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Toula Kourgiantakis

ResearcherChildren, FamilyUniversity of Toronto

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Toula Kourgiantakis

Researcher

Children, Family

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 SSHRC), most recently in 2024.

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Research

mental health addictions youth family intersectionality Suicide Systems of care Ecological

Latest papers

Using the suicide audit method to examine trajectories of adolescent girls following a suicide attempt in Québec, Canada: a study protocol.
BMJ open · 2026 · first author
Correction: Reducing the harms of cannabis use in youth post-legalization: insights from Ontario youth, parents, and service providers.
Harm reduction journal · 2026 · first author
Suicide among youth and young adults in Canada: bereaved parents' perspectives on the systems of care.
International journal of mental health systems · 2025 · first author

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Youth Suicide Risk Assessment in Québec and Ontario Emergency Departments: Service Providers' Experiences and Perspectives
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$41,841
Conférence internationale et activités de rayonnement: Membres de l'entourage d'un proche ayant une dépendance
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$69,889
A Critical Exploration of Youth Suicide and Systems of Care: Understanding Perspectives of Parents and Caregivers
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$43,470

All 7 grants and awards

23 publications.

Using the suicide audit method to examine trajectories of adolescent girls following a suicide attempt in Québec, Canada: a study protocol.

Kourgiantakis T, Mercier É, Côté M, Tousignant RN, Dumais Michaud AA, Maltais N, Rassy J, Lesage A

BMJ open2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115584 PMID: 41927300

Correction: Reducing the harms of cannabis use in youth post-legalization: insights from Ontario youth, parents, and service providers.

Kourgiantakis T, Hamilton A, Tait C, Kosar AKT, Lau CKY, McNeil S, Lee E, Craig S, Goldstein AL

Harm reduction journal2026First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-026-01515-w PMID: 42668368

Suicide among youth and young adults in Canada: bereaved parents' perspectives on the systems of care.

Kourgiantakis T, Cooper D, Cooper D, Craig S, Lee E, Jones J, Lau CKY, Tousignant RN, Singer JB, Johnstone M, Zaheer J

International journal of mental health systems2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s13033-025-00680-y PMID: 40830502

Pharmacists' role and experiences with delivering mental health care within team-based primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ashcroft R, Mathers A, Gin A, Lam S, Donnelly C, Brown JB, Kourgiantakis T, Mehta K, Rayner J, Sur D, Adamson K, Kirvan A, Dolovich L

The International journal of pharmacy practice2024

DOI: 10.1093/ijpp/riad086 PMID: 38071626

Protocol for a scoping review on technology use and sexual and gender minority youth and mental health.

Doll K, Craig S, Lee Y, Kourgiantakis T, Lee E, Dicesare D, Pearson A, Vo T

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291539 PMID: 38277342

Reducing the harms of cannabis use in youth post-legalization: insights from Ontario youth, parents, and service providers.

Kourgiantakis T, Hamilton A, Tait C, Tekirdag Kosar AK, Lau CKY, McNeil S, Lee E, Craig S, Goldstein AL

Harm reduction journal2024First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-01112-9 PMID: 39506846

Understanding youth and young adult cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: a scoping review on a public health issue.

Kourgiantakis T, Vicknarajah R, Logan J, Edwards T, Lee E, Craig S, Kaura A, Williams CC, Marshall S

Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2024First author

DOI: 10.1186/s13011-024-00615-9 PMID: 38886804

The Benefits and Challenges of Precepting Pharmacy Students Virtually in Interprofessional Primary Care Teams.

Ashcroft R, Mathers A, Gin A, Lam S, Donnelly C, Brown JB, Kourgiantakis T, Adamson K, Mehta K, Rayner J, Sur D, Kirvan A, Sheffield P, Dolovich L

American journal of pharmaceutical education2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100098 PMID: 37380266

Youth cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: service providers' perceptions, practices, and recommendations.

Kourgiantakis T, Lee E, Kosar AKT, Tait C, Lau CKY, McNeil S, Craig S, Ashcroft R, Williams CC, Goldstein AL, Chandrasekera U, Sur D, Henderson JL

Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2023First author

DOI: 10.1186/s13011-023-00550-1 PMID: 37349741

Access to mental health and addiction services for youth and their families in Ontario: perspectives of parents, youth, and service providers.

Kourgiantakis T, Markoulakis R, Lee E, Hussain A, Lau C, Ashcroft R, Goldstein AL, Kodeeswaran S, Williams CC, Levitt A

International journal of mental health systems2023First author

DOI: 10.1186/s13033-023-00572-z PMID: 36918893

Youth Suicide Risk Assessment in Québec and Ontario Emergency Departments: Service Providers' Experiences and Perspectives

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kourgiantakis, Toula

Keywords: Youth suicide; Family; Emergency departments; Quebec; Ontario; Service providers

$41,841

Conférence internationale et activités de rayonnement: Membres de l'entourage d'un proche ayant une dépendance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Côté, Mélissa

Keywords: Conférence; Internationale; Membres de l'entourage; Dépendance; Transfert des connaissances

$69,889

A Critical Exploration of Youth Suicide and Systems of Care: Understanding Perspectives of Parents and Caregivers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kourgiantakis, Toula

Keywords: Youth; Suicide; Family; Systems of care; Ecological; Intersectionality; Mental health; Addictions; Parents; Caregivers

$43,470

A Critical Exploration of Youth Suicide and Systems of Care: Understanding Perspectives of Parents and Caregivers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kourgiantakis, Toula

Keywords: Youth; Suicide; Family; Systems of care; Ecological; Intersectionality; Mental health; Addictions; Parents; Caregivers

$31,325

Examining Cannabis Use and Mental Health Concerns in Youth from the Perspectives of Youth, Parents, and Service Providers: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Kourgiantakis, Toula

Keywords: cannabis; mental health; addictions; stigma; discrimination; youth; family; service provider; intersectionality

$24,954

Fostering Socially Just and Culturally Competent Practice (SJCCP) in Social Work Education: Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) using Digital Technologies to Create an Innovative E-Learning Space

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lee, Eunjung

Keywords: social justice; diversity; simulation-based learning; social work education; competence

$62,121

Fostering Socially Just and Culturally Competent Practice (SJCCP) in Social Work Education: Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) using Digital Technologies to Create an Innovative E-Learning Space

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lee, Eunjung

Keywords: social justice; diversity; simulation-based learning; social work education; competence

$166,881

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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Toula Kourgiantakis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Using the suicide audit method to examine trajectories of adolescent girls following a suicide attempt in Québec, Canada: a study protocol.

Correction: Reducing the harms of cannabis use in youth post-legalization: insights from Ontario youth, parents, and service providers.

Suicide among youth and young adults in Canada: bereaved parents' perspectives on the systems of care.

Pharmacists' role and experiences with delivering mental health care within team-based primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Protocol for a scoping review on technology use and sexual and gender minority youth and mental health.

Reducing the harms of cannabis use in youth post-legalization: insights from Ontario youth, parents, and service providers.

Understanding youth and young adult cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: a scoping review on a public health issue.

The Benefits and Challenges of Precepting Pharmacy Students Virtually in Interprofessional Primary Care Teams.

Youth cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: service providers' perceptions, practices, and recommendations.

Access to mental health and addiction services for youth and their families in Ontario: perspectives of parents, youth, and service providers.

Youth Suicide Risk Assessment in Québec and Ontario Emergency Departments: Service Providers' Experiences and Perspectives

Conférence internationale et activités de rayonnement: Membres de l'entourage d'un proche ayant une dépendance

A Critical Exploration of Youth Suicide and Systems of Care: Understanding Perspectives of Parents and Caregivers

A Critical Exploration of Youth Suicide and Systems of Care: Understanding Perspectives of Parents and Caregivers

Examining Cannabis Use and Mental Health Concerns in Youth from the Perspectives of Youth, Parents, and Service Providers: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach

Fostering Socially Just and Culturally Competent Practice (SJCCP) in Social Work Education: Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) using Digital Technologies to Create an Innovative E-Learning Space

Fostering Socially Just and Culturally Competent Practice (SJCCP) in Social Work Education: Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) using Digital Technologies to Create an Innovative E-Learning Space

Frequent collaborators

Deepy Sur

Catherine Donnelly

Kavita Mehta

Lisa Dolovich

Travonne Edwards

Angie Hamilton

Sugy Kodeeswaran

Jennifer Rayner

Roula Markoulakis

Anthony Levitt

Audrey-Anne Dumais Michaud

Juveria Zaheer

Susan Cadell

Frank Sirotich

Marjorie Johnstone

Alain Lesage

Toula Kourgiantakis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Using the suicide audit method to examine trajectories of adolescent girls following a suicide attempt in Qu&#xe9;bec, Canada: a study protocol.

Correction: Reducing the harms of cannabis use in youth post-legalization: insights from Ontario youth, parents, and service providers.

Suicide among youth and young adults in Canada: bereaved parents' perspectives on the systems of care.

Pharmacists' role and experiences with delivering mental health care within team-based primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Protocol for a scoping review on technology use and sexual and gender minority youth and mental health.

Reducing the harms of cannabis use in youth post-legalization: insights from Ontario youth, parents, and service providers.

Understanding youth and young adult cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: a scoping review on a public health issue.

The Benefits and Challenges of Precepting Pharmacy Students Virtually in Interprofessional Primary Care Teams.

Youth cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: service providers' perceptions, practices, and recommendations.

Access to mental health and addiction services for youth and their families in Ontario: perspectives of parents, youth, and service providers.

Youth Suicide Risk Assessment in Québec and Ontario Emergency Departments: Service Providers' Experiences and Perspectives

Conférence internationale et activités de rayonnement: Membres de l'entourage d'un proche ayant une dépendance

A Critical Exploration of Youth Suicide and Systems of Care: Understanding Perspectives of Parents and Caregivers

A Critical Exploration of Youth Suicide and Systems of Care: Understanding Perspectives of Parents and Caregivers

Examining Cannabis Use and Mental Health Concerns in Youth from the Perspectives of Youth, Parents, and Service Providers: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach

Fostering Socially Just and Culturally Competent Practice (SJCCP) in Social Work Education: Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) using Digital Technologies to Create an Innovative E-Learning Space

Fostering Socially Just and Culturally Competent Practice (SJCCP) in Social Work Education: Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) using Digital Technologies to Create an Innovative E-Learning Space

Frequent collaborators

Deepy Sur

Catherine Donnelly

Kavita Mehta

Lisa Dolovich

Travonne Edwards

Angie Hamilton

Sugy Kodeeswaran

Jennifer Rayner

Roula Markoulakis

Anthony Levitt

Audrey-Anne Dumais Michaud

Juveria Zaheer

Susan Cadell

Frank Sirotich

Marjorie Johnstone

Alain Lesage

Using the suicide audit method to examine trajectories of adolescent girls following a suicide attempt in Québec, Canada: a study protocol.