Welcome to Vista
Bridging Science and Practice to Improve Clinical Care
Dedicated to Advancing Research on Alcohol and Drugs and Improving Behavioral Health Care for Young People
Our Mission
Our mission is to support innovative research and advance clinical care to confront this mounting drug crisis and discover new ways to help individuals and families improve their health and wellness.
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What We Do
We Offer Services to Help Young People Take Control of their Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Innovating Through Research
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, our research initiatives leverage innovative technologies and the latest scientific knowledge in behavioral and biomedical sciences to uncover what drives addiction and develop new intervention strategies.
Advancing Clinical Care
In partnership with Bradley Hospital, we are at the forefront of transforming behavioral health care for teens and young adults by applying the latest research discoveries to optimize service delivery and support sustainable treatment outcomes.
Supporting Communities
Engaging and supporting communities, schools, and others who strive to help confront our worsening drug crisis and safeguard young people are essential to our mission.
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TIME magazine interviews Dr. Miranda about teen drug use.
March 2022
TIME magazine interviews Dr. Robert Miranda about teen drug use and its depiction in the HBO series, Euphoria.
“What Euphoria Gets Right -and Wrong- About Teen Drug Use and Addiction” Read more.
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Dr. Carpenter receives an early-career development award from the NIH.
March 2022
Dr. Ryan Carpenter receives an award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to advance treatment options for people who struggle with both alcohol and opioid problems.
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Dr. Miranda joins The Addiction Psychologist Podcast.
November 2021
Dr. Miranda joins The Addiction Psychologist Podcast, produced by Division 50 of the American Psychological Association, to discuss treating adolescents with substance use disorders including findings from his latest research.
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Dr. Mereish presents an invited talk at the NIH.
November 2021
Dr. Ethan Mereish presents an invited talk at the 2021 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival. Data for this presentation are from Drs. Mereish and Miranda's NIH-funded research study on minority stress and nicotine use among sexual minority youth who use nicotine.
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Dr. Miranda presents grand rounds for child & adolescent psychiatry.
September 2021
Dr. Robert Miranda presents Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. The title of his talk is “Adolescent Substance Use and Treatment: Translating Science into Clinical Practice”
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Dr. Pielech is selected to co-chair national committee focused on youth.
August 2021
Dr. Melissa Pielech is selected to co-chair the Intervention Committee of the Adolescent and Young Adult Special Interest Group through the Society of Pediatric Psychology, Division 54 of the American Psychological Association.
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Dr. Parnes receives an individual fellowship award from the NIH.
August 2021
Dr. Jamie Parnes receives a fellowship award (F32) from the NIH to study treatment effects, mechanisms, and moderators in youth cannabis use treatment. The award funded by the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse and sponsored by Bradley Hospital and Brown University.
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Dr. Pielech receives a career development award from the NIH.
August 2021
Dr. Melissa Pielech receives an NIH award to adapt and integrate evidence-based brief interventions for teen substance use and pain into a novel, pre-surgical brief intervention for teens who are undergoing wisdom tooth extraction and their caregiver(s).
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Dr. Rosales receives an early-career development award from the NIH.
June 2021
Dr. Robert Rosales receives an award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to study socio-cultural protective and risk factors of alcohol use among non-Hispanic White and Hispanic sexual minority youth.
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Dr. Treloar Padovano receives a national research award.
June 2021
Dr. Hayley Treloar Padovano receives the Early Career Investigator Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism. This award recognizes an early career investigator who has demonstrated research excellence, potential to be a future leader and a commitment to the alcohol field.
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Bradley Vista named a model treatment program for adolescents.
February 2021
Just 3 years after its launch, Bradley Vista receives national recognition from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as one of five model programs in the United States for treating youth who struggle with substance use and mental health issues.
Scope of the Problem
Trends in past year substance use disorders among
12 – 17 year olds (2016 – 2020)
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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Innovating Through Research
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, our research initiatives leverage innovative technologies and the latest scientific knowledge in behavioral and biomedical sciences to uncover what drives addiction and develop new intervention strategies.
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Advancing Clinical Care
In partnership with Bradley Hospital, we are at the forefront of transforming behavioral health care for teens and young adults by applying the latest research discoveries to optimize service delivery and support sustainable treatment outcomes.
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Supporting Communities
Engaging and supporting communities, schools, and others who strive to help confront our worsening drug crisis and safeguard young people are essential to our mission.
We Offer Services to Help Young People Take Control of their Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Innovating Through Research
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, our research initiatives leverage innovative technologies and the latest scientific knowledge in behavioral and biomedical sciences to uncover what drives addiction and develop new intervention strategies.
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Advancing Clinical Care
In partnership with Bradley Hospital, we are at the forefront of transforming behavioral health care for teens and young adults by applying the latest research discoveries to optimize service delivery and support sustainable treatment outcomes.
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Supporting Communities
Engaging and supporting communities, schools, and others who strive to help confront our worsening drug crisis and safeguard young people are essential to our mission.
Featured Projects
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Examining the effects of an ADHD medication on alcohol use
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Understanding the usefulness of lamotrigine for curbing alcohol use among youth
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Testing a new medication for treating alcohol problems in adults
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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Innovating Through Research
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, our research initiatives leverage innovative technologies and the latest scientific knowledge in behavioral and biomedical sciences to uncover what drives addiction and develop new intervention strategies.
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Advancing Clinical Care
It all begins with an idea.
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Supporting Communities
It all begins with an idea.
Our mission is to support innovative research and advance clinical care to confront this mounting drug crisis and discover new ways to help individuals and families improve their health and wellness.
Sexual minority youth
Hispanic youth..
Teens who use drugs.
