Joanna Henderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3916900 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joanna Henderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Henderson |
| SIGNATURE | HENDERSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9387-5193 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 49 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 49 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Factors Influencing Racial Discrimination and Prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Black Canadian Youths
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a complex and multifaceted mental health condition with far-reaching implications for youth well-being and society. This paper examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms consistent with probable MDD and their association with self-reported experiences of racial discrimination within the Black youth population in Canada. This study used a descriptive cross-sectional design. Questionnaires were administered vi…
Measuring Goal Progress Using the Goal‐Based Outcome Measure in Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario—An Integrated Youth Services Network
BACKGROUND: Goal-based outcomes (GBOs) are a tool for youth-directed care and have been successfully used in a small number of community youth mental health settings. Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) uses GBO data provided by youth to deliver care that amplifies youth voice in decision-making about supports that are important and meaningful to them. OBJECTIVE: This article summarizes GBO data from youth receiving clinical and nonclinical servic…
Measuring integration in “Integrated Youth Services” in Canada
Background: There are various conceptual models of integration in youth health care and wellness but challenges exist when implementing these tools or surveys and putting them into practice. We will generate dialogue and share our experiences using these models in the context of embedded research and evaluation programs. The aim of these programs is to measure the extent to which services and systems are integrated, and linking this with an under…
Leveraging integrated youth services (IYS) for social prescribing
Mental health service use among youth continues to be low while treatment for substance use has been found insufficient at meeting youth needs. Youth seeking services commonly experience multiple internalizing and externalizing difficulties as well as other challenges, such as substance use, that, when are unaddressed or under-addressed, can lead to poor developmental outcomes. The need for quality integrated services addressing these issues conc…
An innovative digital integrated youth services platform developed with and for youth
Integrated youth services (IYS) have developed at a rapid rate in Canada and across the globe as an innovative way to organize and deliver mental health and substance use (MHSU) services to young people, centering youth co-development and engagement as core components of model development. Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) is Ontario’s commitment to improved service access and outcomes for youth aged 12-25 through the implementation of IYS hubs …
Identifying ‘Where’ and ‘How’ Peer Support for Youth is Integrated into Community-Based Mental Health Services
Are we out of the woods yet? Youth-developed recommendations on recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic
Findings indicate the need for stronger partnerships between schools, community-based MHSU services, and hospitals, and job opportunities that pay a living wage
Youth-developed recommendations on public health planning for future pandemics or public health emergencies
For Canada to move forward in a relevant, efficient, and ethically sound manner, decisions must be guided by the population that these decisions affect. These recommendations can be used to guide Canada's strategies and policies to prepare for future public health emergencies and pandemics, prioritizing the needs of youth, families/caregivers, and communities
The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on youth mental health
‘Is It Safe? Is it not?’ A Youth‐Led Photovoice Study of Youth Perspectives of Covid‐19 Vaccine Confidence
BACKGROUND: Youth have been uniquely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite high rates of COVID-19 infection, youth had one of the lowest vaccine uptake rates. Certain characteristics can affect vaccine uptake, such as mental health and substance use, but it is important to understand uptake for an effective response to pandemics. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the perspectives of youth with mental health or substance use concerns on COVID-19…
Correlates of low resilience and physical and mental well-being among Black youths in Canada
In this study, the Black youth participants reported relatively low resilience scores. Employment, physical health, and mental health status were factors that contributed to low resilience. Further studies are needed to examine the causal link between resilience and its dynamic effect on health outcomes among Black youth. More interventions are needed to make mental health services accessible to Black youth in a more culturally sensitive way with…
Lessons Learned from the Implementation of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario, an Integrated Youth Services Network
Implementation of IYS is highly collaborative and quite complex. As interest in such models increase, so does the need for knowledge related to optimal implementation. Learnings have informed developments and improvements made to the YWHO model. Insights will also inform how stakeholders support youth in their communities in designing and implementing services that improve youth mental health and overall well-being
Integrated Youth Service Preferences of Caregivers of Justice-Involved Youth
Data gleaned from this analysis provides an understanding of what components of IYS models may help to engage caregivers of justice-involved youth
I Think Peer Support Helps to Demystify People Who Have Mental Health Issues and Helps to Remove That Stigma”
Measuring goal progress using the goal-based outcome (GBO) measure in Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario – an integrated youth mental health service
Problem and Context. There is a growing body of evidence indicating that the prevalence of mental health difficulties, in particular anxiety and depression, is increasing among youth, and many young people in this age group (12-25 years) do not get adequate mental health support. Recently, a global movement to transform youth mental health services is underway with the establishment of integrated youth services (IYS) that offer youth-specific car…
Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario
Problem and Context. The need for youth-friendly early intervention services to meet the mental health, substance use, primary care, and other social needs of adolescents and young adults is well-documented. Clinicians and researchers in child and youth mental health have been calling for better integration of child, youth, and family-facing systems (e.g., health, mental health, child welfare, youth justice, education), as well as increased atten…
Setting the stage for Measurement-Based Care (MBC)
Problem and Context: Measurement-based care (MBC) involves the systematic administration of standardized measures and the use of results to drive clinical decision-making within a therapeutic relationship framework. It is an integral part of youth-centered care and a core standard of integrated youth mental health services. Despite the wealth of evidence for the benefits of MBC in supporting high quality care, the implementation of MBC into routi…
The mental health of young people who are not in education, employment, or training
Learning Through a Pandemic
The objective of this paper was to examine the school-related experiences of youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants represented both clinical and community youth aged 14 to 28 who were sampled as part of a larger study. Feedback from youth attending school during the pandemic was qualitatively examined and youth who planned to attend school prior to the pandemic and did ( n = 246) and youth who planned to attend but did not ( n = 28) we…
Intervention outcome preferences for youth who are out of work and out of school
Young people want interventions to be individualized and integrated, providing a high level of support for their educational and employment pursuits as well as their mental health and well-being. Incorporating youth's perspectives when designing interventions can increase intervention relevance and potentially service uptake, helping youth continue to pursue their educational and vocational goals
Barriers and facilitators in implementing integrated youth services
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of an Integrated Youth Services Network in Ontario
By establishing a shared vision of delivering youth services across the integrated network, and engaging youth early in the process of model development, IYS have the potential to transform the service system for youth and their families. Meeting the diverse needs and challenges of youth who live in rural or small urban communities will enhance service delivery and experience for young people
The Wellness Quest
BACKGROUND: Less than 20% of youth who experience mental health difficulties access and receive appropriate treatment. This is exacerbated by barriers such as stigma, confidentiality concerns and lack of mental health literacy. A youth team developed the Wellness Quest: a health literacy tool to enable help-seeking youth to advocate for themselves. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the content, presentation and utility of the Wellness Quest tool among youth…
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Family Connections program for caregivers of youth with mental health challenges, part II
Background The Family ConnectionsTM (FC) program is a 12‐week support and skill‐training program for caregivers of youth with mental health challenges. The intervention was originally developed with a focus on borderline personality disorder (BPD). It is important to understand the experiences of caregivers in such interventions, as well as its applicability beyond BPD, for the purposes of evaluation and ongoing program improvement. Objective To …
‘It reshaped how I will do research’
BACKGROUND: Engaging youth and family members as active partners in research and service design offers great promise in improving projects. In youth mental health, recent research has highlighted the value of youth and family engagement. However, research on the experience and impacts of engagement is sparse. OBJECTIVE: This study explores the project team's experience of youth and family engagement in the design and development of the YouthCan I…
Mothers' and fathers' singing to infants
Mothers and fathers sang a song of their choice, once to their infant and once as if to their infant (simulated). The pitch of songs was higher and the tempo slower for infant-directed than for simulated versions. Listeners varying in child-care experience, musical background, and cultural origin reliably identified which of the two versions was infant-directed (Experiment 1). Identification accuracy was enhanced by musical training, knowledge of…
Mental health among transgender and gender diverse youth
Objective: The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is raising concerns about mental health across the population Because transgender and gender-diverse youth have particular mental health vulnerabilities, this study examines their mental health challenges during the early stages of the pandemic Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the early COVID-19 pandemic period, which included 29 transgender and gender-diverse youth and 593 cisg…
Not in employment, education or training
Youth who are not engaged in employment, education or training (NEET) face multiple health, economic and psychosocial challenges. Despite the popularity of the NEET metric internationally, there is a paucity of research describing Canadian NEET youth. The proportion of NEET youth aged 12 to 24 presenting for services across multiple service sectors in Canada was examined. Their sociodemographic characteristics and mental health concerns were comp…
Exploring Peer Support Services for Youth Experiencing Multiple Health and Social Challenges in Canada
The Canadian youth services system is fragmented with less than one third of youth accessing the mental health services they need. Experts have called for systems transformation that will increase the integration of youth services and take advantage of complementary services, such as peer supports. Further, researchers have suggested that there is a need to identify the unique contribution and underlying mechanisms that support client recovery wi…
Examining Integrated Youth Services Using the Bioecological Model
Integrated youth service (IYS) is a collaborative approach that brings practitioners together from across disciplines to provide comprehensive services including mental health care for youth and their families. IYS models serve as an advancement in practice as they go beyond the capacity of individual programs and services to reduce the fragmentation of care. Yet, there continue to be opportunities to expand on this perspective and promote health…
Are we out of the woods yet? Youth-developed recommendations on recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic
Findings indicate the need for stronger partnerships between schools, community-based MHSU services, and hospitals, and job opportunities that pay a living wage
Lessons Learned from the Implementation of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario, an Integrated Youth Services Network
Implementation of IYS is highly collaborative and quite complex. As interest in such models increase, so does the need for knowledge related to optimal implementation. Learnings have informed developments and improvements made to the YWHO model. Insights will also inform how stakeholders support youth in their communities in designing and implementing services that improve youth mental health and overall well-being
I Think Peer Support Helps to Demystify People Who Have Mental Health Issues and Helps to Remove That Stigma”
Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of an Integrated Youth Services Network in Ontario
By establishing a shared vision of delivering youth services across the integrated network, and engaging youth early in the process of model development, IYS have the potential to transform the service system for youth and their families. Meeting the diverse needs and challenges of youth who live in rural or small urban communities will enhance service delivery and experience for young people
Obituary Notices
Children's songs to infant siblings
Children aged 2;11 to 8;3 sang informally, once in the presence of their infant sibling and once when the infant was out of view. Paired excerpts from 22 children were presented to adult listeners, who were required to identify the infant-directed excerpt in each pair. Listeners' accuracy was above chance levels but below what would be expected for mothers' singing in comparable contexts. Children altered their singing style in the infant's prese…
Mothers' and fathers' singing to infants
Mothers and fathers sang a song of their choice, once to their infant and once as if to their infant (simulated). The pitch of songs was higher and the tempo slower for infant-directed than for simulated versions. Listeners varying in child-care experience, musical background, and cultural origin reliably identified which of the two versions was infant-directed (Experiment 1). Identification accuracy was enhanced by musical training, knowledge of…
Bristol Docs III — The Ethnic Self
A National Survey of Services for Women with Substance Use Issues and Their Children in Canada
Interdisciplinary Knowledge Translation
Collaborative approaches are being increasingly advocated for addressing a variety of health, mental health and social needs for children, youth and families. Factors important for effective knowledge translation of collaborative approaches of service delivery across disciplines, however, have not been rigorously examined. TAPP‐C: The Arson Prevention Program for Children is an intervention program for child and adolescent firesetters provided co…
Prevalence of Problematic Video Gaming among Ontario Adolescents
The role of complex PTSD in mediating childhood maltreatment and substance abuse severity among youth seeking substance abuse treatment
Research has indicated that childhood maltreatment is associated with youth substance use problems; however, this association is not yet fully understood. Consistent with theories that describe substance use problems as reflecting impaired self-regulation abilities, we hypothesized that complex posttraumatic stress disorder (Complex PTSD), reflecting disruptions in the development of self-regulatory capacities, would mediate the association betwe…
Predictors of Research Use Among Staff in Aboriginal Addiction Treatment Programs Serving Women
The objective of this study was to identify the predictors of research use among staff from Aboriginal addiction programs serving women. A total of 89 staff from 26 Aboriginal addiction programs completed an online survey that included items assessing the theory of planned behavior constructs (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control), intent to use research, and research use. Consistent with the theory of planned behavior, resea…
Youth Perspectives on the Transition to Adulthood
Emerging adults with problematic substance use face many transition challenges and risks for long-term health, mental health, and substance use problems. Yet current research on how these youth view their adulthood transition is scarce. Using qualitative data gathered from semistructured interviews with 31 emerging adults seeking substance abuse treatment, we sought to (1) explore how these youth conceptualize their adulthood transition and (2) i…
The Role of Habit and Perceived Control on Health Behavior among Pregnant Women
Findings highlight the influence of habit on behavior and suggest that automaticity interventions may be useful in changing health behaviors during pregnancy
Implementation of a youth‐adult partnership model in youth mental health systems research
BACKGROUND: By integrating Youth-Adult Partnerships (Y-APs) in organizational decision making and programming in health-care settings, youth can be engaged in decisions that affect them in a way that draws on their unique skills and expertise. Despite challenges, Y-APs can have many benefits for youth and adults alike, as well as for the programmes and initiatives that they undertake together. OBJECTIVE: This article describes the development, im…
Not in employment, education or training
Youth who are not engaged in employment, education or training (NEET) face multiple health, economic and psychosocial challenges. Despite the popularity of the NEET metric internationally, there is a paucity of research describing Canadian NEET youth. The proportion of NEET youth aged 12 to 24 presenting for services across multiple service sectors in Canada was examined. Their sociodemographic characteristics and mental health concerns were comp…
Engaging youth in research planning, design and execution
Evaluating the benefits of a youth mental health curriculum for students in Nicaragua
This pilot investigation demonstrates the benefits of the MHC in a low-and-middle-income youth population. The findings replicate results found in Canadian student populations and support its cross-cultural applicability
Examining Integrated Youth Services Using the Bioecological Model
Integrated youth service (IYS) is a collaborative approach that brings practitioners together from across disciplines to provide comprehensive services including mental health care for youth and their families. IYS models serve as an advancement in practice as they go beyond the capacity of individual programs and services to reduce the fragmentation of care. Yet, there continue to be opportunities to expand on this perspective and promote health…
Impacts of Covid-19 on Youth Mental Health, Substance Use, and Well-being
Objectives: The current novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents a time-sensitive opportunity to rapidly enhance our knowledge about the impacts of public health crises on youth mental health, substance use, and well-being. This study examines youth mental health and substance use during the pandemic period. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 622 youth participants across existing clinical and community coh…
Early cannabis initiation
INTRODUCTION: Early cannabis use is associated with mental health and substance use (MHSU) challenges into adulthood. Given the vulnerability of youth who use cannabis, it is important to understand their clinical profiles and markers of risk. This cross-sectional descriptive study examines youth who began using cannabis during early adolescence compared to those who initiated at an older age. METHODS: 634 youth and emerging adults (age M = 19.5,…
Innovate Research
BACKGROUND: Engaging youth in research provides substantial benefits to research about youth-related needs, concerns and interventions. However, researchers require training and capacity development to work in this manner. METHODS: A capacity-building intervention, INNOVATE Research, was co-designed with youth and adult researchers and delivered to researchers in three major academic research institutions across Canada. Fifty-seven attendees part…
Enhancing researcher capacity to engage youth in research
BACKGROUND: There is increasing emphasis on engaging youth in research about youth, their needs, experiences and preferences, notably in health services research. By engaging youth as full partners, research becomes more feasible and relevant, and the validity and richness of findings are enhanced. Consequently, researchers need guidance in engaging youth effectively. This study examines the experiences, needs and knowledge gaps of researchers. M…
The Wellness Quest
BACKGROUND: Less than 20% of youth who experience mental health difficulties access and receive appropriate treatment. This is exacerbated by barriers such as stigma, confidentiality concerns and lack of mental health literacy. A youth team developed the Wellness Quest: a health literacy tool to enable help-seeking youth to advocate for themselves. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the content, presentation and utility of the Wellness Quest tool among youth…
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Family Connections program for caregivers of youth with mental health challenges, part II
Background The Family ConnectionsTM (FC) program is a 12‐week support and skill‐training program for caregivers of youth with mental health challenges. The intervention was originally developed with a focus on borderline personality disorder (BPD). It is important to understand the experiences of caregivers in such interventions, as well as its applicability beyond BPD, for the purposes of evaluation and ongoing program improvement. Objective To …
‘It reshaped how I will do research’
BACKGROUND: Engaging youth and family members as active partners in research and service design offers great promise in improving projects. In youth mental health, recent research has highlighted the value of youth and family engagement. However, research on the experience and impacts of engagement is sparse. OBJECTIVE: This study explores the project team's experience of youth and family engagement in the design and development of the YouthCan I…
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Family Connections program for caregivers of youth with mental health challenges, part I
Caregivers were involved in the facilitation of FC. A person with lived experience was involved in analysing the data, reporting the results, and drafting the manuscript
The Study of Developmental Risk Factors for Early Fire Involvement
Psychology (41 works) · Mental health (30 works) · Psychiatry (30 works) · Medicine (29 works) · Political science (22 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (21 works) · Developmental psychology (14 works) · Medical education (14 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (14 works) · Business (13 works)