About Us

Why do we do this?

Our research aims to transform youth mental health services and care by actively engaging diverse stakeholders—including practitioners, youth, and managers—in the process.

We are committed to advocating for the fundamental right for children and youth to access equitable, high quality, appropriate care.

Our
Team

Our Leadership Team

Our Co-Researchers

Naima Bentayeb, SHERPA, Université McGill

Sue-Ann MacDonald, Université de Montréal

Barbara Anne Fallon, University of Toronto

Rosita Vargas Diaz, Université Laval

Amal Abdel-Baki, CHUM

Delphine Collin-Vezina, McGill University

Skye Barbic, UBC

Gina Dimitropoulos, University of Calgary

Jo Henderson, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Rosemary Carlton, Université de Montréal

Julie Noël, Université de Sherbrooke

Melissa Kimber, MacMaster University

Our Knowledge Users

Ina Winkelmann, Direction of multidisciplinary services and ID-ASP-PD, CIUSSS del’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal

Christian Macé, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux

Christian Whalen, Government of New Brunswick

Jessica Côté-Guimond, Collectif Ex-Placé DPJ

Daphne Macleod-Hutt, IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia

Naomi Parker, Luna Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, Alberta

Beverley Robinson, Batshaw Youth and Family Centres

Katherine Moxness, Batshaw Youth and Family Centres

Ernie Hilton, HomeBridge Youth, Nova Scotia

Myriam Lepage-Lamazzi, Mouvement jeunes et santé mentale

Talina Henseleit, C.A.R.E. Jeunesse

Our Partners

Our
Partners

Our
Supporters

Mental health and Youth Protection: understanding mental health practices, principles and needs to improve services for children and young people:

Does what I say count? Decision-making and relationship-building in the youth mental health care encounter:

Improving Services for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System:

Mental health recovery from a youth rights perspective:

Contact

Emmanuelle Khoury

Université de Montréal, École de travail social Pavillon Lionel-Groulx C. P. 6128, 
succ. Centre-ville Montréal Montreal, H3C 3J7 QC

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The Mental Health and Youth Protection research project is funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research from 2023 to 2025. 

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