Youth mental health should be a top priority for health care in Canada

A Malla, J Shah, S Iyer, P Boksa… - The Canadian …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article we have provided a perspective on the importance and value of youth mental
health services for society and argued that advancing youth mental health services should …

Sustained improvements in students' mental health literacy with use of a mental health curriculum in Canadian schools

A Mcluckie, S Kutcher, Y Wei, C Weaver - BMC psychiatry, 2014 - Springer
Background Enhancement of mental health literacy for youth is a focus of increasing interest
for mental health professionals and educators alike. Schools are an ideal site for addressing …

International school mental health: global approaches, global challenges, and global opportunities

Y Wei, S Kutcher - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric …, 2012 - childpsych.theclinics.com
Health and education are inextricably related, and play a fundamental role in the
development of children and youth. Young people cannot learn effectively if their health is …

Educator mental health literacy: a programme evaluation of the teacher training education on the mental health & high school curriculum guide

S Kutcher, Y Wei, A McLuckie… - Advances in school …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Mental disorders make up close to one-third of the global burden of disease experienced
during adolescence. Schools can play an important role in the promotion of positive mental …

System transformation to enhance transitional age youth mental health–a scoping review

J Adu, A Oudshoorn, A Van Berkum… - Child and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Youth mental health challenges are an emerging and persistent global public
health issue despite efforts for improvement. As part of a broader social innovation study to …

[HTML][HTML] Original qualitative research-Access to mental health for Black youths in Alberta

B Salami, B Denga, R Taylor, N Ajayi… - Health promotion and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: We used a youth-led participatory action research (PAR) methodology within a
youth empowerment model situated within intersectionality theory to understand access to …

Transitioning youth into adult mental health and addiction services: an outcomes evaluation of the youth transition project

M Cappelli, S Davidson, J Racek, S Leon… - The journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Youth Transition Project was designed to provide youth with mental health and
addiction issues with individualized transitional care plans as they transition from Child and …

[HTML][HTML] The science of brain and biological development: Implications for mental health research, practice and policy

MA Spenrath, ME Clarke, S Kutcher - Journal of the Canadian …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: This article provides a summary of the complex interaction between genetics and
experience which shapes the development of neurobiological systems, particularly in the …

Intentional, explicit, systematic: Implementation and scale-up of effective practices for supporting student mental well-being in Ontario schools

KH Short - International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Increasingly, the potential for school mental health programming to enhance the well-being
of children and youth is being recognized and realized. When evidence-based practices in …

Investigating mental fitness and school connectedness in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, Canada

D Murnaghan, W Morrison, C Laurence… - Journal of school …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND As youth struggle with anxiety and depression, promoting
positive mental fitness is a primary concern. Canadian school‐based mental health …