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Youth Mental Health is a pressing global challenge. The Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, together with McGill University, the Douglas Research Centre, and the CIUSSS de l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal are poised to address it together.
Investing in Youth Mental Health is investing in our future
Our Centre is not a service provider. Need help? Call 1-800-668-6868 or visit kidshelpphone.ca. In crisis? Dial 911 or your local service provider. Additional mental health resources can be found here.
CEYMH News
December 2025:
CEYMH Director Awarded National Prize for Mental Health Research
Dr. Lena Palaniyappan, Director of the Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, has been awarded the 2025 Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research. The award recognizes innovative work advancing the early identification and treatment of psychosis, with the goal of improving long-term outcomes for young people.
Learn more here
November 2025:
New Guidelines Released on Partnering with Young People
The Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health has released a new set of General Guidelines on Partnering & Engaging with Young People, developed in collaboration with youth, family members, and lived-experience partners. The guidelines outline practical principles to support meaningful, respectful, and inclusive youth engagement across research, service development, and policy initiatives.
See the guidelines here
October 2025:
Publication Alert!
Speech and Language Markers as Longitudinal Predictors of Youth Mental Health: A Systematic Review
Click the link above to read the article and learn more.
October 2025:
Dr. Lena Palaniyappan is an esteemed professor, researcher, and psychiatrist whose work wields a remarkable range of techniques and multidisciplinary approaches to understanding mental health. His contributions have significantly advanced early intervention strategies, offering valuable insights into how we can better address mental health challenges in younger populations. It is an honor to share his expertise with the ELePHiNt community in this, our first official ELePHiNt interview.
Learn more here.
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