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Amy Gajaria

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Assistant ProfessorSocial & Behavioural Health Sciences DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Amy Gajaria

Assistant Professor

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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16 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Latest papers

Supporting Canadian youth in conflict with the law: a call to action for child health professionals.
Paediatrics & child health · 2026
Mental health and sexual and reproductive health services for girls, young women and gender-diverse youth with intersectional identities: protocol for a realist review.
BMJ open · 2025
Understanding Canadian experiences of suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol of a pan-Canadian qualitative study.
BMJ open · 2025

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Pan-ancestry approaches to understand the genetic and environmental contributors to mental health in children and youth
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,541,475
Mapping the Journey for Youth Transitioning to Adult Care
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$77,512
Décolonisation du droit du numérique dans l'espace OHADA
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$90,822

All 6 grants and awards

23 publications.

Supporting Canadian youth in conflict with the law: a call to action for child health professionals.

Mooney J, Gafoor K, Gajaria A, Barnert ES, Carwana M

Paediatrics & child health2026

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxag004 PMID: 42518636

Mental health and sexual and reproductive health services for girls, young women and gender-diverse youth with intersectional identities: protocol for a realist review.

Quinlan-Davidson M, Chiodo D, Donovan J, Rodak T, Gibson J, Dixon M, Walpole D, Darnay K, Gajaria A, Kidd S, Lam JSH, van der Miesen AIR, Henderson JL

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092105 PMID: 40664414

Understanding Canadian experiences of suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol of a pan-Canadian qualitative study.

Baharikhoob P, Hollenberg E, Cuperfain AB, Rudoler D, Nicoll G, Blumberger D, Bolton J, Chartier GB, Crawford A, Furqan Z, Gajaria A, Gratzer D, Hatcher S, Husain MI, Kurdyak P, Lam JSH, Lavergne MR, Marshall EG, Mulsant B, Reid N, Schütz CG, Stergiopoulos V, Zaheer J

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100048 PMID: 41005773

Characterizing suicidal thoughts and behaviours in individuals presenting to a psychiatric emergency department: a protocol for a multimethod approach for suicide prevention research.

Baharikhoob P, Maslej M, Wong AHC, Mulsant B, Blumberger D, Courtney D, Husain MI, Kurdyak P, Kleinman RA, Torfason A, Gajaria A, Diaconescu A, Ma A, Sonley A, Abramovich A, Crawford A, Petronis A, Fage B, Orchard C, Buchman DZ, Liu F, Strudwick G, Lam JSH, Berrevoets M, Mozuraitis M, Reid N, Husain O, Ali S, McMain S, De Luca V, Stergiopoulos V, Lunsky Y, Zaheer J

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087561 PMID: 40228850

Exploring the perspectives of non-insured individuals utilizing emergency departments in Toronto: a qualitative study.

Siu C, Rao S, Hayman K, Hulme J, Alamgir A, Gajaria A

CJEM2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-025-00872-y PMID: 40048075

Correction: Teaching Psychiatry Faculty to Address Unconscious Bias: Implementation of a Large-Scale Intervention

Darani SA, Gajaria A, Singhal N, Ho C, Rawle F

Academic Psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1007/s40596-024-02020-7

Teaching Psychiatry Faculty to Address Unconscious Bias: Implementation of a Large-Scale Intervention

Darani SA, Gajaria A, Singhal N, Ho C, Rawle F

Academic Psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1007/s40596-024-02012-7

Social and Structural Drivers of Health and Transition to Adult Care.

Bailey K, Avolio J, Lo L, Gajaria A, Mooney S, Greer K, Martens H, Tami P, Pidduck J, Cunningham J, Munce S, Toulany A

Pediatrics2024

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062275 PMID: 38084099

Development and implementation determinants of competency frameworks for mental health clinicians and service providers working with youth: a scoping review protocol.

Boateng R, Karim F, Bielecki J, Batt AM, Gajaria A, Munce S, Rac VE

BMJ open2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087437 PMID: 39209487

Talking ‘Bout Better outcomes for Adolescent Depression: Youth and Caregiver Perspectives on an Integrated Care Pathway for Depression

Gajaria A, Greenblatt A, Prebeg M, Relihan J, Szatmari P, Courtney DB

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry20246 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1177/13591045231184916

Pan-ancestry approaches to understand the genetic and environmental contributors to mental health in children and youth

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Crosbie, Jennifer

Keywords: Gene X Environment; Genetic Diversity; Genomics; Mental Health; Pan-Ancestry; Psychiatry; Trans-Ethnic Approaches

$1,541,475

Mapping the Journey for Youth Transitioning to Adult Care

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Toulany, Alene

Keywords: youth; transition to adult care; photovoice; journey mapping; art-based research; interdisciplinary

$77,512

Décolonisation du droit du numérique dans l'espace OHADA

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gautrais, Vincent G.

Keywords: Implants juridiques; Droit des technologies; OHADA; Normativités numériques

$90,822

Pan-ancestry approaches to understand the genetic and environmental contributors to mental health in children and youth

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Crosbie, Jennifer

Keywords: Gene X Environment; Genetic Diversity; Genomics; Mental Health; Pan-Ancestry; Psychiatry; Trans-Ethnic Approaches

$100,000

Strengthening Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario's Learning Health System through Enhancing Measurement Based Care, Data Integration and Equity-focused Practices

Co-investigatorCIHR2023IYS-Net Phase 1: Building Learning Health System Net. - Stream 1 Network Grants

Principal investigators: Henderson, Jo; Woodward, Graham L; Chiodo, Debbie G; Jackson-Best, Fatimah; Linklater, Renee; Mckenzie, Kwame J; Quinlan-Davidson, Meaghen

Keywords: Integrated Youth Services; Learning Health System; Patient-Oriented Approach; Youth And Family Engagement

$1,168,041

Experiences of suicide-related thoughts and behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pan-Canadian qualitative study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.: Addr. the Wider Impacts of COVID- Exacerb. of disp. among marg. pops.

Principal investigators: Zaheer, Juveria; Rudoler, David

Keywords: Mental Health; Qualitative Research; Suicide Prevention

$499,971

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

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Amy Gajaria

Latest papers

Latest funding

Supporting Canadian youth in conflict with the law: a call to action for child health professionals.

Mental health and sexual and reproductive health services for girls, young women and gender-diverse youth with intersectional identities: protocol for a realist review.

Understanding Canadian experiences of suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol of a pan-Canadian qualitative study.

Characterizing suicidal thoughts and behaviours in individuals presenting to a psychiatric emergency department: a protocol for a multimethod approach for suicide prevention research.

Exploring the perspectives of non-insured individuals utilizing emergency departments in Toronto: a qualitative study.

Correction: Teaching Psychiatry Faculty to Address Unconscious Bias: Implementation of a Large-Scale Intervention

Teaching Psychiatry Faculty to Address Unconscious Bias: Implementation of a Large-Scale Intervention

Social and Structural Drivers of Health and Transition to Adult Care.

Development and implementation determinants of competency frameworks for mental health clinicians and service providers working with youth: a scoping review protocol.

Talking ‘Bout Better outcomes for Adolescent Depression: Youth and Caregiver Perspectives on an Integrated Care Pathway for Depression

Pan-ancestry approaches to understand the genetic and environmental contributors to mental health in children and youth

Mapping the Journey for Youth Transitioning to Adult Care

Décolonisation du droit du numérique dans l'espace OHADA

Pan-ancestry approaches to understand the genetic and environmental contributors to mental health in children and youth

Strengthening Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario's Learning Health System through Enhancing Measurement Based Care, Data Integration and Equity-focused Practices

Experiences of suicide-related thoughts and behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pan-Canadian qualitative study

Frequent collaborators

Juveria Zaheer

Alice Charach

Jacqueline Relihan

Certina Ho

Paul Kurdyak

Daniel Blumberger

Jennifer Hulme

Sarah Munce

Benoit Mulsant

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Kate Hayman

Allison Crawford

Certina Ho

Peter Szatmari

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Christa Orchard

Russell Schachar

David Rudoler

Gillian Strudwick

Jennifer Crosbie

Marco Battaglia