Partner Linkage Tool for the Governance Structure of the Team Grant - National Platform for Evidence-Based Programs and Practices: Youth Mental Health
Overview
The National Platform for Evidence-Based Programs and Practices: Youth Mental Health funding opportunity is part of the Youth Mental Health Fund (YMHF), supported by the Government of Canada's strategic investment to create lasting and meaningful improvements in the mental health of youth and their families.
The objective of this funding opportunity is to establish a National Evidence Platform focused on the review of evidence of youth mental health interventions, programs and practices, relevant to the Canadian context, including but not limited to the Youth Mental Health Fund-funded and e-mental health interventions.
This Partner Linkage Tool is intended to support the establishment of a robust, inclusive and nationally representative governance structure across federal, provincial and territorial levels, including participation with an advisory and/or leadership role from the following key groups:
- Researchers with expertise in evidence standards, mental health interventions, youth mental health, Indigenous mental wellness, evidence synthesis, biostatistics, randomised controlled trial methodology, economic evaluation, implementation science, Canadian health systems, policy and regulations;
- For Indigenous data and knowledge, the governance structure must be co-developed and reflect shared authority with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples to ensure it reflects distinctions-based rights, knowledge systems, priorities and self-determination, Indigenous governance structures as well as Indigenous data governance mechanisms;
- Youth/families and people with lived or living experience;
- Health policy and decision-makers;
- Key knowledge users, such as youth councils, health professionals and community-based organizations.
The governance structure will support the National Platform in establishing evidence standards and knowledge-sharing for youth who experience health inequities, such as Black youth; Indigenous youth; young women and girls; youth who identify as 2SLGBTQI+; youth living in low-income households; refugee, newcomer or immigrant youth; youth residing in rural and remote areas; youth experiencing systemic discrimination and racism; and youth facing other social or structural barriers or youth with overlapping realities.
Individuals and/or organizations with an interest in participating in the governance structure, and with expertise in the areas above, are invited to connect through the Partner Linkage Tool.
This Partner Linkage Tool includes information about researchers and organizations expressing interest in the governance structure of the National Evidence Platform for Evidence-Based Programs and Practices: Youth Mental Health Funding Opportunity. This is not a mandatory tool. Information is provided on a volunteer basis and does not confer any advantages in the evaluation and funding of applications.
Are you looking to be involved in the governance structure of the National Platform for the Evidence-Based Programs and Practices: Youth Mental Health? Fill out our Partner Linkage Tool online form. You may choose to have your information posted publicly online or shared only with potential applicants who have completed the registration step of the application process. If you would like to use this tool and share your information for research teams to be able to contact you, please complete the Partner Linkage Tool online form. The Partner Linkage Tool will be updated weekly until the application deadline and on a monthly basis for one year afterward, to support the establishment of the governance structure. Please share this tool with anyone you think may be interested in participating in this governance structure.
By completing and submitting this form, you are consenting to having your responses posted publicly online or shared with the registered applicants in the language of submission (English or French), and that applicants can potentially contact you to explore interest to partner. You may request to have your information edited or removed at any time by sending a request to support-soutien@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
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| Contact Information | Areas of Interest | Key Groups of the Governance Structure | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wojtek Wiercioch Assistant Professor, Director, McMaster University GRADE and Cochrane Canada Centre wierciww@mcmaster.ca ON 6478977825 |
The McMaster GRADE and Cochrane Canada Centre has extensive experience in evidence synthesis, guideline development, and methodology. As part of our work we have experience in building public-, patient-, clinician-, and policy-maker-facing evidence and recommendation platforms, which is one of our main areas of interest for the National Platform for Youth Mental Health. As part of our evidence synthesis work and experience we have covered numerous pediatric, youth health, and mental health topics. The other main area of interest for the platform is integration of Indigenous knowledge into evidence assessment. | Researchers with expertise in evidence standards, mental health interventions, youth mental health, Indigenous mental wellness, evidence synthesis, biostatistics, randomised controlled trial methodology, economic evaluation, implementation science, Canadian health systems, policy and regulations | Our research Centre, in addition to evidence synthesis, supports and leads health guideline development in all health topic areas. We particularly specialize in large guideline projects, including national and pan-Canadian guidelines and knowledge mobilization. |
| Marianne Jacques Scientific Director, National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy marianne.jacques@inspq.qc.ca Québec 514-970-4157 |
My expertise focuses on evidence-informed public policy, Health in All Policies (HiAP), the social determinants of health and health inequities, knowledge mobilization, and the implementation and evaluation of public health interventions, as well as strengthening organizational and system capacity to support evidence-informed decision-making. I have extensive experience leading national and international collaborations to develop evidence syntheses, evaluation frameworks, implementation tools, and capacity-building initiatives for policy-makers and public health organizations. My current work focuses on advancing approaches to evaluate healthy public policies and intersectoral action to address the social determinants of health and reduce health inequities, strengthening public health competencies, and supporting the uptake of evidence through knowledge translation and implementation strategies. | Health policy and decision-makers | I'm not sure the above categories capture my type of organization, which has knowledge mobilisation mandate. |
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