*NEW*⭐ Offord Centre Core Members Dr. Melissa Kimber and Dr. Jennifer Couturier are co-investigators on a CIHR Team Grant on Health Workforce Transformation, titled: Capacity Building in the Pediatric Eating Disorders Workforce: System Transformation to Improve the Continuum of

Congratulations, Melissa!🎉

*NEW* Dr. Andrea Gonzalez (PI), Dr. Terry Bennett (Co-PI) and Offord Centre colleagues receive funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada (Health Canada and PHAC) to support the new #research study - CHAMPP4KIDS: Developing community-partnered, tailored models of care to promote

The AYM team is on X! Stay up-to-date on their #research by following their new account below!⬇️🎉 McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health (AYM) Team Kathy Georgiades Dr Emma Nolan Jordan Edwards Nicole Dryburgh, PhD McMaster Health Sciences McMaster Psychiatry Hamilton Health Sciences McMaster Children's Hospital

It's International Youth Day! We are honoured to work with organizations across the province that provide leading clinical treatment and support so kids and youth with disabilities and developmental differences can live their best lives. #DevelopmentalHealth #IntlYouthDay

It is such a joy to work alongside Dr. Kathy Georgiades at the Offord Centre! Learn more about Kathy and her #research below!✨ Kathy Georgiades McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health (AYM) Team McMaster Health Sciences Stelios Georgiades Hamilton Health Sciences

We had the pleasure of welcoming MP Valerie Bradford this week to discuss future opportunities in health care research, innovation, and how to expand children’s health to better support kids and families in our region and beyond. #HHSresearch #kidshealth

(1/3) 🔎 #Research Feature: The AYM #team is working directly with #students, #educators, and #clinicians in Ontario schools through a series of #school mental health projects. The Offord Centre for Child Studies School Mental Health Ontario CIHR Education Ontario

The Family Check-Up Retreat took place last week McMaster University and featured our amazing Core Members, post-docs and students!😊🎉 Shoutout to Dr. Terry Bennett, Dr. Andrea Gonzalez and Dr. Stelios Georgiades, as well as Dr. Krysta Andrews and Katrina Abela who presented their

In this free live speaker talk by Dr. Julia Frei, learn about co-occurring #autism and developmental coordination disorder, with evidence-based info and practical strategies for caregivers. ➡️Register here, open to all: bit.ly/parcspeaker5 #ChildHealth #AutismResearch #ASD

(1/2) 🔎 #Research Feature: The AYM #team is examining the impacts of the COVID-19 #pandemic on child and youth #mentalhealth and access to care among #children and their #families at 5 different timepoints in #Ontario. The Offord Centre for Child Studies Ontario Ministry of Health

📣 Three weeks out from this live talk by Dr. Julia Frei! Virtual seats are limited, so register soon! ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/parcspeaker5 #ChildHealth #AutismResearch #Autism #ASD

💡CHSCY Investigator Series💡 Follow along over the next week to meet the PIs leading the 2023 Canadian Longitudinal Health Survey on Children and Youth (#CHSCY)! aym.mcmaster.ca/meet-the-chscy… Emily Gruenwoldt Stelios Georgiades Kathy Georgiades Dr. Peter Szatmari The Offord Centre for Child Studies #McMasterAYM

(2/2) Dr. Kathy Georgiades is a Professor McMaster University and the The Offord Centre for Child Studies. Her #research seeks to improve child and youth #mentalhealth at the population level and reduce inequities in access to mental health care. Learn More about Kathy: offordcentre.com/our-team/kathy…

We brought together health-care professionals from around the world to highlight, and share knowledge and research on the Family Check-Up program - which has been greatly beneficial in allowing us to help whole families. hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/share/family-c…

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. A #mentalhealth crisis can look different for everyone and, that can include thinking about harming yourself or ending your life. You don't have to deal with these feelings alone. ⬇️Here are some resources to help: camh.ca/en/no-one-left…

📣 Two weeks out from this live talk by Dr. Julia Frei! Virtual seats are limited, so register soon! ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/parcspeaker5 #ChildHealth #AutismResearch #Autism #ASD

Data on the 2023 Canadian Longitudinal Health Survey on Children and Youth #CHSCY is now available in @StatsCan_eng RDCs across Canada!👏 Funded by CIHR and initiated by the McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health (AYM) Team team, this important work will help fill critical data gaps and support evidence-based

What was the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canada’s youth? Data released by Statistics Canada and initiated by a team led by The Offord Centre for Child Studies will shed new light. CIHR Hamilton Health Sciences ow.ly/3ntK50TkcUB