Topic: Population Health
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This article makes the case for in-person photovoice as an irreplaceable method for health research with equity-owed populations, drawing on a study of homelessness and substance use among 2S/LGBTQ+ youth. It argues that virtual adaptations of photovoice undermine the depth and community embeddedness the method depends on.
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2026/05/27 | ||
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Cleary J, Nolan C, Guhn M, Thomson KC, Barker S, Deane C, et al. A study protocol for community
implementation of a new mental health monitoring system spanning early childhood to young adulthood.
Longitudinal Life Course Stud. 2023 Jul 1;14(3):446-65. Available from:
https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/llcs/14/3/article-p446.xml
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2023/07/07 | ||
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Gorfinkel LR, Snell G, Long D, del Casal M, Wu J, Schonert-Reichl K, Guhn M, Samji H. Access to mental health support, unmet need and preferences among adolescents during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 2023;43(4):182-90. https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.43.4.03
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2023/01/26 | ||
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Zhang K, Guhn M, Conklin AI. Association between social jetlag and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in
adolescents in Western Canada. Eur J Public Health. 2023 Apr 1;33(2):287-92. Available from:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36478224.
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2023/04/03 | ||
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Guhn, M., Gadermann, A., Almas, A., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., & Hertzman, C. (2016). Associations of teacher-rated social, emotional, and cognitive development to self-reported wellbeing, peer relations, and academic test scores in middle childhood. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 35, 76-84.
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2016/07/12 | ||
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This study examined whether poverty (neighborhood and household) was associated with future health or life satisfaction outcomes and whether the association operated through social support (adult support at home, adult support at school, peer belonging), or differed by the immigration background (nonimmigrant family or immigrant family) of the family. This study utilized a retrospective, longitudinal, population-based cohort that included self-reported survey data from the MDI.
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2024/12/20 | ||
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This study examined whether poverty (neighborhood and household) was associated with future health or life satisfaction outcomes and whether the association operated through social support (adult support at home, adult support at school, peer belonging), or differed by the immigration background (nonimmigrant family or immigrant family) of the family.
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2025/01/20 | ||
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This scoping review and meta-analysis synthesizes evidence on how type 1 diabetes affects cognitive skills — including memory, attention, and executive function — in children and adolescents. Findings clarify how the disease and its management may shape neurodevelopmental outcomes in young people.
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2026/05/27 | ||
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Oberle E, Ji XR, Alkawaja M, Molyneux TM, Kerai S, Thomson KC, et al. Connections matter: adolescent social
connectedness profiles and mental well-being over time. J Adolesc. 2023. Available from:
https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12250
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2023/10/31 | ||
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Haines-Saah RJ, Morris H, Schulz P, Jenkins E, Hyshka E. Engaging families and parent advocates in research on
substance use and drug policy reform: Guiding principles from a Canadian community-academic partnership.
Drug and Alcohol Review. 2023. Available from:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dar.13740
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2023/10/31 | ||
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Bando N, Walton K, O’Connor DL, Janus M, Unger SL. Examination of school readiness and factors related to
developmental vulnerability in children born very low birth weight. Child Care Health Dev. 2023;49(3):444-
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2023/10/26 | ||
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This research article assesses the RICHER social pediatric model, a low-barrier, place-based primary care program serving children with complex health needs in a marginalized urban community. The study uses a retrospective chart review of 210 patients to characterize the population's demographics, social determinants of health, diagnoses, and referral patterns. Results show a high prevalence of neurodevelopmental and mental health concerns, significantly exceeding rates in the general....
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2024/12/20 | ||
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See the extensive list of new articles released this month from HELP Faculty, Research Associates and Affiliate Faculty, Aboriginal Steering Committee members, and Trainees.
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2026/05/26 | ||
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Gilham K, Gadermann A, Dummer T, Murphy RA. Mental health, cancer risk, and the mediating role of lifestyle
factors in the CARTaGENE cohort study. PLoS One. 2023;18(2):e0281588. Available from:
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281588.
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2023/10/31 | ||
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Emerson, S.D., Petteni, M.G., Puyat, J.H. et al. Neighbourhood context and diagnosed mental health conditions among immigrant and non-immigrant youth: a population-based cohort study in British Columbia, Canada. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 58, 693–709 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-022-02301-2
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2023/10/26 | ||
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This study finds that "not-just-right experiences" - a sense that something feels incomplete or imperfect - act as a psychological link between obsessive-compulsive tendencies and executive dysfunction. The findings help clarify the cognitive mechanisms underlying OCD-spectrum presentations.
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2026/05/27 | ||
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Pighini MJ, Guhn M, Zumbo BD. Over-reaching with causality language in neurodevelopmental infant research: A
methodological literature review. Early Hum Dev. 2023:105781. Available from:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378378223000774.
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2023/10/26 | ||
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Thomson KC, Jenkins E, Gill R, Hastings KG, Richardson CG, Gagné Petteni M, et al. Parent psychological distress
and parent-child relationships two years into the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a Canadian crosssectional study. PLoS One. 2023;18(10):e0292670. Available from:
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292670
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2023/10/31 | ||
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Oberle E, Ji XR, Molyneux TM. Pathways from prosocial behaviour to emotional health and academic
achievement in early adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence. 2023;43(5):632-53. Available from:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/02724316221113349.
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2023/10/26 | ||
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This national survey examined why Canadian parents did or did not meet the 24-hour Movement Guidelines during the second wave of COVID-19, identifying individual, social, and environmental factors that shaped adherence to physical activity, sleep, and sedentary behaviour recommendations. Findings can inform public health interventions targeting movement health in parents of young children.
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2026/05/27 | ||
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Magee C, Oberle E, Guhn M, Gadermann A, Puyat JH. Risk of Diagnosed Adolescent-Onset Non-Affective Psychotic Disorder by Migration Background in British Columbia: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Can J Psychiatry. 2023 Jan;68(1):33-42. doi: 10.1177/07067437221100351. Epub 2022 Jun 13. PMID: 35698751; PMCID: PMC9720480.
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2023/10/26 | ||
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This UBC doctoral thesis examines how social-emotional learning (SEL) classes and risky play co-exist in kindergarten, using a person-centred approach to identify different child profiles. It explores how children engage with both structured SEL programming and unstructured risky play in early learning settings.
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2026/05/27 | ||
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By using Indigenous research methodologies with a strengths-based approach, the Tl’etinqox (Anaham) research team highlights sustainable community-led solutions suitable for the current and future public health emergencies. The purpose of the study was to identify Indigenous community-led solutions to public health emergencies, particularly climate change and pandemics in addition to build Tl’etinqox community research capacity through intergenerational cultural knowledge exchange.
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2025/06/20 | ||
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Canada lacks an approach to early childhood mental health prevention aimed at decreasing barriers to care among highest-needs families. In this Canadian randomized controlled trial, we aimed to evaluate whether participation in the Family Check-Up® (FCU®) would be associated with lower severity of child behavior problems (primary outcome) and caregiver psychological distress and daily parenting stress (secondary outcomes). Eligible caregivers of children aged 2–4 years with (i) high severity of
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2025/01/20 | ||
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Gadermann AM, Gagné Petteni M, Molyneux TM, Warren MT, Thomson KC, Schonert-Reichl KA, et al. Teacher
mental health and workplace well-being in a global crisis: Learning from the challenges and supports
identified by teachers one year into the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada. PLoS One.
2023;18(8):e0290230. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290230.
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2023/10/31 | ||
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Chen, Y.-J., Duku, E., Zaidman-Zait, A., Szatmari, P., Smith, I. M., Ungar, W. J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Vaillancourt, T., Kerns, C., Bennett, T., Elsabbagh, M., Thompson, A., & Georgiades, S. (2023). Variable patterns of daily activity participation across settings in autistic youth: A latent profile transition analysis. Autism, 27(8), 2241-2255. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231154729
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