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The Mental Health & Behaviour Group is seeking an integrated understanding of the biological and behavioural relationships during childhood that set pathways for health and illness across the lifespan. This focus will shape interventions that support optimal brain development and function for all children.

In May 2015, the BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute (BCMHARI) joined BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. Many BCMHARI investigators are now part of our BB&D Research Theme and are connected to this research group.

Some of the former BCMHARI research activities are embedded within BC Mental Health & Substance Use Service.

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Women in Science: Dr. Julie Robillard, in her words

Dr. Julie Robillard is the moderator for the 2023 Women in Science event. She shares her source of inspiration for her career and why it's so important to pay attention to the gap between research in the lab and how that knowledge is used in the real world.

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The importance of diet with antipsychotic medication: Q&A with new investigator Dr. David Wright

Dr. David Wright is a new investigator with BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute aiming to develop treatment that can reduce the side effects of antipsychotic drugs in children and adults.

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Future eating disorder prevention programs to target ‘body-checking’ behaviours

New research suggests that body-checking behaviours — like frequent weighing or scrutinizing one's body in the mirror — could be key targets for eating disorder prevention programs.

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Pediatric Sepsis Data Challenge invites researchers to help develop a model to save lives

To help prevent more children from dying of sepsis, the Institute for Global Health is inviting researchers to help design an open-source algorithm that predicts in-hospital mortality in low- and middle-income countries.

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Crafting beating heart cells to deliver personalized treatments for kids with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Researchers at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute are working with human-induced pluripotent stem cells to develop safer and more effective treatments for kids with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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