Maritt Kirst, University of Toronto

Latest papers

Cannabis legalization and hospitalizations in Alberta: Interrupted time series analysis by age and sex.
Journal of addictive diseases · 2025
Patterns and effects of social integration on housing stability, mental health and substance use outcomes among participants in a randomized controlled Housing First trial.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2020 · first author
Tobacco outlet density, neighbourhood stressors and smoking prevalence in Toronto, Canada.
Health & place · 2019 · first author

All 27 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on acute care outcomes
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$225,675
Health in All Policies: A Scoping Review
CIHR · 2009 · Co-investigator
$110,000

All 2 grants and awards

27 publications.

01

Cannabis legalization and hospitalizations in Alberta: Interrupted time series analysis by age and sex.

Kim C, Bai Y, Allin S, Kirst M, O'Campo P, Ienciu K, Xia X, MacMaster F, Rittenbach K, Chum A

Journal of addictive diseases2025

DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2024.2355370 PMID: 38764209

02

Patterns and effects of social integration on housing stability, mental health and substance use outcomes among participants in a randomized controlled Housing First trial.

Kirst M, Friesdorf R, Ta M, Amiri A, Hwang SW, Stergiopoulos V, O'Campo P

Social science & medicine (1982)2020First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113481 PMID: 33218893

03

Tobacco outlet density, neighbourhood stressors and smoking prevalence in Toronto, Canada.

Kirst M, Chaiton M, O'Campo P

Health & place2019First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102171 PMID: 31349201

04

Co-responding police-mental health programmes: Service user experiences and outcomes in a large urban centre.

Lamanna D, Shapiro GK, Kirst M, Matheson FI, Nakhost A, Stergiopoulos V

International journal of mental health nursing2018

DOI: 10.1111/inm.12384 PMID: 29044920

05

Addressing health inequities in Ontario, Canada: what solutions do the public support?

Kirst M, Shankardass K, Singhal S, Lofters A, Muntaner C, Quiñonez C

BMC public health2017First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3932-x PMID: 28056891

06

What works in implementation of integrated care programs for older adults with complex needs? A realist review.

Kirst M, Im J, Burns T, Baker GR, Goldhar J, O'Campo P, Wojtak A, Wodchis WP

International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care2017First author

DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzx095 PMID: 28992156

07

Collaboration and involvement of persons with lived experience in planning Canada's At Home/Chez Soi project.

Nelson G, Macnaughton E, Curwood SE, Egalité N, Voronka J, Fleury MJ, Kirst M, Flowers L, Patterson M, Dudley M, Piat M, Goering P

Health & social care in the community2016

DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12197 PMID: 25689287

08

Understanding the role of Indigenous community participation in Indigenous prenatal and infant-toddler health promotion programs in Canada: A realist review.

Smylie J, Kirst M, McShane K, Firestone M, Wolfe S, O'Campo P

Social science & medicine (1982)2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.12.019 PMID: 26745867

09

Client engagement in home and community care services

Kirst M, Elmi A, Ray-Daniels M, Foster J

Healthcare Management Forum20163 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1177/0840470416644452

10

The impact of a Housing First randomized controlled trial on substance use problems among homeless individuals with mental illness.

Kirst M, Zerger S, Misir V, Hwang S, Stergiopoulos V

Drug and alcohol dependence2015First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.10.019 PMID: 25465295

Evaluating the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on acute care outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chum, Antony; MacMaster, Frank P

Keywords: Acute Care; Cannabis Legalization; Policy Evaluation; Population Health; Public Health

$225,675

Health in All Policies: A Scoping Review

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Evidence on Tap - Expedited Knowledge Synthesis

Principal investigators: Laupacis, Andreas; O'Campo, Patricia J

Keywords: Evidence Synthesis; Health Equity; Intersectoral Policy-Making; Joined-Up Government; Public Policy; Scoping Review

$110,000

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

Centre for Urban Health Solutions
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
Epidemiology Division
Psychology
Li Ka Shing Knowledge
School of Nursing
Nursing
Other

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

Patricia O’Campo

Epidemiology Division

9 shared papers, latest 2025

Vicky Stergiopoulos

School of Nursing

6 shared papers, latest 2020

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Li Ka Shing Knowledge

6 shared papers, latest 2020

Ketan Shankardass

Centre for Urban Health Solutions

5 shared papers, latest 2017

Michael Chaiton

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

4 shared papers, latest 2019

Aisha Lofters

Department of Family and Community Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2017

Farah Ahmad

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

3 shared papers, latest 2012

Farah Ahmad

Health Policy and Management

3 shared papers, latest 2012

Michelle Firestone

Centre for Urban Health Solutions

2 shared papers, latest 2016

Ketan Shankardass

Health Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Sivan Bomze

Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2013

Catharine Chambers

Epidemiology Division

1 shared papers, latest 2011

Stephen Hwang

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Cannabis legalization and hospitalizations in Alberta: Interrupted time series analysis by age and sex.

Patterns and effects of social integration on housing stability, mental health and substance use outcomes among participants in a randomized controlled Housing First trial.

Tobacco outlet density, neighbourhood stressors and smoking prevalence in Toronto, Canada.

Co-responding police-mental health programmes: Service user experiences and outcomes in a large urban centre.

Addressing health inequities in Ontario, Canada: what solutions do the public support?

What works in implementation of integrated care programs for older adults with complex needs? A realist review.

Collaboration and involvement of persons with lived experience in planning Canada's At Home/Chez Soi project.

Understanding the role of Indigenous community participation in Indigenous prenatal and infant-toddler health promotion programs in Canada: A realist review.

Client engagement in home and community care services

The impact of a Housing First randomized controlled trial on substance use problems among homeless individuals with mental illness.

Evaluating the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on acute care outcomes

Health in All Policies: A Scoping Review

Frequent collaborators

Patricia O’Campo

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Ketan Shankardass

Michael Chaiton

Aisha Lofters

Aisha Lofters

Farah Ahmad

Farah Ahmad

Myra Piat

Geoffrey Nelson

Michelle Firestone

Ketan Shankardass

Myra Piat

Sivan Bomze

Antony Chum

Yihong Bai

Arij Elmi

Catharine Chambers

Stephen Hwang