Research

.Using both parent and youth information, this study found family stress from confinement and psychological maltreatment were associated with increased affect regulation difficulties and emotional and behavioural problems. Published in the Journal of Family Violence.

A study of COVID-19 related stressors associated with mental health and substance use among Canadian teens published in the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science.

A study examining the rates and correlates of suicidal ideation and deliberate self-harm during the first wave of the pandemic. Published in Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

A study of the contribution of pandemic-related stress, emotion regulation difficulties, and social distancing toward deliberate self-harm among Canadian teens. Published in Psychiatry Research

An article by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada.