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Randi Schuster

@randimschuster.bsky.social

Associate Professor, Harvard Med | Director of School-Based Research and Program Development, MGH Center for Addiction Medicine | Wannabe chef | Girl mom | She/her

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Does science have a new cuteness quotient I am not aware of? Any adorable submissions I can look at for reference?

23.08.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
One year in, Health Commission efforts towards youth mental health aim for sustainability, broad network of support – The Bay State Banner

So 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
πŸ”— tinyurl.com/5f33eta8

06.07.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Neighborhood Deprivation and Adolescent Mental Health: The Protective Role of School Staffing Patterns Schools 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.

New @jaacapjournals.bsky.social paperβ€” 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...

25.06.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Out 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-...

02.05.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Smoking Cessation Drug Varenicline Helps Young Adults Quit Vaping | Mass General Brigham A Mass General Brigham clinical trial showed that an FDA-approved pill for adult smoking cessation can significantly help teens and young adults quit vaping.

Check 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...

23.04.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feeling grateful for the ability to show up at the starting line. Let’s go!

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19.04.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

🚨 Today is Giving Day! 🚨

I'm lacing up for the Boston Marathon, but I need your support to cross both theΒ start line and the fundraising finish line!Β πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’™

Every donation brings us closer toΒ new discoveries, better treatments, and hope for so many. πŸ™

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20.03.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for papers: The role of non-clinical providers in expanding equitable access to effective youth #mentalhealth care. Deadline for abstracts is March 3rd, 2025! πŸ“£ bit.ly/42TGhZQ @meghanacostello.bsky.social @randimschuster.bsky.social

18.02.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to reading your work!

13.02.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Substance Use, Suicidal Behavior, and Other Mental Health Outcomes Among Youth With Intersectional Sexual and Gender Diverse Identities Sexual diverse (SD) and gender diverse (GD) youth are at increased risk for adverse mental health outcomes compared to heterosexual/cisgender youth (H…

We remain committed to our kids and their wellbeing. Check out our new piece in @jaacapjournals.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

12.02.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
APA PsycNet

This 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...

11.02.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Please consider contributing!

08.01.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Substance 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.

12.12.2024 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trends in School Mental Health and Substance Use Education This 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.

Our new study out today in JAMA:

US schools from 2008-20:
βœ… Mental health education: 83.8% β†’ 89.8%
βœ… Suicide prevention: 70.1% β†’ 81.8%
βœ… Teacher training for mental health: 36.1% β†’ 67.7%

But substance use prevention training? Still stuck at ~45%

#medsky

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

12.12.2024 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Almost 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...

It’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??

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03.12.2024 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Association 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...

An 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/

21.11.2024 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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