YEMHR
Shalini Lal
YEMHR
Youth Experiences with Mental Health Referrals in Canada: An Online Survey
Project Summary
In Canada, youth aged 15-24 are more likely to experience a mental illness than any other age group, though very few young Canadians with mental illnesses access appropriate care. The YEMHR (Youth Experiences with Mental Health Referrals) project aims to investigate the referral experiences of youth between the ages of 17-30 when accessing mental health services. This survey will be conducted in three Canadian provinces (Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia) through an anonymous online survey. This study seeks to advance knowledge about the referral process and pathways undertaken by youth to access mental health services. Ultimately, the results from this study will inform the improvement of referral processes and access to mental health care for Canadian youth.
The recruitment for this study is complete and data analyses are now underway. Our protocol is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32207698/
Stay tuned for the results!
Funders
This project is partially supported through operational funds from the Canada Research Chairs Program awarded to Shalini Lal, PhD. Additional support is provided through the Mitacs Accelerate program. If you would like to further support the advancement of youth mental health services research, contact us at: ymhtechlab@gmail.com.
Partners and Collaborators
The YEMHR research project is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Rebecca Fuhrer in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health at McGill University.
Contact person
Shalini Lal, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc.O.T. (Reg.QC)
Email: ymhtechlab@gmail.com
Youth Mental Health and Technology Lab
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
Pavillion S 850, Rue St-Denis, Bureau S03.328
Montréal (Québec) H2X 0A9
Email: ymhtechlab@gmail.com