Jordan Edwards (he/him)

Psychiatric Epidemiologist | @HamHealthSci @mch_childrens Research Associate | @ICESOntario | @CAPEpidemiology Treasurer

[McMaster Child Health Research @McMasterCHR]

📣 #MCHRD2025 presenters — let’s spread the word!

Share your excitement on social media & showcase your research. Don’t forget to use our hashtag #MCHRD2025 and check out the graphic below to make your posts stand out! 🔍📊

[McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health (AYM) Team @Mac_AYM]

📢 NEW 📢

The AYM Team has launched a platform for sharing #CHSCY research proposals and publications on Open Science Framework (OSF).

Learn more about OSF will support our commitment to following our Guiding Principle of #Research Integrity: https://t.co/bDSOOR7dRU

[Dr. Kelly Anderson @anderskk3]

Come work with our team! We have post-doc positions available with our Public Mental Health Research Group at Western University on projects focused on psychiatric epidemiology and public mental health. See the ad for full details and application info.

https://t.co/Fyd1DIRCAe

[The Offord Centre for Child Studies @OffordCentre]

Registration is now open for an Offord Centre seminar on March 6 with @TracieAfifi, a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Childhood Adversity and Resilience. RSVP at [email protected] before Feb. 28.

[Pediatric Autism Research Cohort (PARC) Study @PARC_Study]

In this free live speaker talk by Dr. Amedeo D’Angiulli, learn how neurodiverse children use imagination differently to navigate daily life, communicate, and build relationships.

➡️Register here, open to all: https://t.co/iV6o8NKTed

#ChildHealth #Autism #Neurodiversity @CHEO

[McMaster Child Health Research @McMasterCHR]

Registration & volunteer sign-up are OPEN for #MCHRD2025! 🎉

When: March 26, 2025
Where: @McMasterU Student Centre

RSVP by March 12 to attend (non-presenters). Volunteer & judging roles are open to learners, staff, faculty, & parent/family partners. ⬇️ https://t.co/9nktaRsMi4

[The Offord Centre for Child Studies @OffordCentre]

📢 New research alert: What factors are linked to higher use of intense mental health care in kids and teens?

The study, published in @TheCJPsych, from Offord and @MacPsychiatry researchers dive into the key insights to guide support.

Read: https://t.co/9d4onyUwyB

[The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry @TheCJPsych]

In a new paper, Careau et al. conduct an analysis of news media coverage of suicide in Canada. Good news: they find that adherence to the responsible suicide reporting guidelines has "moderately improved over the course of the 4-year period."

https://t.co/YGua8VXoBk

[The Offord Centre for Child Studies @OffordCentre]

📢 Check out this commentary in @JAdolesHealth from Offord researchers.

It covers the pandemic-related factors to consider when evaluating how well evidence on youth's mental health service use during COVID-19 applies to different settings.

Read: https://t.co/KwujqH4On4

[The Offord Centre for Child Studies @OffordCentre]

A new study led by core Offord member Amanda Sim shows that screenings of a locally-produced narrative film about parenting led to a significant reduction in physical violence against children in Asia. @MacPsychiatry

Read more: https://t.co/9iX4YkJTKR

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

Katherine Morrison (@KatherineMorri6), co-director @MacMODR and professor @MacUPediatrics, spoke with @CBCNews about diagnosing obesity and why it's important to move away from thinking just about weight and height and focus on health.

https://t.co/YPjPSCdos2

[Couturier Lab @CouturierLab]

Happy New Year all! We are hiring for another full-time research assistant to join our team and work on two new eating disorder projects. If you (or someone you know) is interested, visit https://t.co/kMqHTahqGv and search for Job ID 116480. Please share!

[McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health (AYM) Team @Mac_AYM]

Meet Andrea Krishnapillai, AYM PhD Candidate!🌟

Andrea’s interests are in #mentalhealth disparities affecting minority children and women, exploring barriers like cultural #stigma, limited access to services, and #knowledge gaps. 🧠

Learn more: https://t.co/Ma6FSgq57U

[The Offord Centre for Child Studies @OffordCentre]

How can mental health services be improved upon in Ontario schools? @DryburghNicole, a @CIHR_IRSC Health System Impact Postdoctoral Fellow, is looking to find out through her new fellowship with @SMHO_SMSO. @Mac_AYM 👇
https://t.co/idywW425UD

[The Offord Centre for Child Studies @OffordCentre]

For over 30 years, Ellen Lipman has been working to better the lives of children and adolescents in Canada. Those contributions have now been recognized with two prestigious awards. @McMasterPNB @HamHealthSci
👇
https://t.co/lVkVqu0MYE

[Emma Soneson @emma_soneson]

*NEW PUB: Making the most of imperfect gender data*

Adolescent research must reflect today’s evolving gender landscape, especially for trans & gender diverse (TGD) young people.

Our new Perspective outlines how to work with existing, imperfect data 🧵

https://t.co/Kp6Zxao3q8

[Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression @CundillatCAMH]

📢 Missed our last Speaker Series? No worries! Dr. Emma Nolan will be sharing her expertise on youth mental health using multi-informant approaches on November 18th @ 12PM.

🌟 Register now and join us in 10 days!
https://t.co/IZRzzcqcPy

[Karen A. Patte @Karen_Patte]

Our @COMPASS_UW Youth Committee created & submitted a video to the @CIHR_IRSC IHDCYH Talks Contest on their work in the COMPASS study.

See below to check out this fully youth led & developed video & vote for your favourite: