Academic Publications

Academic Publications

Effectiveness of nurse-home visiting in improving child and maternal outcomes prenatally to age two years: A randomised controlled trial

July 19th, 2023

Catherine, N.L.A., MacMillan, H., Cullen, A., Zheng, Y., Xie, H., Boyle, M., Sheehan, D., Lever, R., Jack, S. M., Gonzalez, A., Gafni, A., Tonmyr, L., Barr, R., Marcellus, L., Varcoe, C., & Waddell, C. (2023). Effectiveness of nurse-home visiting in improving child and maternal outcomes prenatally to age two years: A randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13846 Read More »


COVID-19 and children’s mental health

April 27th, 2023

Schwartz C, Barican J, Yung D, & Waddell C. (2023). COVID-19 and children’s mental health: Implications for pandemic recovery. Vancouver, BC: Children’s Health Policy Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University.

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Addressing Mental Health Needs for Children with Neurodevelopmental Conditions

April 5th, 2023

Schwartz C, Barican J, Yung D, Cullen A, Gray-Grant D, & Waddell C. (2023). Addressing mental health needs for children with neurodevelopmental conditions. Vancouver, BC: Children’s Health Policy Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University.

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Children in Care: Reducing Needs While Improving Mental Health Outcomes

September 20th, 2022

Schwartz C, Barican J, Yung D, Gray-Grant D, & Waddell C. (2022). Children in Care: Reducing Needs While Improving Mental Health Outcomes. Vancouver, BC: Children’s Health Policy Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University.

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Public health nurses’ perceptions of their interactions with child protection services when supporting socioeconomically disadvantaged young mothers in British Columbia, Canada

March 7th, 2022

Marcellus, L., Tonmyr, L., Jack, S.M., Gonzalez, A., Sheehan, D., Varcoe, C., Kurtz Landy, C., Campbell, K., Catherine, N., MacMillan, H., & Waddell, C. (2022). Public health nurses’ perceptions of their interactions with child protection services when supporting socioeconomically disadvantaged young mothers in British Columbia, Canada. Child Abuse & Neglect, 124, 105426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105426

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