As many as 50% of children and youth do not respond to mental health treatment. The current “one-size-fits all” approach leaves many patients and families suffering.
The precision approach to mental healthcare brings researchers, clinicians, data scientists, patients and caregivers together to design treatment that works for the individual.
Precision Child and Youth Mental Health (PCYMH)uses comprehensive information about the individual ranging from the DNA code to the postal code to more precisely identify and treat children and youth with mental health problems. The goal is to detect mental health disorders sooner, provide better treatments tailored to the needs of each child and youth and improve long-term outcomes.
Data and Research informatics: We are building data and artificial intelligence infrastructure (people and platforms).
Clinical Transformation: Building capacity and literacy in PCYMH to prepare clinical teams and practice infrastructure to deliver care that is better targeted to the need of the individual child or youth.
Research: Supporting research and innovation in PCYMH.
See what we have accomplished in our phase 1 report.
PCYMH Phase 1 Report Infographic Text Version
As we actively build PCYMH at CHEO, we invite your ideas and participation. Contact us at [email protected].
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Khaled El Emam
Senior Scientist, CHEO Research Institute Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
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Mark Norris
Investigator, CHEO Research Institute
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Mark S. Tremblay
Senior Scientist, CHEO Research Institute
