Thank you CIHR for funding Mark Ferro #research to understand physical-mental #multimorbidity in #children & #youth enrolled in the MY LIFE Study (see info about the project here: bit.ly/3Y3Czut) University of Waterloo UWaterloo Health UWaterloo School of Public Health Sciences

Our team Dr. Dillon Browne Scott Leatherdale Tolu Sajobi Brian W. Timmons Alène Toulany Laura Duncan & Joe Quadrilatero are ready to continue to deliver findings w/ impact on the long-term follow-up of the MY LIFE Study cohort!

Happening this week! Please join us for our first CSEB Virtual Journal Club on July 24. See below for details. To register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Delighted that CIHR is supporting new Ian Colman research on supportive factors for mental health of gender diverse youth! Can't wait to get to work with superstar co-PI Alex Abramovich, a team of great collaborators, and our wonderful community partner, julie malbogat.

Thank you to Alex Luther (he/him) for leading a fantastic CSEB Virtual Journal Club session discussing his work using latent class analysis to study delinquent behaviours and victimization in children. Missed the session? CSEB members can access the recording here: cseb-sceb.member365.com

New paper out in Canadian Journal of Behavioural Sciences in which we validate the (Québec) French version of a questionnaire to assess emotional and behavioural problems in children and adolescents! CPA_SCP psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi…

#UWaterlooHealth's Dr. Mark Ferro, associate professor in UWaterloo School of Public Health Sciences and Canada Research Chair in Youth Mental Health, has been awarded $1.3M from CIHR to study mental health in children with chronic conditions. Read more about the funding: bit.ly/3WNKeKT

Congratulations to #UWaterlooHealth researchers Drs. Robin Duncan, Mark Ferro, Justine Giosa, Charity Oga-Omenka, Geoff Bardwell and Ellen MacEachen on securing CIHR funding to address critical health issues. Read more: bit.ly/3XfRSQ1 UWaterloo Kinesiology and Health Sciences UWaterloo School of Public Health Sciences

We are thrilled to continue to study #multimorbidity in the MY LIFE Study cohort with renewed funding from CIHR along with our incredible study team Dr. Dillon Browne Scott Leatherdale Tolu Sajobi Brian W. Timmons Alène Toulany Laura Duncan & Joe Quadrilatero! bit.ly/4dkQFwa

Dr. Ferro and the Mark Ferro are so proud to be 1 of 7 @uwaterloo research teams granted CIHR funds to study #mentalhealth in #youth with #multimorbidity UWaterloo Health University of WaterlooSPHS Read more: bit.ly/4dkQFwa

Children living with a physical illness are also at greater risk for mental illness. This UWaterloo Health study will monitor children and youth to better understand contributing factors and service needs.

Dr. James Scott, Chief Investigator of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study will be presenting the associations between different forms of child maltreatment and common mental disorders on Sept 17. Join us from 9:30-11:00am online or in-person: uwaterloo.ca/public-health/…

Addressing functional limitations in youth living w/ chronic #physicalillness (e.g. issues dressing, walking, communicating) protects against #mentalillness Mark Ferro PhD student, Shannon Reaume, finds: bit.ly/3XvKzU6 UWaterloo School of Public Health Sciences Joel Dubin Chris Perlman

Don't forget to register for Dr. James Scott's presentation that will be taking place on Tuesday, September 17.

First study of the p factor in children with chronic #physicalillness shows promise predicting #mentalillness diagnosis; warrants using transdiagnostic approaches in pediatric care bit.ly/3ZledwH UWaterloo School of Public Health Sciences

So honoured to have received the Dr. Peter B. Dent Memorial Research Impact Award today. Peter was an incredible colleague, mentor and friend and he has guided me (and continues to do so in spirit) on my research journey. McMaster University Department of Pediatrics McMaster Health Sciences McMaster Children's Hospital

On July 1st, @CSEBSCEB welcomed its new Board of Directors - Hilary Brown, Eduardo Franco, Xiangfei Meng, Laura Duncan, @Fareha_Nis, @BFrangione11, Lisa Lix, Iwona Bielska, Marie-Claude Rousseau, Anita Koushik, Laura Anderson. Congratulations to everyone on your 2 year terms!

Interested in learning more about our professional and research graduate programs? Attend the Graduate Studies Information Night on October 30 at 4pm. Register here: bit.ly/4eMd9Xu

We need to do more to support the mental health of children and youth with rheumatic diseases. Cassie + Friends Society Mark Ferro Arthritis Society Canada CRA SCR Take a Pain Check Foundation CAPA

Huge congrats to Olayinka Oláyinká Ìmísíolúwa Àrímọrọ̀, a doctoral student and member of Person-centered Methods and Analytics Lab, who received the 2024 Best Student Oral Presentation Award and Travel Scholarship Award at the 31st annual conference of the ISOQOL in Cologne, Germany.