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Advancing Youth Mental Health is an interdisciplinary research team at the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University. Our research focuses on improving child and youth mental health and increasing access to effective mental health care for all.
Welcome to the Advancing Youth Mental Health (AYM) webpage. As members of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University and the Offord Centre for Child Studies, our team is dedicated to conducting high-quality child and youth mental health research that informs policy and practice to benefit children, youth and families.
The AYM team’s research focuses on population-based studies of child and youth mental health and access to care. To learn more, refer to our studies page for current and completed projects.
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Faculty of Health Sciences ➚
From COVID-19 to Climate Change: McMaster Explores Key Issues at Child Health Research Day
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AYM Team Presents at the 2025 SSERC
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Offord Centre for Child Studies ➚
How this Offord Postdoctoral Fellow is Looking to Improve Mental Health Services in Ontario Schools
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Royal Society of Canada ➚
Data Gaps Are Fueling Canada’s Children’s Mental Health Crisis, During COVID-19 and Beyond
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The Globe and Mail ➚
Data Gaps Are Fueling Canada’s Children’s Mental Health Crisis, During COVID-19 and Beyond
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Hamilton Spectator ➚
One-third of Ontario kids get the mental health care they need concludes Offord Centre study
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Hamilton Spectator ➚
No one oversees children's mental health in Ontario warn McMaster University researchers
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Hamilton Health Sciences ➚
Hamilton researchers find one in five children have a mental health disorder
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