McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team

New #CHSCY Check-In highlighting how the WG/UNICEF CFM can be leveraged when analyzing the CHSCY #data now available: mailchi.mp/5379723585fa...!

#Congratulations to AYM team members (Kate Jamieson and Linda Duong) for presenting at the 2025 Canadian Psychological Association Conference in St. John's, NL in June 2025! 🙌

Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...

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Meet Lillian Keys-Brasier, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟

Lillian brings experience in #youth engagement and mental health #advocacy. She is interested in access and transitions to care, youth leadership, and the development of evidence-informed systems.

Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...

#ICYMI: We are #hiring for a Research Coordinator to join our team. Only 1 week left!

📝 Learn more and apply here: careers.mcmaster.ca/psp/prcsprd/... (Job ID: 69619)

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📄 New article feature! A new paper using the 2019 #CHSCY data provides evidence on the Washington Group/UNICEF Child Functioning Module (WG/UNICEF CFM) in high-income countries and its factors.

Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1186/s128...

#Congratulations to Alisha Haseeb, for her acceptance into medical school at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine! Alisha will begin her first year in the MD Program in August 2025.

Read more about Alisha: aym.mcmaster.ca/alisha-begin...

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This Monday, our team came together for a collaborative meeting to share updates on current projects, explore future opportunities, and enjoy lunch!

Want to join us? We're currently #hiring for a new Research Coordinator. Check out the details here: tinyurl.com/aym-reco (Job ID: 69619)!

#Congratulations to Linda Duong, for her acceptance into medical school at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine! Linda will begin her first year in the MD Program in August 2025.

Read more about Linda: lnkd.in/ecAwVcfK

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#Congratulations to AYM trainee, Ryan Miller, for his recent presentation at the 2025 Canadian Research Data Centre Network Conference in Ottawa, ON between May 13th-14th, 2025! 📣

Learn more: lnkd.in/eFbaAhwr

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#Congratulations to Kate Jamieson for her acceptance into the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (CCAP) Program at the University of Guelph! Kate will begin her first year in the CCAP Program in September 2025.

Read more about Kate: aym.mcmaster.ca/kate-begins-...

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📢 We’re #hiring! 📢

The AYM Team is looking for a Research Coordinator to support projects focused on child and youth mental health.

📝 Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/edZ9nPiG

#jobopportunity #research

📄 New article feature! New findings from a #systematicreview and #meta-analysis show that the certainty in evidence surrounding Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) for youth exposed to maltreatment remains low.

Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

AYM Team Presents at the 36th Department of Psychiatry Research and Scholarship Day - Advancing Youth Mental Health Recognizing AYM members who presented at the 36th Department of Psychiatry Research and Scholarship Day on April 30, 2025: Kate Jamieson, who presented a poster entitled “Developing a Standardized Pro...

On Apr 30th, 2025, the AYM team attended the 36th Annual McMaster Dept. of Psychiatry #Research Day!

Kate Jamieson, Linda Duong, and Ryan Miller presented posters.

Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...

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Congratulations! 🎊

📣 AYM member Ryan Miller is featured in this article for his Master's thesis—amazing job, Ryan!

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#Congratulations to AYM team members (Ryan Miller, Kate Kamieson, and Alisha Haseeb) for presenting at the 2025 McMaster Child Health Research Day #MCHRD!

Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...

📄 New article feature! Data from the #Ontario School Mental Health Principal Survey was used to develop the "School Organizational Conditions for Mental Health Programming Measure." 🧠

Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1007/s123...

#Congratulations to Dr. Mahdis Kamali who has successfully defended her #PhD in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University! 👏

Read more about Mahdis' PhD and time at AYM here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-trainee-...

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📄 New article feature! New findings from the #Ontario School Mental Health Surveys show it is important to support both student and #teacher mental health. 🏫

Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1186/s403...

Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Sim, AYM Affiliate and Offord Centre Member, who received a #Research Grant through
SickKids and the CIHR IHDCYH!

This supports her work co-designing and testing an intervention to improve the #mentalhealth of refugee families: sickkidsfoundation.com/aboutus/gran...

📣 NEW 📣

The AYM Team has launched a platform for sharing #CHSCY research proposals and publications on Open Science Framework (OSF).

Learn more about OSF will support our commitment to following our Guiding Principle of #Research Integrity: mailchi.mp/81ecf50e94f0...

AYM Postdoctoral Fellow Appointed at Queen’s University Belfast - Advancing Youth Mental Health Congratulations to Dr. Emma Nolan, who has recently been appointed as a Lecturer in Psychology and Mental Health within the School of Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast. In this role, she will c...

Congratulations to former AYM Postdoc, Dr. Emma Nolan, for being appointed as a Lecturer in Psychology and Mental Health within the School of Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast! 👏

Read more about Emma's new role here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-postdoct...

AYM's #research and #team members are featured in the
Offord Centre's 2024 Impact Report. Thank you to the Offord #community and its partners for an insightful year! 🎉✨

#Congratulations to AYM Postdoc, Nicole Dryburgh, for delivering a wonderful presentation on youth's relationships, #mentalhealth, and measurement promotion at the Offord Centre's Lunch and Learn on Jan 22nd, 2025.

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🎉 #Congratulations Dr. Nicole Dryburgh for being awarded the Health System Impact Fellowship!

With School Mental Health Ontario, her work will drive evidence-based innovations in school #mentalhealth by co-developing a protocol for measurement-based care.

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👏 Congratulations to Drs. Emma Nolan, Nicole Dryburgh, and Kathy Georgiades for their presentations at the AACAP's 70th Annual Meeting in #Seattle, WA in October 2024. #AACAP2024

Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...

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Meet Tak Shibayama, AYM Statistical Analyst! 🌟

Skilled in both qualitative and quantitative #data, Tak assists the team with analyses across major studies. 📊

Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...

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Meet Andrea Krishnapillai, AYM PhD Candidate!🌟

Andrea’s interests are in #mentalhealth disparities affecting minority children and women, exploring barriers like cultural #stigma, limited access to services, and #knowledge gaps. 🧠

Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...

Meet Ryan Miller, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟

Ryan’s research interests are diverse, including rural/urban inequities in #health, role of #socialmedia, and COVID-19 impact. 🔬

Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...

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Meet Alisha Haseeb, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟

Alisha is passionate about contextual factors that influence access and quality of service, bringing direct #youth engagement and #peersupport experience to her work 🌎.

Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...

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