Sharon Clark, Dalhousie University

Research

Access To Services Children And Adolescents Covid-19 Learning Health System Mental Health Needs Mental Health Services Service Evaluation Virtual Mental Health Care

Latest papers

Goal-oriented practices in youth mental health and wellbeing settings: A scoping review and thematic analysis of empirical evidence.
Psychology and psychotherapy · 2025
Implementation of a Knowledge Management System in Mental Health and Addictions: Mixed Methods Case Study.
JMIR formative research · 2023
Feasibility of Text Messages for Enhancing Therapeutic Engagement Among Youth and Caregivers Initiating Outpatient Mental Health Treatment: Mixed Methods Study.
JMIR formative research · 2022

All 4 publications

Latest funding

"Where do you want to go?": Developing Practice Principles for Inclusive Goal-Based Outcome Monitoring With Youth in Community Mental Health Services
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$199,642
Our Virtual Reality: Rapidly Responding to Changing Mental Health Needs among Children and Adolescents
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$194,211
A Multi-Disciplinary, Patient-Partnered, Pan-Canadian, Comparative Effectiveness Evaluation of an Innovative Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care Bundle
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$3,000,000

All 4 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Goal-oriented practices in youth mental health and wellbeing settings: A scoping review and thematic analysis of empirical evidence.

Jacob J, Wozney L, Oddli HW, Duncan C, Chorney J, Emberly D, Law D, Clark S, Heien S, Boulos L, Cooper M

Psychology and psychotherapy2025

DOI: 10.1111/papt.12564 PMID: 39670986

02

Implementation of a Knowledge Management System in Mental Health and Addictions: Mixed Methods Case Study.

Chorney J, Johnson Emberly D, Jeffrey J, Hundert A, Pakkanlilar O, Abidi S, Bagnell A, Brennan M, Campbell LA, Clark S, Bradley K, Ross O

JMIR formative research2023

DOI: 10.2196/39334 PMID: 36745489

03

Feasibility of Text Messages for Enhancing Therapeutic Engagement Among Youth and Caregivers Initiating Outpatient Mental Health Treatment: Mixed Methods Study.

Jerrott S, Clark S, Chorney J, Coulombe A, Wozney L

JMIR formative research2022

DOI: 10.2196/35685 PMID: 35738559

04

Text Message Interventions in Adolescent Mental Health and Addiction Services: Scoping Review.

MacDougall S, Jerrott S, Clark S, Campbell LA, Murphy A, Wozney L

JMIR mental health2021

DOI: 10.2196/16508 PMID: 33416504

"Where do you want to go?": Developing Practice Principles for Inclusive Goal-Based Outcome Monitoring With Youth in Community Mental Health Services

Co-investigatorCIHR2022CG:SCYMHS - other specialized mental health and/or substance use health settings

Principal investigators: Wozney, Lori M

Keywords: Co-Design; Consensus Building; Diversity, Equity And Inclusion; Evidence Synthesis; Measurement-Based Care; Mental Health Service Planning; Quality Improvement; Shared Decision-Making; Standards And Guidelines; Youth-Centered

$199,642

Our Virtual Reality: Rapidly Responding to Changing Mental Health Needs among Children and Adolescents

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 MH & Substance Use - Understanding Rapid System Transformations

Principal investigators: Campbell, Leslie A; Brennan, Maureen L; Clark, Sharon E; Emberly, Debbie; Chorney, Jill E

Keywords: Access To Services; Children And Adolescents; Covid-19; Learning Health System; Mental Health Needs; Mental Health Services; Service Evaluation; Virtual Mental Health Care; Vulnerable Populations

$194,211

A Multi-Disciplinary, Patient-Partnered, Pan-Canadian, Comparative Effectiveness Evaluation of an Innovative Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care Bundle

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Stang, Antonia S; Stubbs, Michael D; Wasylak, Tracy J; Wright, Bruce; Berthelot, Simon; Cherry, Jonathan; Eltorki, Mohamed; Finkelstein, Yaron; Gagnon, Isabelle; Joubert, Gary I; Lipman, Ellen L; Macdonald, Lee; Mater, Ahmed; Newton, Mandi S; Porter, Robert; Rasiah, Jananee; Sareen, Jitender; Sawyer, Scott; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Addictions; Child And Adolescent; Comparative Effectiveness; Emergency Department; Health Information Management; Home And Community-Based Care; Implementation Science; Mental Health; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Priorities

$3,000,000

Supporting Clinician Behaviour Change to lead to Mental Health System Transformation

Nominated PICIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Clark, Sharon E

Keywords: Child And Adolescent Mental Health; Choice And Partnership Approach; Clinician Behaviour Change; Collaborative Research; Health Services Research; Implementation Science; Mental Health System Transformation; Shared Decision Making; Youth And Family Engagement

$19,250

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

Community Health and Epidemiology
School of Nursing
Other

Co-authors at Dalhousie University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Jill Chorney

Community Health and Epidemiology

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Maureen Brennan

Community Health and Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Debbie Emberly

Community Health and Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Alexa Bagnell

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Andrea Murphy

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Lori Wozney

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Access To Services Dear Professor Clark, 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 "Goal-oriented practices in youth mental health and wellbeing settings: A scoping review and thematic analysis of empirical evidence." (2025), 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 "Our Virtual Reality: Rapidly Responding to Changing Mental Health Needs among Children and Adolescents" (2020), 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]