Academic Publications

Academic Publications

Rethinking Evidence-Based Practice for Children’s Mental Health

March 11th, 2005

Charlotte Waddell and Rebecca Godderis. (2005). Rethinking evidence-based practice for children’s mental health. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 8(3).

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Research Use in Children’s Mental Health Policy in Canada: Maintaining Vigilance Amid Ambiguity

February 11th, 2005

Charlotte Waddell, John N. Lavis, Julia Abelson, Jonathan Lomas, Cody A. Shepherd, Twylla Bird-Gayson, Mita Giacomini, and David R. (Dan) Offord. (2005). Research use in children’s mental health policy in Canada: Maintaining vigilance amid ambiguity. Social Science & Medicine, 61(8).

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A Public Health Strategy to Improve the Mental Health of Canadian Children

January 11th, 2005

Charlotte Waddell, Kimberley McEwan, Cody A. Shepherd, David. R. Offord, and Josephine M. Hua. (2005). A public health strategy to improve the mental health of Canadian children. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 50(4).

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The Mental Health and Well-Being of Aboriginal Children and Youth: Guidance for New Approaches and Services

December 1st, 2004

The Sal’i’shan Institute has produced two reports on the mental health of First Nations children in partnership with the Children’s Health Policy Centre.

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Preventing and Treating Depression in Children and Youth

November 11th, 2004

Depression is relatively common, affecting over 35,000 children in BC. Children with depression feel sadness or irritability, lose pleasure in normal activities, and experience other symptoms that cause significant distress and impairment at home, at school or in the community.

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