Centre d'excellence en 
santé mentale des jeunes

Centre of Excellence
in Youth Mental Health

CEYMH Youth & Loved Ones Councils

Our counsils

Involving service users and their families in the pursuit of excellence in both research and the improvement of mental health care.
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Research

Research

Generating new knowledge in neuroscience and mental health for empirically-informed early interventions and treatments
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Activities

Activities

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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

Canadian youth affected by mental illness
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of adults experiencing mental illness developed symptoms before reaching the age of 25
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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

September 2026: 

Lived Experience Initiatives – August Highlights

Discover the monthly highlights from our Lived Experience Network, where young people with lived experience help shape youth mental health research by bringing their perspectives, experiences, and expertise to meaningful research participation.

Lived Experience Initiatives — Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health
Eric Guest, Experiential Science Talks

September 2026: 

Upcoming Experiential science talk

We are pleased to welcome Eric Guest, who will give a talk as part of our Experiential Science Talks series.

Join us on September 22, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST, on Zoom.

August 2026: 

Our latest article, published in European Psychiatry, calls for a shift in how inclusion is approached in mental health research. Rather than automatically excluding individuals due to cognitive or communication challenges, the study promotes a model of “supported inclusion,” where research methods are tailored to participants’ specific needs.

Lena Palaniyappan, Director, Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, McGill University
Lived Experience Initiatives — Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health

August 2026: 

Lived Experience Initiatives – July Highlights

Discover the monthly highlights from our Lived Experience Network, where young people with lived experience help shape youth mental health research by bringing their perspectives, experiences, and expertise to meaningful research participation.

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