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CE/CME Courses

Substance Use and Behavioral Addiction in Childhood and Adolescence

2025 Riggs-Yale Virtual Conference on Parenting and Partnerships
Presented by the Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center and the Yale Child Study Center
This virtual conference recording focuses on substance use and behavioral addiction in children and adolescents, examining the role of parental substance use, changing cultural norms, and efforts to find a community and belonging through substance use and/or technology. Topics covered include the complex interaction between biology, psychology, family systems, and social context in the development and progression of addictive processes. Early prevention and intervention strategies for children and adolescents vulnerable to substance use or behavioral addiction are discussed.
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2025 Riggs-Yale Virtual Conference on Parenting and Partnerships
Presented by the Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center and the Yale Child Study Center
This virtual conference recording focuses on substance use and behavioral addiction in children and adolescents, examining the role of parental substance use, changing cultural norms, and efforts to find a community and belonging through substance use and/or technology. Topics covered include the complex interaction between biology, psychology, family systems, and social context in the development and progression of addictive processes. Early prevention and intervention strategies for children and adolescents vulnerable to substance use or behavioral addiction are discussed.