Douglas Research Centre, McGill University

MAIN OBJECTIVE The main objective of the project is to support young people from Nunavik who are experiencing suicidal behaviours reengage with life. Part of this involves helping them dare care, experience agency, imagining a future and reconnecting. This research project, led by Dre Gómez-Carrillo Castro of the MUHC, has four components: art to prevent […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on the mental health and well-being of youth. Research shows that nearly 75% of youth report that their mental health has deteriorated since the beginning of the pandemic. Therefore, there is an urgent need to ensure that they have access to complementary integration of digital health innovations (i.e., […]

In Canada, the legalization of cannabis has led to greater accessibility to cannabis, an increase in cannabis potency, and the commercialization of a variety of cannabis-related products and devices. For example, over the past three years, rates of cannabis vaping among adolescents have doubled (from ~14% to ~28%). Therefore, there is a clear need for […]