



We are a team of researchers who are interested in promoting health and well-being across the lifespan through epidemiological methods and examining the contextual deteminants of positive development.
The Youth Development Instrument (YDI), a survey for students that seeks to identify the individual and contextual resources, opportunities, and practices that foster or hinder positive youth development.
Our work includes a range of research projects from the epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and into the area of mental health and positive youth development.
Promoting health & well-being through data collaboration community engagement
Featured News

The Personal Impacts of COVID-19 Survey (PICS) makes its publication debut
The Personal Impacts of COVID-19 Survey (PICS) gathered data on mental health determinants during the first wave of COVID-19. Congratulations to the research team, led by Dr. Evelyn Stewart and our collaborators at BC Children's Hospital, as well as former CHART lab member Gaelen Snell, and YDI principal investigator, Dr. Hasina Samji on this exciting publication.
Read more at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36747252/

YDI data has its first journal publication, focusing on youth mental health
The first journal publication using YDI data is now available! Congratulations to the lead author, Lauren Gorfinkel and co-authors—both current and former CHART lab members—Gaelen Snell, Dr. David Long, Mari del Casal, Judy Wu, as well as YDI principal investigator, Dr. Hasina Samji, and co-investigators, Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl and Dr. Martin Guhn on this work. The publication showcases important data on access to mental health support and unmet mental healthcare needs among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36651881/

CHART Lab PhD student Judy Wu wins Best Podium Presentation award!
Congratulations to Judy Wu for her recent 'Best Podium Presentation' award at the 2023 Annual Cascadia Symposium on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health! Judy Wu is a first-year PhD student and research assistant with our lab. Her research aims to use YDI data to better understand the the impacts of the climate crisis on youth mental health.