Consultant: Dr. Sarah Bagley 

Dr. Sarah Bagley is a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center. A graduate of the Georgetown University School of Medicine, the Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at Brown University, and the Boston University Addiction Medicine Fellowship, her particular research interests are in the treatment of opioid use disorders in the adolescent and young adult population and the involvement of the family in addiction care. She sees patients in both General Internal Medicine and the Adolescent Center. She is the Medical Director of the CATALYST (Center for Addiction Treatment for Adolescents/Young adults who use Substances) Clinic – a clinical program to provide integrated medical and behavioral health care for adolescents and young adults who use substances – and an Attending on the inpatient Addiction Consult Service.

Description: In this 60-minute session, participants will receive an overview of the best practices for optimizing engagement of youth in care for substance use and substance use disorder. Covered topics will include: digital apps, telehealth, inclusive language, impact of stigma, and working with families. There will be time at the end of the session for questions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify two strategies to improve engagement of youth in care for substance use.
2. Describe the effect of stigmatizing language on adolescents who use substances and offer alternative, inclusive language choices
3. Describe two ways to provide trauma-informed care to adolescents impacted by substance use