The CTN Youth SIG is pleased to invite you to an upcoming presentation/webinar: Advancing Equity Through Implementation Science in Adolescent Substance Use PreventionFriday, November 21, 2025 (11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET) Presenter:Cady Berkel, PhDAssociate ProfessorCollege of Health SolutionsArizona State University Culturally and contextually grounded preventive interventions can address upstream risk and protective factors to improve equity, but only if they are implemented in systems that serve underrepresented groups. This presentation will share findings a program of community-based research conducted in partnership with multiple settings (e.g., pediatric primary care, family courts, corrections) to advance equitable access to evidence-based substance use prevention for adolescents and families. The talk will also discuss implementation science frameworks and designs to incorporate equity and accelerate the translation of research into practice. About the presenter Dr. Cady Berkel is an Associate Professor in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University whose program of federally funded research focuses on advancing equitable access to evidence-based substance use prevention for adolescents and families. Her work to embed parenting interventions in primary care was recognized by NIDA’s Substance Use Prevention Services in Primary Care Challenge. She also serves in national leadership roles, including as a National Advisory Council member for SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, a Subject Matter Expert for the CDC’s Community Preventive Services Task Force review of substance use prevention, and Co-Chair of the Society for Prevention Research Standards of Evidence Task Force. Register for the webinar here!

The Primary Care SIG aims to engage primary care in research, develop substance use treatment interventions relevant to community-based practice, and promote the transfer of evidence-based results from substance use research into community-based practices.   Next Primary Care SIG Meeting: Engaging Primary Care in Research: Lessons from a High-Performing CTN SiteSeptember 22, 2025 | 12-1pm ET  Jennifer LaHue, MBA, BSN Director of Strategic Initiatives, Clinical Informatics & Office-Based Addiction Treatment ProgramHarris Health System  Zoom InformationJoin the Zoom Meeting here!Meeting ID: 947 8237 5156Passcode: 790019 Interested in presenting at a future Primary Care SIG meeting? Email Sebastian Tong at setong@uw.edu or Claire Simon at clairebs@uw.edu Posted on September 16, 2025.

Join the CTN Youth SIG on September 19, 2025 (11am-12pm ET) for a presentation from Dr. Gregory Aarons on leadership, organizational, and team effectiveness implementation strategies. The design and results from multiple randomized leadership and organizational development trials will be presented. New emerging work on team effectiveness implementation approaches from the IN STEP Children’s Mental Health Research Center will be presented. About the speaker: Gregory Aarons, PhD, is a clinical and organizational psychologist specializing in implementation science for more than 25 years. He is currently Professor of Psychiatry at UC San Diego, Co-Director at UC San Diego ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, and Director of the Child and Adolescent Services Research Center Register for this session here!