Support for Mental Healthcare Organizations:
Research, Evaulation, and Accountability
Program Evaluation Research
Most family mental healthcare organizations approach us with three fundamental questions that require scientific research to answer. First, how are the children and families we serve doing in terms of mental health, wellbeing, and relationships? Second, do they improve over time and in response to the services we provide? And third, is there anything we can be doing to support them better? We have over a decade of experience supporting agencies evaluate and improve their programs, following principles of evidence-based practice.
Teaching & Speaking
Community agencies often want to bring an expert voice (e.g., a psychologist or therapist) to conversations around mental health for children and families. As such, public speaking, teaching, and outreach is a big part of what we do as an organization. Topics of teaching include mental health 101, trauma during childhood, digital media, strategies for supporting family communication, and more. We also have substantial experience contributing to outlets such as CBC and CTV (radio and television), and many print news platforms.
Responsible Technology Innovation
Recent years have observed a massive expansion in private technology companies using internet-based models of mental health service delivery. This has accompanied the shift to telehealth during the pandemic, along with exponential growth in the power and sophistication of cloud-based computing and artificial intelligence (AI). While there is major opportunity in “mental health tech”, there are also important risks to consider. Accordingly, our organization is workling closely with tech companies to ensure these innovations occur responsibly.