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2020 UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media Conference
A digital intervention to prevent the initiation of opioid misuse in adolescents in SBHCs
"A digital intervention to prevent the initiation of opioid misuse in adolescents in SBHCs." Virtual poster presentation at the 2020 UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media Conference. May 2020.
2020 Society for Public Health Education Annual Conference
empowerED: Think It Through Digital Stories
“empowerED: Think It Through Digital Stories”, Poster presentation, Society for Public Health Education Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA: March 20, 2020.
NIH HEAL Investigator Meeting
A digital intervention to prevent the initiation of opioid misuse in adolescents in school-based health centers
“A digital intervention to prevent the initiation of opioid misuse in adolescents in school-based health centers”, Presenter, NIH HEAL Investigator Meeting, Bethesda, MD: January 2020.
Schell Games
Schell Games Partners with play2PREVENT to Tackle Opioid Addiction and Prevention
Schell Games and play2PREVENT partner to develop a HEAL funded digital game that will serve as a resource in the fight against youth opioid addiction. Together they will develop an interactive teaching tool that utilizes videogame engagement and incorporates components of effective substance use prevention programs. Schell Games and p2P previously partnered to create PlayForward: Elm City Stories. More >
WNPR
Yale Researchers Develop Virtual Reality Game To Combat Teen Vaping
Yale researchers at the play4REAL Lab have worked to develop a new vaping intervention game targeted at middle schoolers. They are currently testing its efficacy as an intervention for middle school students.
World Economic Forum
Raising Good Zoomers
"Raising Good Zoomers" invited panel speaker at World Economic Forum, New York, NY.
NIH Tobacco Regulatory Summit
Effectiveness of a Web-Based Tobacco Product Use Prevention Videogame Intervention on Young Adolescents’ Beliefs and Knowledge
“Effectiveness of a Web-Based Tobacco Product Use Prevention Videogame Intervention on Young Adolescents’ Beliefs and Knowledge” poster presentation on October 21, 2019 at NIH Tobacco Regulatory Summit, Washington, DC.
Yale News
Yale investigators receive NIH HEAL grants to study solutions to the opioid crisis
Yale researchers representing a range of disciplines have been awarded grants through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative (HEAL). This national effort provides $945 million in total funding to support a variety of research projects that tackle the opioid addiction and overdose crisis. As part of this approach, several projects led by Yale faculty are funded for fiscal year 2019, including Dr. Fiellin and the play2PREVENT Lab. More >
Fairfield Public Schools Presentation
Using smokeSCREEN in the Classroom
"Using smokeSCREEN in the Classroom," presented at Fairfield Woods Middle School on October 1, 2019, in Fairfield, CT.
Yale School of Medicine
Fiellin, play2PREVENT Lab Awarded Grant Through NIH HEAL Initiative
Lynn E. Fiellin, MD, associate professor of medicine (general internal medicine) and the Child Study Center; and founder/director, play2PREVENT Lab at Yale and the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games, was recently awarded a grant through The Helping to End Addiction Long-term, or the NIH HEAL Initiative.