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Article 01

Listening Beyond the Words

Speech can reveal a lot about how someone is doing, and for people living with schizophrenia, this is especially true. In a recent study at the Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health (CEYMH), we used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse short pieces of speech from people with and without schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, and discovered that the AI did not need to look at what people said, but simply at how their voice sounded.

Alban Voppel research coordinator, post doctorat student from Mcgill university at the center of excellence in youth mental health

Dr Alban VoppelRESEARCH COORDINATOR – MOTS+ PROJECT

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Article 02

Can We Understand Youth Mental Health Earlier?

Many mental health difficulties begin before the age of 25, and they are not always noticed right away. The BLOOM program is working to change this by following young people in the Montreal area over five years to better understand when and how mental health challenges emerge, with the goal of identifying better ways to support youth as early as possible.

 
Elsa Bernier, research assistant and youth navigator for bloom project at the center of excellence in youth mental health

Elsa BernierRESEARCH ASSISTANT & YOUTH NAVIGATOR

Céline Villemus Operations director and research project manager at the center of excellence in youth mental health

Céline VillemusDIRECTOR OF THE OPERATIONS

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