Cathy Walsh, University of Toronto

Research

Families Focus Groups Mental Health And/Or Addictions Navigation Program Evaluation Scoping Review System Impact Transitional-Aged Youth

Latest papers

Transitions in mental health and addiction care for youth and their families: a scoping review of needs, barriers, and facilitators.
BMC health services research · 2023
Navigation for youth mental health and addictions: protocol for a realist review and synthesis of approaches and practices (The NavMAP standards project).
BMJ open · 2022

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Navigation for youth mental health and addictions: A realist review and synthesis of approaches and practices (The NavMAP standards project)
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$99,695
Evaluating the Impact of a Navigation Service for Transitional-Aged Youth with Mental Health and/or Addictions Concerns and their Families
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$194,000

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Transitions in mental health and addiction care for youth and their families: a scoping review of needs, barriers, and facilitators.

Markoulakis R, Cader H, Chan S, Kodeeswaran S, Addison T, Walsh C, Cheung A, Charles J, Sur D, Scarpitti M, Willis D, Levitt A

BMC health services research2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09430-7 PMID: 37165343

02

Navigation for youth mental health and addictions: protocol for a realist review and synthesis of approaches and practices (The NavMAP standards project).

Markoulakis R, Arora SRA, Kodeeswaran S, Di Febo M, Kuuter L, Fleming J, Walsh C, Hauser A, Cleverley K, Hitzig SL, Kokorelias K, Cheung A, Willis D, Levitt A

BMJ open2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068211 PMID: 36332944

Navigation for youth mental health and addictions: A realist review and synthesis of approaches and practices (The NavMAP standards project)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Gr.: Quadruple Aim and Equity-National Mental Health Service Standards

Principal investigators: Markoulakis, Roula; Kodeeswaran, Sugy; Levitt, Anthony J

Keywords: Caregivers; Families; Integrated Care; Mental Health And/Or Addictions; Mental Health Care System; Mental Health Service Access; Navigation Services; Patient-Oriented Research; System Impact; Youth

$99,695

Evaluating the Impact of a Navigation Service for Transitional-Aged Youth with Mental Health and/or Addictions Concerns and their Families

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: Transitions in Care - Evaluation Grants

Principal investigators: Levitt, Anthony J; Charles, Jocelyn; Kodeeswaran, Sugy; Sur, Deepy; Addison, Tracey; Malkin, Amie; Markoulakis, Roula; Walsh, Cathy

Keywords: Families; Focus Groups; Mental Health And/Or Addictions; Navigation; Program Evaluation; Scoping Review; System Impact; Transitional-Aged Youth

$194,000

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

Children, Youth and Families
Clinical Public Health Division
Geriatrics
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2019

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Families Dear Professor Walsh, 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 "Transitions in mental health and addiction care for youth and their families: a scoping review of needs, barriers, and facilitators." (2023), 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 "Evaluating the Impact of a Navigation Service for Transitional-Aged Youth with Mental Health and/or Addictions Concerns and their Families" (2019), 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]