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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

📢 NEW 📢 New #CHSCY Check-In featuring three new members to our team, CHSCY Co-Investigators, Drs. Dylan Johnson and Yasmin Sheikhan, and Research Coordinator, Leanna Kalinowski: mailchi.mp/50c0999d5f95... Read to learn more about their background and new roles!

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Congratulations to Ryan Miller, who has successfully defended his #MSc in Health Research Methodology at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social as a masters candidate on the AYM team! Read more about Ryan's MSc and time at AYM: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-trainee-... @offord-centre.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

#Welcome to our new postdoctoral fellow, Dylan Johnson! Dylan will be leading #research examining how early-life adversity and early-life resiliency interact to shape children’s mental, physical, and neurodevelopmental outcomes. Learn more about Dylan: aym.mcmaster.ca/introducing-...

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Meet Larissa Rodrigues, AYM Undergraduate Thesis Student! 🌟 Larissa is interested in #youth mental health, equitable and timely access to care, and the role of community-based and school-based supports in promoting #well-being. 🧠 Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

#Congratulations to AYM team members (Kate Jamieson and Linda Duong) for presenting at the 2025 Canadian Psychological Association Conference in St. John's, NL in June 2025! 🙌 Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre... @canadianpsychology.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Meet Lillian Keys-Brasier, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟 Lillian brings experience in #youth engagement and mental health #advocacy. She is interested in access and transitions to care, youth leadership, and the development of evidence-informed systems. Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

#Congratulations to Alisha Haseeb, for her acceptance into medical school at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine! Alisha will begin her first year in the MD Program in August 2025. Read more about Alisha: aym.mcmaster.ca/alisha-begin... @uoft.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

This Monday, our team came together for a collaborative meeting to share updates on current projects, explore future opportunities, and enjoy lunch! Want to join us? We're currently #hiring for a new Research Coordinator. Check out the details here: tinyurl.com/aym-reco (Job ID: 69619)!

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

#Congratulations to Linda Duong, for her acceptance into medical school at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine! Linda will begin her first year in the MD Program in August 2025. Read more about Linda: lnkd.in/ecAwVcfK @uoft.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

#Congratulations to Kate Jamieson for her acceptance into the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (CCAP) Program at the University of Guelph! Kate will begin her first year in the CCAP Program in September 2025. Read more about Kate: aym.mcmaster.ca/kate-begins-... @uofguelph.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

📢 We’re #hiring! 📢 The AYM Team is looking for a Research Coordinator to support projects focused on child and youth mental health. 📝 Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/edZ9nPiG #jobopportunity #research

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

#Congratulations to AYM team members (Ryan Miller, Kate Kamieson, and Alisha Haseeb) for presenting at the 2025 McMaster Child Health Research Day #MCHRD! Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

#Congratulations to Dr. Mahdis Kamali who has successfully defended her #PhD in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University! 👏 Read more about Mahdis' PhD and time at AYM here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-trainee-... @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Sim, AYM Affiliate and Offord Centre Member, who received a #Research Grant through SickKids and the CIHR IHDCYH! This supports her work co-designing and testing an intervention to improve the #mentalhealth of refugee families: sickkidsfoundation.com/aboutus/gran...

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

#Congratulations to AYM Postdoc, Nicole Dryburgh, for delivering a wonderful presentation on youth's relationships, #mentalhealth, and measurement promotion at the Offord Centre's Lunch and Learn on Jan 22nd, 2025. @offord-centre.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

🎉 #Congratulations Dr. Nicole Dryburgh for being awarded the Health System Impact Fellowship! With School Mental Health Ontario, her work will drive evidence-based innovations in school #mentalhealth by co-developing a protocol for measurement-based care. #CIHR_ImpactFellows

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

👏 Congratulations to Drs. Emma Nolan, Nicole Dryburgh, and Kathy Georgiades for their presentations at the AACAP's 70th Annual Meeting in #Seattle, WA in October 2024. #AACAP2024 Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre... @aacap.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Meet Tak Shibayama, AYM Statistical Analyst! 🌟 Skilled in both qualitative and quantitative #data, Tak assists the team with analyses across major studies. 📊 Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o... #OurTeam #MacAYM

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Meet Andrea Krishnapillai, AYM PhD Candidate!🌟 Andrea’s interests are in #mentalhealth disparities affecting minority children and women, exploring barriers like cultural #stigma, limited access to services, and #knowledge gaps. 🧠 Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Meet Ryan Miller, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟 Ryan’s research interests are diverse, including rural/urban inequities in #health, role of #socialmedia, and COVID-19 impact. 🔬 Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o... #OurTeam #MacAYM

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Meet Alisha Haseeb, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟 Alisha is passionate about contextual factors that influence access and quality of service, bringing direct #youth engagement and #peersupport experience to her work 🌎. Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o... #OurTeam #MacAYM

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Meet Kate Jamieson, AYM Research Coordinator! 🌟 Kate supports the #CHSCY and school mental health studies. She's interested in how children access care, treatment effectiveness, and #community engagement. 🧠 Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o... #OurTeam #MacAYM

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Meet Lindsay Grenier, AYM Research Program Manager! 🌟 Lindsay plays a key role in supporting AYM’s overall #operations, managing major studies, and overseeing members’ activities 💻. Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o... #OurTeam #MacAYM

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Meet Linda Duong, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟 Linda is interested child social relationships 👫 and how they relate to well-being. She is also assisting in studies examining the role of #schools in #mentalhealth care 🏫. Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o... #OurTeam #MacAYM

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Meet Dr. Nicole Dryburgh, AYM Postdoc! 🌟 Nicole is passionate about adolescence interpersonal experiences and #mentalhealth. She's leading #research to enhance school mental health 📚 via measurement-based care. Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o... #OurTeam #MacAYM

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

👏Congratulations to Dr. Kathy Georgiades and Dr. Emma Nolan for their fantastic presentation at the McMaster Dept. of Psychiatry #DataBlitz. The two discussed building capacity for child and youth #mentalhealth #research, and enjoyed the discussions and other presentations on Oct 10th, 2024!

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

#ThankYou to the Joint Consortium for School Health for inviting Dr. Kathy Georgiades to present at their Webinar Series on Sept 10th, 2024! Kathy presented our team’s collective work on "Epidemiologic Evidence of #MentalHealth in Children and Youth in Canada: Current State and Future Directions."

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🙏Thank you to the 2023 Longitudinal #CHSCY funders and partners, and the incredible team behind the study!

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

(1/3)💡CHSCY Investigator Feature💡 Meet Emily Gruenwoldt, a principal investigator on the 2023 #CHSCY! @egruenwoldt.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

(1/2)💡CHSCY Investigator Feature💡 Meet Dr. Stelios Georgiades, a principal investigator on the 2023 #CHSCY! @steliosg.bsky.social @offord-centre.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

(1/2)💡CHSCY Investigator Feature💡 Meet Dr. Peter Szatmari, a principal investigator on the 2023 #CHSCY! @camhnews.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

(1/2)💡CHSCY Investigator Feature💡 Meet Dr. Harriet MacMillan, a principal investigator on the 2023 #CHSCY! @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

(1/2)💡CHSCY Investigator Feature💡 Meet Dr. Charlotte Waddell, a principal investigator on the 2023 #CHSCY! @sfu.ca

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

(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.

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

(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.

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

(1/3) 🔎 #Research Feature: The AYM team is working on a study to follow up #Canadian children and youth in 2023, with pre-pandemic data from the 2019 Canadian Longitudinal Health Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY) by Statistics Canada.

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

(1/2) Spotlight on AYM’s Dr. Kathy Georgiades (@kathygeorgiades.bsky.social)! 🔬 As an Offord Centre Member and McMaster U Professor, she leads studies on children’s #mentalhealth and access to care. Her efforts shape #policy and strategies designed to improve access to mental health care for all.

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McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team @mac-aym.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

(1/2) Meet the Advancing Youth Mental Health Team at McMaster University and the Offord Centre for Child Studies, led by Dr. Kathy Georgiades! 🔍 Our Mission: Improve child and youth #mentalhealth and increase access to effective care for all.

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