Mental Health: How Can We Reach Young People? – Dr. Iyer
In an interview on Radio-Canada’s D’est en est, aired on August 12, Dr. Iyer discusses a particularly important issue: youth mental health and the best ways to reach and engage young people.
Thematic group: Youth Mental Health and Early Intervention
Drs. Rachel Rabin and Lena Palaniyappan join Canada’s first national Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium
August 12, 2026 Drs. Rachel Rabin and Lena Palaniyappan will play a leading role in a major new national initiative to advance understanding of the relationship between cannabis use and brain health across the lifespan. The Government of Canada has announced a $24 million investment through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to establish … Read more
ACCESS Open Minds program saves nearly $10 for every dollar invested
A study led by Dr. Jai Shah finds greatest public benefits come from including young people with the most complex mental health needs, challenging a growing focus on milder cases Text adapted from Keila DePape, McGill University, 2026. ACCESS Open Minds, the flagship program based at the Douglas, is an innovative youth mental health service … Read more
Six teams funded through CIHR’s Spring 2026 Project Grant Competition
CIHR results for the last project grant competition were published last month. We are pleased to report that in this latest competition, Douglas researchers have secured over $6M in grant funding. Congratulations to our successful applicants, and thank you to Dr. Dominique Walker, who chairs the Internal Grant Review Committee, as well as to all the researchers who gave their time to review their … Read more
Youth suicide: Where mental health and social adversity intersect
Along with her team, Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy, a researcher at the Douglas Research Centre, Associate Professor at McGill University’s Department of Psychiatry, and Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention, has just published a systematic review investigating the factors that contribute to youth suicide. The article, entitled “Risk and protective factors for suicide mortality in … Read more
AIRE Learning Community Days
Dr. Srividya Iyer, a researcher at the Douglas Research Centre and Full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, led the organization of the province-wide AIRE Learning Community Days, held on June 2 and 3 in Montréal. The event brought together more than 175 participants from Aire ouverte youth hubs across Québec, including … Read more
Opinion: The identity trap of incel rage – Dr. Anthony Gifuni
Mental-health services must understand how loneliness, shame, rejection, digital alienation and certain ideologies converge in vulnerable young men. In an opinion piece jointly published today in The Monreal Gazette and Le Devoir, Dr. Anthony Gifuni shares his thoughts on the recent violent events in Montreal and the source of so-called “incel” anger. “As a psychiatrist … Read more
Dr. Geoffroy and Dr. Villeneuve featured in the series ‘Générations sous pression’
Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy and Dr. Sylvia Villeneuve feature in the new documentary series Generations Under Pressure, broadcast on Savoir média and available free of charge on its web platform. In episode 2, L’adolescence anxieuse (Anxious Adolescence), Dr. Geoffroy shares her expertise on adolescent mental health.Today’s teenagers are living under pressure. As a post-pandemic generation, caught … Read more
Douglas Candidates Awarded CIHR Postdoctoral Research Award
April 8, 2026 We are pleased to present the list of Douglas Research Centre trainees who have been awarded CIHR Postdoctoral Research Awards. The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program recognizes and supports the next generation of outstanding innovators, knowledge workers, creative thinkers and researchers at a pivotal time in their careers. The program provides … Read more
Innovating Today, Transforming Care Tomorrow: Highlights from the D3SM Day
On March 20, 2026, the Douglas Research Centre hosted the D3SM Day, a full-day hybrid event dedicated to celebrating the achievements of the Douglas Data and Digital Science for Mental Health (D3SM) initiative. Under the theme “Digital Mental Health: Innovate Today, Transform Care Tomorrow,” the event highlighted the evolution of the initiative from its inception … Read more