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Shalini Lal

ResearcherPsychiatryUniversité de Montréal

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Shalini Lal

Researcher

Psychiatry

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Crc Youth Mental Health Services Digital Mental Health / E-Mental Health Interventions Feasibility Studies Mental Health Services Research Mixed Methods Research (Quan-Qual)Peer Support Pragmatic Trials

Latest papers

Satisfaction With Youth Mental Health Services in Diverse Settings: Results From a Pan-Canadian Initiative.
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2026
Acceptability, Feasibility, and Outcome Responsiveness of the Joint Effort Mobile App for Promoting Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Among Young Adults: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026
Return on investment of enhanced primary youth mental health services in a large Canadian urban centre: a retrospective cohort study.
The lancet. Psychiatry · 2026

All 56 publications

Latest funding

How Peers Influence Healthcare Teams' Homelessness Prevention and Care Practices: A Participatory Multiple Case Study
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$742,050
How Peers in Healthcare Teams Transform Homelessness Prevention and Care Practices: A Participatory Multiple Case Study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Canada Research Chair - Tier 2
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$500,000

All 7 grants and awards

56 publications.

Satisfaction With Youth Mental Health Services in Diverse Settings: Results From a Pan-Canadian Initiative.

Bedirian J, Cowan T, Noël V, Lal S, Joober R, Shah J, Abdel-Baki A, Fuhrer R, Boksa P, Andersson N, MacDonald K, Morin CA, Levasseur MA, Vallianatos H, Augustine L, Friese K, Godin I, Urichuk L, Hutt-MacLeod D, Plourde V, Rabbitskin N, Reaume-Zimmer P, Rousseau C, Malla A, Iyer SN

Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2026

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20250441 PMID: 41992106

Acceptability, Feasibility, and Outcome Responsiveness of the Joint Effort Mobile App for Promoting Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Among Young Adults: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Côté J, Chicoine G, Auger P, Vinette B, Rouleau G, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Pagé MG, Lapierre J, Lal S, Genest C, Fontaine G, Cossette S, Cheng J, Jutras-Aswad D

JMIR mHealth and uHealth2026

DOI: 10.2196/71957 PMID: 42208065

Return on investment of enhanced primary youth mental health services in a large Canadian urban centre: a retrospective cohort study.

Shah JL, Thanh NX, Surood S, Poudel S, Urichuk L, D'Andrea G, Latimer E, Andersson N, Boksa P, Joober R, Lal S, Iyer SN, Malla A, Jacobs P, ACCESS Open Minds

The lancet. Psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(26)00165-3 PMID: 42413522

Exploring the Presenting Problems and Services Received by Youth with Diverse Mental Health Presentations in Integrated Youth Mental Health Services Across Canada.

Mughal S, Sanchez-Allakhverdieva A, Abdel-Baki A, Andersson N, Boksa P, Hutt-Macleod D, Joober R, Lal S, Chisholm-Nelson J, Morrison N, Frampton A, Levasseur MA, Augustine L, Friese K, Godin I, Hay K, Rabbitskin N, Reaume-Zimmer P, Vallianatos H, Iyer SN, Malla A, Shah JL, ACCESS Open Minds

International journal of integrated care2026

DOI: 10.5334/ijic.10147 PMID: 41868958

A Mobile App (Joint Effort) to Support Cannabis Use Self-Management and Reinforce the Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies: Development Process and Usability Testing.

Côté J, Auger P, Chicoine G, Cheng J, Cossette S, Fontaine G, Genest C, Lal S, Lapierre J, Pagé MG, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Rouleau G, Vinette B, Jutras-Aswad D

JMIR formative research2025

DOI: 10.2196/71924 PMID: 40550117

Manager Perspectives on Services Addressing Mental Health Needs of Youth in Physical Rehabilitation.

Tremblay SM, Lal S, Ferro MA, Anaby D

Child: care, health and development2025

DOI: 10.1111/cch.70102 PMID: 40435388

An Approach to Providing Timely Mental Health Services to Diverse Youth Populations.

Iyer SN, Boksa P, Joober R, Shah J, Fuhrer R, Andersson N, Lal S, D'Andrea G, Morrison N, Noel V, Rabouin D, Cowan T, MacDonald K, Levasseur MA, Poukhovski-Sheremetyev F, Abdel-Baki A, Augustine L, Friese K, Godin I, Hay K, Hutt-MacLeod D, Plourde V, Rabbitskin N, Reaume-Zimmer P, Rousseau C, Rudderham H, Abba-Aji A, Aubin D, Urichuk L, Vallianatos H, Golchi S, Winkelmann I, Chisholm-Nelson J, Malla A

JAMA psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.4880 PMID: 40009399

Services Addressing Mental Health Needs of Youth in Physical Rehabilitation: Perspectives of Clinicians, Youth and Family Members.

Tremblay SM, Lal S, Ferro MA, Anaby D

Child: care, health and development2025

DOI: 10.1111/cch.70019 PMID: 39629880

Mental health practices in rehabilitation for youth with physical disabilities: a chart review study.

Tremblay SM, Lal S, Ferro MA, Anaby DR

Disability and rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2344659 PMID: 38666597

When “Self‐Harm” Means “Suicide”: A Topic Modeling Study of Adolescent Online Help‐Seeking for Self‐Harm

Lind MN, Razi A, Scholten H, George MJ, De Choudhury M, Granic I, Lal S, Wisniewski PJ, Allen NB

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior20251 citations

DOI: 10.1111/sltb.70055

How Peers Influence Healthcare Teams' Homelessness Prevention and Care Practices: A Participatory Multiple Case Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Boivin, Antoine; Rouly, Ghislaine

Keywords: Cultural Safety; Heatlh Equity; Homelessness Prevention And Care; Integrated Care; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Interdisciplinary Research; Mixed Methods Research; Multiple Case Study; Participatory Research; Peer Support

$742,050

How Peers in Healthcare Teams Transform Homelessness Prevention and Care Practices: A Participatory Multiple Case Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Boivin, Antoine; Rouly, Ghislaine

Keywords: Cultural Safety; Heatlh Equity; Homelessness Prevention And Care; Integrated Care; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Interdisciplinary Research; Multiple Case Study; Participatory Research; Peer Support; Qualitative Research

$100,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2022Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Lal, Shalini

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

A novel web-based mental health intervention integrating peer support and clinical moderation to enhance recovery and prevent relapse in adults diagnosed with psychotic disorders: A pragmatic feasibility study of Horyzons-Canada

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lal, Shalini; Alvarez-Jimenez, Mario; Lepage, Martin

Keywords: Digital Mental Health / E-Mental Health Interventions; Feasibility Studies; Mental Health Services Research; Mixed Methods Research (Quan-Qual); Peer Support; Pragmatic Trials; Psychosocial Therapies; Psychotic Disorders; Service Engagement; Training And Capacity Building In E-Mental Health

$481,950

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2017Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Lal, Shalini

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

An Integrated Self-Referral eHealth Strategy for Improving Rapid and Direct Access to Youth Mental Health Services: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Six Canadian Healthcare Settings

Nominated PICIHR2015Operation:eHealth Innov Partnership Program(eHIPP)-Youth &Adolescent Mental Hlth

Principal investigators: Lal, Shalini; Hutt-MacLeod, Daphne; Reaume-Zimmer, Paula R; Rousseau, Cecile; Torrie, Jill E; Iyer, Srividya N; Jacobs, Philip; Joober, Ridha; Shah, Jai

Keywords: Access To Care; Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial; Economic Evaluation; Ehealth Innovations; Help-Seeking On-Line; Pathways To Care; Qualitative Methods; Referral; Stepped-Wedge; Wait Times; Youth Mental Health Services

$750,000

Investigating eHealth innovations to improve access and quality of mental health services for youth

Nominated PICIHR2015CIHR New Investigator

Principal investigators: Lal, Shalini

Keywords: Access To Services And Service Engagement; Ehealth Innovations/Emental Health; Knowledge Translation; Mixed Methods; Multi-Stakeholder Engagement; Participatory Methods; Pathways To Care And Treatment Delay; Recovery And Relapse Prevention; Youth Mental Health; Youth Mental Health Services

$300,000

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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Shalini Lal

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Satisfaction With Youth Mental Health Services in Diverse Settings: Results From a Pan-Canadian Initiative.

Acceptability, Feasibility, and Outcome Responsiveness of the Joint Effort Mobile App for Promoting Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Among Young Adults: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Return on investment of enhanced primary youth mental health services in a large Canadian urban centre: a retrospective cohort study.

Exploring the Presenting Problems and Services Received by Youth with Diverse Mental Health Presentations in Integrated Youth Mental Health Services Across Canada.

A Mobile App (Joint Effort) to Support Cannabis Use Self-Management and Reinforce the Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies: Development Process and Usability Testing.

Manager Perspectives on Services Addressing Mental Health Needs of Youth in Physical Rehabilitation.

An Approach to Providing Timely Mental Health Services to Diverse Youth Populations.

Services Addressing Mental Health Needs of Youth in Physical Rehabilitation: Perspectives of Clinicians, Youth and Family Members.

Mental health practices in rehabilitation for youth with physical disabilities: a chart review study.

When “Self‐Harm” Means “Suicide”: A Topic Modeling Study of Adolescent Online Help‐Seeking for Self‐Harm

How Peers Influence Healthcare Teams' Homelessness Prevention and Care Practices: A Participatory Multiple Case Study

How Peers in Healthcare Teams Transform Homelessness Prevention and Care Practices: A Participatory Multiple Case Study

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

A novel web-based mental health intervention integrating peer support and clinical moderation to enhance recovery and prevent relapse in adults diagnosed with psychotic disorders: A pragmatic feasibility study of Horyzons-Canada

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

An Integrated Self-Referral eHealth Strategy for Improving Rapid and Direct Access to Youth Mental Health Services: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Six Canadian Healthcare Settings

Investigating eHealth innovations to improve access and quality of mental health services for youth

Frequent collaborators

Shalini Lal

Ashok Malla

Ridha Joober

Ridha Joober

Patricia Boksa

Neil Andersson

Amal Abdel-Baki

Amal Abdel-Baki

Neil Andersson

Dana Anaby

Jai Shah

Rebecca Fuhrer

Jai Shah

Liana Urichuk

Manuela Ferrari

Norma Rabbitskin

Martin Lepage

Srividya Iyer

Christine Genest

Martin Lepage

Vickie Plourde

Myra Piat

Guillaume Fontaine

Mimi Israel

Tovah Cowan

Guillaume Fontaine

Srividya Iyer

Kristine Newman

Howard Steiger

Didier Jutras-Aswad

Myra Piat

Sylvie Cossette

Robin Urquhart

Suzanne Archie

Priya Subramanian

Lena Palaniyappan

Philip Tibbo

Paula Reaume-Zimmer

Diane Aubin

Robyn Tamblyn