Playbl harnesses the power of play to enable healthier and better lives for adolescents. Partner of @play2PREVENT

New Haven, CT
Joined December 2020
CTBH hosted the AI & Student Mental Health Symposium on 3/17 at Dartmouth. Thank you to our attendees, presenters, panel participants, and organizers! It was a day full of rich discussion home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025…
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Check it out! Our latest Research Brief on "Feasibility, Usability, and Acceptability of Mobile Coach-Teen: A #Smartphone App-Based Preventative Intervention for Risky Adolescent Drinking Behavior" c4tbh.org/research-brief/fea…
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Northwestern's @cbitshealth is seeking applicants for our NIMH T32 postdoc fellowship in digital mental health, starting July 2025! Along w several amazing CBITs faculty, I'm one of the available research (co-)mentors Review starts Dec 2024. More info: cbits.northwestern.edu/train…
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CTBH in the news! @LFiellin's @PlayblGames awarded top prize from Dartmouth Innovation Accelerator for Digital Health that will broaden availability of video games to guide adolescents thru behavioral health challenges #addiction bostonglobe.com/2024/09/25/m… via @BostonGlobe art
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Just over a year after moving our lab halfway across the country, it hit me today that I finally feel (sort of, mostly) settled?!? 😭🙌 Be extra kind to colleagues moving institutions! Much like the job market itself, adjusting to new Everything is a(nother) full time job...
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Relaxation is a part caring for our mental health. In our game PlaySmart, teens learn about caring for their mental health & coping strategies. Yesterday was #NationalRelaxationDay. We celebrated by reminding ourselves to relax & prioritize our mental health! #SelfCare
It's OK to take a break when you need it. This #NationalRelaxationDay prioritize self-care & take time to recharge. Your mental health is important & seeking support when you need it is vital. samhsa.gov/find-help
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This week, we celebrate the birthday of Tyra Pendergrass Boomer, Deputy Director of the play2PREVENT Lab!  🎂 🎉. #play2prevent
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Happy National Intern Day! The p2P lab would like to spotlight our very own intern, Caroline Fjermedal, and congratulate her on getting into medical school! Caroline will be pursuing her medical degree at @UMassChan starting this Fall. #NationalInternDay #InternAppreciation
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Our team recently kicked off the summer by attending the Future Prevention Leaders Conference at SCSU! During this event, which was organized by @PreventionNews, students had the opportunity to test out our opioid misuse prevention game PlaySmart! .
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Last week, our postgraduate research associate Selam attended @UConnmHealth's annual virtual conference. She presented on qualitative work the play2PREVENT Lab did to inform the development of a digital mental health game.
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As a member of the @NIH HEAL Initiative, which funds research on preventing opioid misuse and addiction, we would like to promote #NationalFentanylAwarenessDay on May 7.
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Tomorrow! We're pleased to host Jonathan Purtle, DrPH, MSc at the next CTBH Seminar! @nyugph_gcis @NYU_PHPM Four Ways to Conceptualize and Study Policy in #ImplementationScience Research
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Playbl, Inc. retweeted
Great to see my colleague @rohan_khera, snagging a big innovation award to further his efforts to scale his terrific academic work and ensure it reaches patients. Kudos! And congrats to all the others. Innovation alive @Yale. @yaleventures @YaleMed @YaleCardiology @JoshGeballe
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The Yale Innovation Summit is just 2 weeks away! Meet founders, investors, and industry leaders across the #arts, #biotech, #climate, #health, & #technology. Register: ventures.yale.edu/community/… #YaleInnovation23 What can you expect from each track? 👇
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Exciting news! We made the #GSVCup2023 list of top 200 #EdTech companies! Thanks to our players for making this possible 🚀 #BrainsparkGames @asugsvsummit @gsvventures @playblgames @nolej_app @Recourseai @AngazaElimu @LoopAcademies @participate @Livedx1 @frenalytics @CanopyStudy
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Playbl, Inc. retweeted
Women in Business 2022 Honoree: Lynn E. Fiellin / ow.ly/sMaK50LF9KS @YaleMed @PlayblGames
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Faculty Innovator Spotlight: @LFiellin, @PlayblGames Dr. Fiellin is the founder of Playbl, a @Yale spinout leveraging the power of play through evidence-based, videogame interventions to positively impact adolescent health. Read the profile: bit.ly/3NqfHxT
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“Our #BlavatnikAward funding has helped to augment and complement Playbl games, leveraging and sharing the in-game data into dashboards to enable their marketing and distribution.”—Dr. @LFiellin Read the profile: bit.ly/3NqfHxT
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