679: Community Health Workers Need Sustained Funding, Pediatricians Feel Ill-Equipped to Help Teens Struggling with Addiction

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English - June 05, 2024 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.64 MB - ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
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Denise Octavia Smith, Executive Director of the National Association of Community Health Workers, discusses the need for sustained funding for Community Health Workers; and Dr. Scott Hadland, Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Mass General for Children, discusses a survey that reveals most pediatricians don’t feel equipped to help teenage patients struggling with drug addiction.

National Association of Community Health Workers Webpage

American Academy of Pediatrics Webpage: Perceptions, Preparedness & Practices Treating Adolescent Opioid Use in Primary Care

KFF Health News Article: More Kids Are Dying of Drug Overdoses. Could Pediatricians Do More to Help?