I was meant to be studying for an exam so naturally I wrote a blog instead cmajblogs.com/why-i-called-a…

Thrilled to finally share our work looking at pathways to mental health services for young people. Huge thanks to my fellow co-authors (#womeninscience ) and to Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology for inviting the review. rdcu.be/43Lq #phdlife #YouthMentalHealth Dr. Kelly Anderson ACCESS Open Minds

Fresh off the press! The first paper is the hardest (even if it’s brief). Important implications regarding the integration of services for early stages of psychosis. #first #services #outreach #psychosis #IEPA2018

I immigrated to this continent to escape tear gas memories where I grew up. While that experience was not easy, no one tear gassed me on my way into this country. That our country is doing this should shame us all. wapo.st/2BzkidI v @WashingtonPost Ali Noorani @Ocasio2018

Despite regional program, over 50% of suspected cases of nonaffective psychosis in London ON catchment did not have contact with early psychosis intervention services for screening or admission: new ICES Schulich WesternU paper by Dr. Kelly Anderson. ices.on.ca/Publications/J…

Antipsychotic drugs versus cognitive behavioural therapy versus a combination of both in people with psychosis: a randomised controlled pilot and feasibility study - The Lancet Psychiatry thelancet.com/journals/lanps…

For women, kids and families — we need universal #childcare, by Joshua Ostroff cbc.ca/news/opinion/u… via CBC News #sdoh

At SIRS in Florence and happy to be colleague with major award winners Drs Malla and Palaniyappan Lena K. Palaniyappan Schizophrenia Canada CanPsychiatricAssoc

'Something is better than nothing': Exercise helps ward off #depression | CBC News cbc.ca/news/health/ex…

Cannabis and psychosis: what is the link and who is at risk? This should be an important consideration during the process of legalizing cannabis use in Canada: theconversation.com/cannabis-and-p… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Whooping cough is much more prevalent in Ontario than previously thought: new ICES Public Health ON study highlights importance of keeping childhood vaccines and adult boosters up-to-date. thestar.com/life/2018/05/0…

Events coming up SER - "Mediation: Contemporary Epidemiologic Tools to Evaluate Direct and Indirect Effects" by Jay Kaufman The Ohio State University College of Public Health May 10th at 9 AM EST

A point we often don’t do a good enough job of teaching. This is part of the tyranny of null hypothesis significance testing! x.com/elysialarson/s…

I'll say it again and again: every time somebody in the public eye talks about #mentalhealth, stigma drops for everybody. This time kudos go out to Ryan Reynolds: nytimes.com/2018/05/02/mov…

It's #MentalHealthWeek. A recent study by ICES Women's College Hospital showed #MentalHealth and physical health come hand-in-hand, with patients with a major #MentalIllness twice as likely to have 5+ ED visits in a year, compared to those without. ices.on.ca/Publications/J…

A great statistician once told me that every day he felt just a bit dumber than the day before. x.com/jd_wilko/statu…

The anniversary of #smallpox eradication is a good time for some vaccine appreciation, by Julia Belluz vox.com/2018/5/8/17138… via Vox #vaccination

It’s time we said no more discrimination, no more ignorance, no more funding gaps. It’s time for every Canadian to rally together to ensure mental illness gets the same priority as any other illness. Help drive change with CAMH: camh.ca/en/driving-cha… #MentalHealthIsHealth

Are all #vaccinations up-to-date for you and your family? Number of Ontario cases of #WhoopingCough nearly 8X higher than previous reports, with danger highest for babies: recent ICES Public Health ON paper by @NSCrowcroft Jeff Kwong #pertussis ices.on.ca/Newsroom/News-…