Skye Barbic
Biographic Data
| ID | 5408350 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Skye Barbic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Skye |
| FAMILY NAME | Barbic |
| SIGNATURE | BARBIC S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7076-2452 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 44 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 44 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Engaging youth as co-researchers in virtual qualitative mental health research
Engaging youth in research is essential for enhancing the validity and positive impacts of mental health research aimed at benefitting young populations. Yet, youth are infrequently engaged as partners in health research. The current paper describes different ways youth were engaged in research as part of the Digital Divide study, a qualitative study on youth decision-making in accessing digital mental health technologies. The team’s approach was…
Co‐Development and Validation of a Patient‐Reported Experience Measure for Trans and Gender Diverse Young People
BACKGROUND: Trans and gender diverse (trans) young people experience higher rates of physical and mental ill-health due to chronic exposure to gender minority stress. Consequently, trans young people report higher health and mental healthcare service utilisation. Disconcertingly, negative experiences of healthcare services are prevalent among trans young people, especially those with additional marginalised identities and backgrounds who experien…
“I've actually surprised myself at what I can do”
Background Persons with persistent and multiple barriers (PPMB), including mental health and substance use (MHSU) and other disabilities, often experience inequitable challenges obtaining and sustaining competitive employment opportunities. Specialized employment services, such as Individual Placement and Support (IPS), embedded within primary healthcare settings is one approach being trialed to address these inequities. Little is known about the…
Exploring the Experiences of Mental Health Service Providers in Delivering Services to International Graduate Students in Canada
International graduate students contribute significantly to Canadian universities through their roles in research, teaching, and the enrichment of academic and cultural life. Despite these contributions, they face distinct mental health challenges related to cultural adjustment, financial pressures, and social isolation. Campus-based mental health services are often their primary source of support, yet little is known about the experiences of tho…
A summative content analysis
This study examines how homelessness is represented on TikTok. We performed a summative content analysis on the top 200 TikTok videos with the hashtag #homelessness on July 15, 2022. Four main content themes were developed to code the data: (1) content creators giving unhoused people money, food, services, shelter, and/or other forms of support; (2) content creators connecting with unhoused people; (3) content creators sharing their personal expe…
My Day is Already Planned Out Before I Even Get to Choose it”
Voices and experiences of youth aged 12-15 years are rarely heard and prioritized. Understanding their perspectives is essential for tailoring effective mental health interventions and supports. As such, this qualitative study, co-designed with a youth advisory committee (n=7), interviewed 19 youth (aged 12-15 years) to explore their understanding of good mental health. Interviews were analyzed thematically following a reflexive thematic analysis…
Developing evidence-based practice guidelines for delivering and monitoring youth-centred opioid agonist treatment
Background: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic health condition that impacts over 26 million people worldwide and is one of the largest contributor of global disease burden (e.g., blood-borne infections, unintentional injuries, overdose deaths, suicide). Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is widely recognized as the safest and most effective treatment for people with OUD. Yet, youth encounter substantial structural barriers to engage with OAT (e.…
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…
Developing a quality standard for youth experiencing mental health and/or substance use concerns in emergency department settings
Background: Mental health and substance use disorders affect more than 1 billion people globally and are the leading cause of disability in children and youth (under the age of 25). While mild to moderate mental health and/or substance use (MHSU) concerns are often best addressed in community, youth have increasingly relied on emergency departments (EDs) to address their MHSU needs, contributing to ED overcrowding. For instance, in Canada, there …
Understanding Meaningful Engagement in mHealth Access in Integrated Youth Service
Background: Digital solution is one of the major pillars of integrated care. However, as a form of digital health, current mobile health (mHealth) tools and interventions for youth mental health are highly unregulated and lack engagement in the design, development, and implementation stages. Evidence suggests that most mHealth tools and interventions are expensive to develop and have a short shelf life. To date, limited research exists to underst…
Implementing a learning health system within an integrated youth service initiative -a real-world case study
Background: Mental health and substance use disorders among youth continue to be of critical public health concern in Canada, and urgent action is required within the health system to better respond to the evolving health and wellness needs of youth. Foundry, an integrated youth services (IYS) initiative in British Columbia (BC), is piloting a learning health system (LHS) framework at two (out of 7) operational IYS centres. The goal of Foundry LH…
Feasibility of mHealth Integration into Integrated Youth Services
Background: Integrated youth services (IYS) provide low-barrier, accessible, interdisciplinary mental health and substance use (MHSU) services to youth in order to improve their social and health outcomes. Foundry, an IYS in British Columbia, Canada, launched virtual services in 2020, along with the Foundry BC app, to provide accessible services to all youth ages 12-24. Services include virtual counselling, peer support, physical/sexual health ca…
Implementation of a supported employment and education program in Integrated Youth Service settings across Canada
Background: Youth mental health in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened due to prolonged isolation, reduced access to resources, and disruptions to education and employment. To enhance service delivery for this population and in light of a growing body of work supporting integrated approaches in Canada, the Lift/Futur en tête project implemented an evidence-based supported employment and education program, Individual Placement and …
Measuring function matters to youth accessing integrated care services
Background: Youth experiencing mental illness and substance use challenges can encounter barriers in accessing services and face high levels of functional impairments. To serve this group better, understanding and measuring the scope of functional problems youth experience is of utmost importance. To date, we are unaware of any existing measure of function for youth with mental health and/or substance use challenges accessing integrated youth ser…
Calculating the Risks of “Prescriptive Measurement” versus “Meaningful Measurement” in integrated care
Background: The application of measurement science in early intervention mental health is in its infancy, with a lack of youth-centred and culturally specific measures. Kessler’s Distress Scale (K10) is widely recommended to evaluate youth mental health services internationally, even though its suitability has been assessed incompletely. Our aim was to examine the K10’s fitness for purpose as an outcome measure for evaluating integrated care serv…
Service use patterns among youth reporting suicide ideation in an integrated youth service network in British Columbia, Canada
Background: Addressing suicidal behaviors (i.e., ideation or thoughts, planning, or attempt) among youth is increasingly complex and often requires a comprehensive and integrated approach to care. Integrated youth services (IYS) are a growing model of care in which youth can access a range of non-stigmatizing health and social services all delivered within a single location. In British Columbia (BC), Foundry is one of the largest IYS networks in …
Youth Emotional Pathways to Mental Health Services
The Occupation of Youth Peer Support Workers Within an Integrated Youth Services Initiative
Youth peer support workers (YPSWs) use lived/living experience to provide support. However, there is a knowledge gap about service impact on YPSWs themselves. To understand (1) impact being a YPSW has on well-being, (2) experience of being a YPSW, and (3) barriers and facilitators of being a YPSW. Eighteen YPSWs at an integrated youth services (IYS) initiative in British Columbia, Canada, completed semi-structured interviews in fall 2023. Intervi…
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
‘We are the first responders’
Aims Peers, i.e. people with lived/living experience of substance use, are at the forefront of harm reduction initiatives in British Columbia, yet they often lack recognition for their contributions. This study aims to understand the role of peers in overdose response settings and their experiences interacting with emergency service providers (ESPs) within the context of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act (GSDOA).Methods Telephone interviews we…
Beyond Securing a tenancy
Individuals experiencing homelessness have a range of unmet needs during homelessness. Less is known about how these daily living needs evolve in the transition to housing and how existing services are supporting individuals to meet these needs. Using the capabilities approach, we conducted a cross-sectional qualitative study with two participant groups (unhoused; housed between 1 and 24 months). Using thematic analysis, we generated five meta-th…
‘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…
Looking beyond drugs
BACKGROUND: Despite extensive literature exploring the harms associated with illicit substance use among young people who use drugs (YPWUD), the concept of "recovery" among this population has received significantly less attention. Addressing this literature gap can inform efforts to better support YPWUD as they pursue their goals. OBJECTIVE: To examine the qualitative literature on how young people (< 30 years of age) understand and navigate sub…
Youth Emotional Pathways to 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
Clinical and functional characteristics of young adults living in single room occupancy housing
Emotional vitality in family caregivers
The form and function of depressive rumination
Community-Based screening and triage versus standard referral of Aboriginal children
Health solutions for Aboriginal children should be guided by their community and grounded in evidence. This manuscript presents a prospective cohort study protocol, designed by a community-university collaborative research team. The study’s goal is to determine whether community-based screening and triage lead to earlier identification of children’s emotional health needs, and to improved emotional health 1 year later, compared to the standard re…
Employment and paid work among participants in a randomized controlled trial comparing diacetylmorphine and hydromorphone
Clinical and functional characteristics of young adults living in single room occupancy housing
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…
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…
Boredom and homelessness
Background: Emerging literature suggests that boredom is a frequent problem experienced by homeless persons that may influence their health and well-being. Purpose: The range and breadth of literature exploring boredom among homeless persons is unknown. We initiated this study to fill this gap in existing literature. Method: Using the method advanced by Arksey and O’Malley (2005), and furthered by Levac, Colquhoun and O’Brien (2010), we carried o…
Tackling Complex Social Challenges within Neoliberal Constraints
The contemporary academic environment in Canada has undergone reorganization based on neoliberal principles, and has increased attention focused on the importance of supporting interdisciplinary initiatives to address complex problems affecting global society. The purpose of our study was to examine the experience of people participating in a specific university-funded interdisciplinary research initiative. As there is a strong emphasis within th…
TikTok and public health
TikTok is a short video sharing social media platform that has grown rapidly since its launch, amassing over 1 billion monthly global users as of September 2021. ► We argue that public health is served by paying urgent attention to the potential health- related implications of TikTok and suggest research agenda to inform decision- makers, health providers, researchers and the public. ► Specific research priorities include investigating health- ha…
Examining Mental Health Differences Between Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Cisgender Young People in British Columbia
Foundry is an integrated service network delivering services to young people across British Columbia, Canada. To better understand the needs of transgender and gender nonconforming young people accessing Foundry-this study compares rates of mental health distress between transgender and gender nonconforming young people and cisgender young people accessing services and examines the extent to which race may have amplified the association between t…
Yess
Results showed that this program was feasible and there was high demand for SEP during the COVID-19 pandemic but gaining employment remained difficult. Educational or employment outcomes, measured over a short period, may not be adequate. Instead, individualized and patient-reported outcome measures may be more appropriate for SEP programs
Heartsmap-U
The HEARTSMAP-U tool is well-positioned for further studies of its quantitative psychometric properties and clinical utility in the post-secondary educational setting
Cohort Profile
The Assessing Economic Transitions (ASSET) study was established to identify relationships between economic engagement, health and well-being in inner-city populations given that research in this area is currently underdeveloped. This paper describes the objectives, design, and characteristics of the ASSET study cohort, an open prospective cohort which aims to provide data on opportunities for addressing economic engagement in an inner-city drug-…
Using Rasch measurement theory to explore the fitness for purpose of the genetic counseling outcome scale
There are solutions and I think we're still working in the problem”
Our findings are pertinent in light of many jurisdictions across the world considering dejure decriminalization, including BC and Vancouver. The GSDOA and associated limitations that emerged in our evaluation can serve to guide jurisdictions implementing or amending dejure decriminalization policies
Advancing socioecological mental health promotion intervention
Introduction: Protecting and promoting the mental health of youth under 30 years of age is a priority, globally. Yet investment in mental health promotion, which seeks to strengthen the determinants of positive mental health and wellbeing, remains limited relative to prevention, treatment, and recovery. The aim of this paper is to contribute empirical evidence to guide innovation in youth mental health promotion, detailing the early outcomes of A…
Embracing the non-traditional
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‘We are the first responders’
Aims Peers, i.e. people with lived/living experience of substance use, are at the forefront of harm reduction initiatives in British Columbia, yet they often lack recognition for their contributions. This study aims to understand the role of peers in overdose response settings and their experiences interacting with emergency service providers (ESPs) within the context of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act (GSDOA).Methods Telephone interviews we…
Beyond Securing a tenancy
Individuals experiencing homelessness have a range of unmet needs during homelessness. Less is known about how these daily living needs evolve in the transition to housing and how existing services are supporting individuals to meet these needs. Using the capabilities approach, we conducted a cross-sectional qualitative study with two participant groups (unhoused; housed between 1 and 24 months). Using thematic analysis, we generated five meta-th…
‘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…
Looking beyond drugs
BACKGROUND: Despite extensive literature exploring the harms associated with illicit substance use among young people who use drugs (YPWUD), the concept of "recovery" among this population has received significantly less attention. Addressing this literature gap can inform efforts to better support YPWUD as they pursue their goals. OBJECTIVE: To examine the qualitative literature on how young people (< 30 years of age) understand and navigate sub…
A summative content analysis
This study examines how homelessness is represented on TikTok. We performed a summative content analysis on the top 200 TikTok videos with the hashtag #homelessness on July 15, 2022. Four main content themes were developed to code the data: (1) content creators giving unhoused people money, food, services, shelter, and/or other forms of support; (2) content creators connecting with unhoused people; (3) content creators sharing their personal expe…
My Day is Already Planned Out Before I Even Get to Choose it”
Voices and experiences of youth aged 12-15 years are rarely heard and prioritized. Understanding their perspectives is essential for tailoring effective mental health interventions and supports. As such, this qualitative study, co-designed with a youth advisory committee (n=7), interviewed 19 youth (aged 12-15 years) to explore their understanding of good mental health. Interviews were analyzed thematically following a reflexive thematic analysis…
Medicine (34 works) · Psychology (30 works) · Political science (21 works) · Mental health (19 works) · Psychiatry (18 works) · Nursing (16 works) · Business (9 works) · Health care (9 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works)