Featured Publications
A selection of literature led by McCain Centre research leads and collaborators
Mental Health in the Context of Canada's Youth Justice System
Michele Peterson-Badali, Sarah McCormick, Nina Vitopoulos, Krista Davis, Zohrah Haqanee, Tracey A. Skilling | Canadian Criminal Law Review, January, 2015
About Mental Health in the Context of Canada's Youth Justice SystemExamining the Measurement Invariance and Psychometrics of the Drug Abuse Screening Test for Adolescents (DAST-A) in Justice-Involved Youth
Alexandra Mogadam, Tracey A. Skilling, Liam Hannah | Criminal Justice and Behaviour, April, 2024
About Examining the Measurement Invariance and Psychometrics of the Drug Abuse Screening Test for Adolescents (DAST-A) in Justice-Involved YouthLessons Learned from the Implementation of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario, an Integrated Youth Services Network: Perspectives from Network Leads
Nirupa Varatharasan, Deb Chiodo, Mary Hanna, Jo Henderson | International Journal of Integrated Care, April, 2024
About Lessons Learned from the Implementation of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario, an Integrated Youth Services Network: Perspectives from Network LeadsA qualitative study exploring youth's experiences of hospital- and integrated community-based mental health services: the YouthCan IMPACT initiative
Meaghen Quinlan-Davidson, Jo Henderson, Peter Szatmari, Amy Cheung, Mahalia Dixon, Jacqueline Relihan, Dana Singer, Lisa D. Hawke, Kristin Cleverley | BMC Psychiatry, November, 2025
About A qualitative study exploring youth's experiences of hospital- and integrated community-based mental health services: the YouthCan IMPACT initiativeA qualitative study of Canadian mental health service providers' perspectives on mental health guidelines for youth involved in the justice system
Megan J. Magier, Melissa Blackburn, Evelyn Vingilis, Michele Peterson-Badali, Tara Marie Watson, Michelle Scully, Fiona G. Kouyoumdjian, Leonora Regenstreif, Branka Agic, Tracey A. Skilling, Hayley A. Hamilton | Children and Youth Services Review, January, 2026
About A qualitative study of Canadian mental health service providers' perspectives on mental health guidelines for youth involved in the justice systemExamining the Reliability and Validity of the Criminal Sentiments Scale-Modified and the Pride in Delinquency Scale in Black and White Canadian Justice System-Involved Youth
Cassandra R. Stevenson, Michele Peterson-Badali, Tracey A. Skilling | Criminal Justice and Behaviour, January, 2026
About Examining the Reliability and Validity of the Criminal Sentiments Scale-Modified and the Pride in Delinquency Scale in Black and White Canadian Justice System-Involved YouthGender Differences in the Prevalence and Predictive Validity of Protective Factors in a Sample of Justice-Involved Youth
Julie Goodwin, Shelley L. Brown, Tracey A. Skilling | Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, May, 2022
About Gender Differences in the Prevalence and Predictive Validity of Protective Factors in a Sample of Justice-Involved YouthEvaluation of the mental health transition navigation model in child and adolescent mental health settings: findings from a pre-post, mixed-methods study
Kristin Cleverley, Soha Salman, Lexi Ewing, Julia Davies, Hans Ang, Mardi Daley, Sarah Brennenstuhl, Saba Nasir, Krista Lemke, Alice Charach, Suneeta Monga, Daphne Korczak | European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, October, 2025
About Evaluation of the mental health transition navigation model in child and adolescent mental health settings: findings from a pre-post, mixed-methods studyRemodeling Broken Systems: Addressing the National Emergency in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Misty C Richards, Nicole M Benson, Nicole Kozloff, Michelle S Franklin | Psychiatric Services, September, 2023
About Remodeling Broken Systems: Addressing the National Emergency in Child and Adolescent Mental HealthThe Relationship Between Frontal Cortical Thickness and Externalizing Psychopathology is Associated with Treatment Outcomes in Children with Externalizing Problems: A Preliminary Pilot Study: La relation entre l'épaisseur du cortex frontal et les troubles extériorisés est associée aux résultats thérapeutiques chez les enfants ayant des problèmes extériorisés : une étude pilote préliminaire
Lee Propp, Hajer Nakua, Anne-Claude V Bedard, Marcos Sanches, Stephanie H Ameis, Brendan F Andrade
About The Relationship Between Frontal Cortical Thickness and Externalizing Psychopathology is Associated with Treatment Outcomes in Children with Externalizing Problems: A Preliminary Pilot Study: La relation entre l'épaisseur du cortex frontal et les troubles extériorisés est associée aux résultats thérapeutiques chez les enfants ayant des problèmes extériorisés : une étude pilote préliminaire