Exploring the Presenting Problems and Services Received by Youth with Diverse Mental Health Presentations in Integrated Youth Mental Health Services Across Canada
By: Sarah Mughal, Alba Sanchez-Allakhverdieva, Amal Abdel-Baki, Neil Andersson, Patricia Boksa, Daphne Hutt-Macleod, Ridha Joober, Shalini Lal, Jessica Chisholm-Nelson, Nora Morrison, Alyssa Frampton, Mary Anne Levasseur, Lacey Augustine, Kevin Friese, Isabelle Godin, Katherine Hay, Norma Rabbitskin, Paula Reaume-Zimmer, Helen Vallianatos, Srividya N. Iyer, Ashok Malla, Jai L. Shah and On behalf of ACCESS Open Minds
Authors
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec
Alba Sanchez-Allakhverdieva
alba.sanchez-allakhverdieva@mail.mcgill.ca
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec
ACCESS Open Minds; Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec; Dans La Rue and Réseau d’intervention de proximité auprès des jeunes de la rue-Montréal/Homeless Youth Network, Montréal, Québec; Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec; Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
ACCESS Open Minds; Department of Family Medicine, Community Information and Epidemiological Technologies Institute and Participatory Research at McGill (PRAM), McGill University, Montréal, Québec; McGill University Institute for Human Development and Well-being, Montréal, Québec
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; ACCESS Open Minds
Daphne Hutt-Macleod
Daphne.Hutt-Macleod@iwk.nshealth.ca
ACCESS Open Minds; ACCESS Open Minds Eskasoni First Nation, Eskasoni First Nation, Nova Scotia; Now with Nova Scotia Integrated Youth Services Initiative, Nova Scotia
Ridha Joober
ridha.joober@douglas.mcgill.ca
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec; ACCESS Open Minds; Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec
Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec; ACCESS Open Minds; Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec; School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CA; Now with Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Jessica Chisholm-Nelson
jessica.chisholmnelson.comtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec; ACCESS Open Minds
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec; ACCESS Open Minds; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, Québec
alyssa.frampton.comtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; ACCESS Open Minds; ACCESS Open Minds Youth Council, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec
ACCESS Open Minds; ACCESS Open Minds Family and Carers Council, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec
Lacey Augustine
ACCESS Open Minds; Elsipogtog Health and Wellness Centre and ACCESS Open Minds New Brunswick, Elsipogtog First Nation, New Brunswick
ACCESS Open Minds; ACCESS Open Minds University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Office of the Dean of Students, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Isabelle Godin
ACCESS Open Minds; ACCESS Open Minds-Esprits ouverts New Brunswick, Acadian Peninsula, Moncton, New Brunswick; Centre de Bénévolat de la Péninsule Acadienne, New Brunswick
ACCESS Open Minds; Now with Kickstand Integrated Youth Services Initiative, Alberta; ACCESS Open Minds Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta
ACCESS Open Minds; Now with Big River Health Centre, Saskatchewan; Sturgeon Lake Health Centre, Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Saskatchewan; ACCESS Open Minds Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Saskatchewan
Paula Reaume-Zimmer
PReaumeZimmer@bluewaterhealth.ca
ACCESS Open Minds; Now with Bluewater Health, Sarnia, Ontario; ACCESS Open Minds Chatham-Kent, Chatham-Kent, Ontario
ACCESS Open Minds; Office of the Dean of Students, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec; ACCESS Open Minds; Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, Québec
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec; ACCESS Open Minds; Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec; ACCESS Open Minds; Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec
On behalf of ACCESS Open Minds
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.10147 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 5, 2026
Published on: Mar 18, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
© 2026 Sarah Mughal, Alba Sanchez-Allakhverdieva, Amal Abdel-Baki, Neil Andersson, Patricia Boksa, Daphne Hutt-Macleod, Ridha Joober, Shalini Lal, Jessica Chisholm-Nelson, Nora Morrison, Alyssa Frampton, Mary Anne Levasseur, Lacey Augustine, Kevin Friese, Isabelle Godin, Katherine Hay, Norma Rabbitskin, Paula Reaume-Zimmer, Helen Vallianatos, Srividya N. Iyer, Ashok Malla, Jai L. Shah, On behalf of ACCESS Open Minds, published by Ubiquity Press
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