Cody Shepherd, Charlotte Waddell. (2015, June). A Qualitative Study of Autism Policy in Canada: Seeking Consensus on Children’s Services. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
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Improving Children’s Mental Health: Six highly effective psychosocial interventions
This research report was prepared in May 2015 at the request of the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development. It aims to inform policymaking by providing a review of highly effective Children’s mental health psychosocial prevention and treatment interventions — based on randomized-controlled trial evidence of benefits in young people as well as policy feasibility. Continue reading
Child and Youth Mental Disorders: Prevalence and Evidence-Based Interventions
Child and Youth Mental Disorders: Prevalence and Evidence-Based Interventions is a report that was prepared for the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development. It provides the latest research evidence on the prevalence of mental disorders in children and youth along with estimates of the number affected in BC and Canada. It also presents the latest research evidence on effective prevention and treatment interventions and makes recommendations for new public investments needed to improve child and youth mental health.
Charlotte Waddell, the lead author of the report and the Director of the Children’s Health Policy Centre, presented this evidence to BC’s Legislative Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth on June 11, 2014.
Creating Comprehensive Children’s Mental Health Indicators for British Columbia
Charlotte Waddell, Cody Shepherd, Alice Chen, and Michael Boyle. (2013, April). Creating comprehensive children’s mental health indicators for British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
Home Visitation in the Prevention of Child Maltreatment: An Evidence-Based Overview
H. MacMillan and C. Waddell. (2012). Home visitation in the prevention of child maltreatment: An evidence-based overview. World Perspectives on Child Abuse, 10, 103–106.
Knowledge Translation in Mental Health: From Epidemiology to Policy
Goering, P., Waddell, C. (2010). Knowledge translation in mental health: From epidemiology to policy. In Cairney, J., Streiner, D. (Editors), Mental disorder in Canada: An epidemiological perspective (pp. 431–447). Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press.
Creating Mentally Healthy Communities, Starting with Children
Charlotte Waddell, Cody Shepherd, and George McLauchlin. (2008). Creating mentally healthy communities, starting with children. In Mentally healthy communities: A collection of papers (pp. 45–58). Ottawa, ON: Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Treating Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Disorders in Children and Youth
Summary:
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are conditions involving a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to adverse consequences. Children and youth with SUDs also frequently display mental disorders.
Preventing Substance Use Disorders in Children and Youth
Summary:
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are conditions involving a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to adverse consequences.
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Preventing Mental Disorders in Children: A Public Health Priority
Charlotte Waddell, Kimberley McEwan, Ray DeV. Peters, Josephine M. Hua, and Orion M. Garland. (2007). Preventing mental disorders in children: A public health priority. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 98(3).