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Our new study out today in JAMA: US schools from 2008-20: ✅ Mental health education: 83.8% → 89.8% ✅ Suicide prevention: 70.1% → 81.8% ✅ Teacher training for mental health: 36.1% → 67.7% But substance use prevention training? Still stuck at ~45% #medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comTrends in School Mental Health and Substance Use EducationThis study examines trends in school programming related to mental health and substance use and teacher professional development across US middle and high schools from 2008 to 2020. 03110
Randi Schuster @randimschuster.bsky.social · 03/12/2024It’s #GivingTuesday! In such trying times, recommit to community. Consider a donation to support pediatric cancer patients, ER staff, and US brave military service members. Maybe $26.20 for each mile my old bones are attempting to shuffle across?? www.givengain.com/project/rand...givengain.comAlmost 40, But Running Like I am 26…Well, Not Really.I decided that the only appropriate way to start my 5th decade of life was with 5 months of torturous marathon training. Call it senility. Call it nostalgia.2025 Boston Marathon, here I come! Send pra... 000
Randi Schuster @randimschuster.bsky.social · 21/11/2024An important piece in #AJPH that acknowledges that state legalization is not one size fits all. More permissive local policies are associated with higher youth use and problematic use. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39442032/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAssociation of Local Cannabis Policy and Retail Availability With Cannabis Use and Problematic Cannabis Use Among Adolescents in Northern California - PubMed<span><b>Objectives.</b> To examine whether local cannabis policies and retail availability are associated with cannabis use and problematic cannabis use (PCU) among adolescents in Northern California... 011