IU Adolescent Behavioral Health Programs

10/07/2022

We are hiring a Clinical Research Coordinator for a research project that seeks to address the overdose epidemic by developing and evaluating a data dashboard to help identify opportunities to deliver harm-reduction services or engage individuals at risk for overdose in evidence-based treatment. Apply at the link below:
https://hrms.indiana.edu/psp/PH1PRD_PUB/EMPLOYEE/HRMS_PUB/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&SiteId=1&FOCUS=Applicant&JobOpeningId=303121&PostingSeq=1
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09/21/2022

07/15/2022

Check out Leah Coe and Maggie Sullivan at the Indiana Recovery Network's first ever summit!

Here's your chance to get an overview of the summit: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brandon-george-hoperecovery_summerofrecovery-summerofrecovery-activity-6947166829916151808-c_C8?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=ios_app

06/28/2022

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), “Effectively treating substance use disorders in adolescents requires also identifying and treating any other mental health conditions they may have.”

This recent article from the NYT underscores the importance of integrating substance use and mental health treatment services and spotlights the innovative work of our friend and colleague, Dr. Paula Riggs, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, who developed the Encompass treatment model used at our Riley clinic.

Why haven’t we solved the addiction crisis?

06/23/2022

Please join us in welcoming Alexa as a summer intern for Dr. Adams' lab!

She will be a junior at DePauw University in the fall. Most recently, she was an intern at Mental Health America of Putnam County and a Mental Health Peer Educator at DePauw. Outside of work, she likes to go on hikes, watch movies, and spend time with animals!

06/17/2022

Please join us in welcoming Maggie as a summer research assistant for Dr. Adams' lab!

She will be a senior at DePauw University in the fall and is currently working on applications to medical school! She is a Neuroscience major and Biochemistry minor. She is involved in leadership at DePauw in Dance Marathon, the Pre-Health Mentor program, and her sorority Alpha Phi. Outside of work and school, she enjoys reading, exercise, and hanging out with her dogs.

06/15/2022

We want to shout out Ramona Ward as she is finishing her time here with us. Thank you for all of your hard work and we wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors!

Ramona has been the administrative assistant for Behavioral Health Programs since August of 2019. She managed calendars for our Principal Investigators, mostly Dr. Matt Aalsma. She also designed and distributed our monthly newsletter. Finally, she took care of most of our financial needs like reconciliations and expense reports. Her new job title will be as the Clinical Education Coordinator for the Department of Endocrinology!

06/14/2022

We want to personally congratulate our very own Dr. Leslie Hulvershorn on this amazing accomplishment!! Here is a snippet of what she does within our program:

"In addition to her research on understanding more about risky decision-making in youth, including how the brain processes hazardous decisions and how it influences health, her lab also focuses on research that promotes child and adolescent behavioral health through improved access to evidence-based interventions, as well as appropriate use of psychopharmacologic treatments. She also developed Indiana’s psychotropic medication monitoring program for the Department of Child Services—a program that has intervened in the care of nearly 2,000 children to date. Additionally, she co-founded Indiana’s Behavioral Health Access Program for Youth (BeHappy), which provides consultative support to pediatric primary care clinicians who are treating youth with behavioral health concerns."

Leslie A. Hulvershorn, MD, has been named the new chair, after serving as co-interim chair of the department since June, 2021. A tenured associate professor at IU School of Medicine, Hulvershorn works as a child and adolescent and addictions psychiatrist. 

05/25/2022

We want to shout out Alex Oliver as he is finishing his post-doc with us! Thank you for all of your hard work and we wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors!

He has a PhD in Health Education, CHES and he worked in the labs of Dr. Adams and Dr. Hulvershorn on various projects that include Project ECHO, the Indiana Contingency Management Project, Be Happy, and Dr. Hulvershorn's Risky Decision Making R01 Grant. He has accepted a job as an Associate Clinical Trial Manager at Medpace in Cincinnati, Ohio that he starts in June.

05/12/2022

Check out Katherine LeFevre's final project with BHP!

"The LifeRAFT lab looks at how parents’ stressful life experiences contribute to child well-being. To help us understand child well-being, we look at relationships between a child’s emotions, behaviors, and how their brain works."

05/11/2022

Please join us in congratulating two of our team members on their commencement!

Evan Osterbur - Bachelor of Science
Leah Coe - Bachelor of Science: Public Administration

05/04/2022

Check out LHSI intern, Kaneise Mitchell-Casey's, final project assessing our Adolescent Addiction Access (AAA) program!