Pediatric Foundations of Adolescent Substance Use Screening and Intervention in Pediatric Settings is a new multi-part online course designed to equip pediatric clinicians with practical, evidence-based strategies for screening, prevention, early intervention, treatment, and care coordination for adolescents and young adults affected by substance use. Through expert-led instruction and case-based learning, participants will build skills to integrate substance use care into everyday pediatric practice.
PediaLink Courses
Foundations of Adolescent Substance Use Screening and Intervention in Pediatric Settings
Foundations of Adolescent Substance Use Screening and Intervention in Pediatric Settings is a new multi-part online course designed to equip pediatric clinicians with practical, evidence-based strategies for screening, prevention, early intervention, treatment, and care coordination for adolescents and young adults affected by substance use. Through expert-led instruction and case-based learning, participants will build skills to integrate substance use care into everyday pediatric practice.
Managing Acute and Chronic Pain and Substance Use Disorders in Pediatrics Update
Developed for general pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, other pediatric clinicians, and allied health professionals, this evidence-based course includes clinical content and Q&A sessions from the 2023 AAP course, Treatment and Prevention of Acute and Chronic Pain in Children.
Plans of Safe Care for Infants with Opioid Exposure
Plans of Safe Care for Infants with Opioid Exposure is a free online course available through the AAP PediaLink platform. The course provides practical guidance for supporting infants with prenatal opioid exposure and their families through coordinated, family-centered care. Participants will gain strategies to strengthen care coordination and improve outcomes for infants and families. CME credit is available for physicians.
Webinars
Creating Safe Spaces: Supporting Conversations About Substance Use with Youth and Families Across Life Stages
This webinar explored strategies for creating safe, supportive, and trauma-informed environments for adolescents affected by substance use. Participants learned practical approaches to building trust, fostering open communication, and engaging youth and families in care to improve health outcomes and overall well-being.
Substance Use Among Youth Today: Stimulant Use, What's Changing, and Why It Matters
This webinar explored emerging trends in youth stimulant use and the connection between substance use and mental health. Participants learned practical strategies for screening, treatment, harm reduction, and family engagement to support adolescents affected by stimulant use.
Interested in learning more about medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)? Explore our on-demand training resources for practical tools, expert guidance, and educational content designed to support pediatric care teams.
Addiction Treatment in Pediatric Settings ECHO
This ECHO was developed to increase knowledge and capacity regarding treating substance use disorders in the medical home setting, with a focus on opioid use disorder for pediatric health care professionals.
Videos
These videos highlight strategies pediatricians can use to address youth substance use through non-stigmatizing communication, screening, safety planning and connecting adolescents and families to appropriate care and prevention resources.
Teen Overdose Prevention & Harm Reduction Strategies: Practical Steps for Pediatricians
In this video from the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Ashley Ebersole, MD, MS, FAAP, walks through practical, compassionate and evidence‑informed harm reduction approaches that can be integrated into everyday clinical practice.
Screening Teens for Opioids
This video from the American Academy of Pediatrics introduces the Ask, Counsel, Treat (ACT) approach and teaches how to use validated screening tools, talk with teens and families using non-stigmatizing language and connect patients to harm reduction and treatment options.
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI085588 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Last Updated
09/15/2026
Source
American Academy of Pediatrics