Carla Hilario, University of British Columbia

Research

Health Equity Filipino Patient-Oriented Research Racialized Communities Research Priorities Knowledge Mobilization Youth

Latest papers

Associations between naturally occurring school engagement with public health units and adolescent mental health.
PloS one · 2026
Time, diagnosis, and medication: The institutional circuit of billing in community mental health care.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025 · senior author
Rhetorics and Realities of Access in Community Mental Health Care.
Nursing inquiry · 2025 · senior author

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Building relationships to identify health research priorities and plan community-based research with Filipino Canadian communities
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$50,000
Identifying health research and knowledge mobilization priorities for promoting health equity in Canada's youth
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Peer-based mental health supports for children and youth in low-resource settings
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 4 grants and awards

14 publications.

01

Associations between naturally occurring school engagement with public health units and adolescent mental health.

Hunter S, Hilario C, Leatherdale ST, Patte KA, Smith BT, Pabayo R

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345085 PMID: 41950189

02

Time, diagnosis, and medication: The institutional circuit of billing in community mental health care.

Melino K, Olson J, Spiers J, Rankin J, Hilario C

Social science & medicine (1982)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118455 PMID: 40768956

03

Rhetorics and Realities of Access in Community Mental Health Care.

Melino K, Rankin J, Olson J, Spiers J, Hilario C

Nursing inquiry2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/nin.70014 PMID: 40190176

04

The association between local public health unit funding and adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal findings from the Ontario public health information database (OPHID) and COMPASS studies

Hunter S, Smith BT, Schwartz N, Rebellato S, Patte KA, Hilario C, Anderson LN, Leatherdale ST, Pabayo R

Journal of Affective Disorders20251 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119759

05

Association Between Area-Level Income Inequality and Health-Related School Absenteeism: Evidence From the COMPASS Study.

Hunter S, Hilario C, Patte KA, Leatherdale ST, Pabayo R

The Journal of school health2024

DOI: 10.1111/josh.13390 PMID: 37675587

06

Youth mental health care use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada: an interrupted time series, population-based study.

Russell MJ, Urichuk L, Parker N, Agyapong VIO, Rittenbach K, Dyson MP, Hilario C

Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13034-024-00785-1 PMID: 39127668

07

Resettlement, Employment, and Mental Health Among Syrian Refugee Men in Canada: An Intersectional Study Using Photovoice.

Clark N, Yurdakul G, Hilario C, Elgharbawy H, Izzden N, Moses E, Zaidalkilani M

International journal of environmental research and public health2024

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21121600 PMID: 39767441

08

Using random forest to identify correlates of depression symptoms among adolescents.

Gohari MR, Doggett A, Patte KA, Ferro MA, Dubin JA, Hilario C, Leatherdale ST

Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2024

DOI: 10.1007/s00127-024-02695-1 PMID: 38847814

09

"The Walls Had Been Built": A Qualitative Study of Canadian Adolescent Perspectives on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Taylor M, Dimitropoulos G, Scott SD, Ben-David S, Hilario C

Global qualitative nursing research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/23333936241273270 PMID: 39228819

10

Racism in Health Services for Adolescents: A Scoping Review.

Hilario C, Louie-Poon S, Taylor M, Gill GK, Kennedy M

International journal of social determinants of health and health services2023First author

DOI: 10.1177/27551938231162560 PMID: 36927090

Building relationships to identify health research priorities and plan community-based research with Filipino Canadian communities

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Hilario, Carla T

Keywords: Filipino; Health Equity; Patient-Oriented Research; Racialized Communities; Research Priorities

$50,000

Identifying health research and knowledge mobilization priorities for promoting health equity in Canada's youth

Nominated PICIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth

Principal investigators: Hilario, Carla T; Amany, Raissa; Smith, Stacie; Boakye, Priscilla N; Cassidy, Christine E; Foster-Boucher, Caroline H

Keywords: Health Equity; Knowledge Mobilization; Youth

$100,000

Peer-based mental health supports for children and youth in low-resource settings

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Puyat, Joseph H

Keywords: Children And Youth; Low-Resource Settings; Peer-Based Mental Health Supports

$20,000

Voices of Children and Youth: Community Injury Prevention through Visual Storytelling and Intervention

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pike, Ian; Macpherson, Alison; Mcdonald, Rose-Alma J

Keywords: Child And Youth Injury Prevention; Participatory Photo Mapping; Visual Story Telling

$248,626

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Occupational Therapy
School of Nursing
Psychiatry
Pediatrics
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Laura Anderson

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Yanbo Zhang

Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Shelly Ben-David

Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Steven Rebellato

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Nancy Clark

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Equity Dear Professor Hilario, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Associations between naturally occurring school engagement with public health units and adolescent mental health." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Building relationships to identify health research priorities and plan community-based research with Filipino Canadian communities" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Carla Hilario

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Associations between naturally occurring school engagement with public health units and adolescent mental health.

Time, diagnosis, and medication: The institutional circuit of billing in community mental health care.

Rhetorics and Realities of Access in Community Mental Health Care.

The association between local public health unit funding and adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal findings from the Ontario public health information database (OPHID) and COMPASS studies

Association Between Area-Level Income Inequality and Health-Related School Absenteeism: Evidence From the COMPASS Study.

Youth mental health care use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada: an interrupted time series, population-based study.

Resettlement, Employment, and Mental Health Among Syrian Refugee Men in Canada: An Intersectional Study Using Photovoice.

Using random forest to identify correlates of depression symptoms among adolescents.

"The Walls Had Been Built": A Qualitative Study of Canadian Adolescent Perspectives on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Racism in Health Services for Adolescents: A Scoping Review.

Building relationships to identify health research priorities and plan community-based research with Filipino Canadian communities

Identifying health research and knowledge mobilization priorities for promoting health equity in Canada's youth

Peer-based mental health supports for children and youth in low-resource settings

Voices of Children and Youth: Community Injury Prevention through Visual Storytelling and Intervention

Frequent collaborators

Roman Pabayo

Laura Anderson

Liana Urichuk

Gina Dimitropoulos

Carla Hilario

Yanbo Zhang

Shelly Ben-David

Steven Rebellato

Nancy Clark