
The CHART Lab is an interdisciplinary team working together to promote life-long mental health and well-being, beginning with children and youth. Led by Dr. Hasina Samji, the team includes specialists in epidemiology, child and youth psychology, education, health sciences, and public health. The CHART Lab aims to identify social and structural determinants of mental health and mobilize research into action to promote social justice and collective well-being.
Promoting health & well-being through data collaboration community engagement
FEATURED NEWS
we are recruiting for the ydi 2026

The YDI is returning for the 2025–2026 school year—refreshed and ready for the next wave of meaningful data collection!
Is your school or school district interested in participating? Would you like to provide your input on what you would like to see in the YDI 2026? Please take a moment to complete this short form and share your thoughts with us.
DO YOU KNOW AN INTERVENTION THAT FOSTERS SOCIAL CONNECTION? PLEASE SHARE IT WITH US!
We’re developing a toolkit of strategies and interventions that foster social connectedness—a key factor in youth mental health and well-being. We invite educators, health professionals, community leaders, and researchers to share their ideas! You can learn more about the project here.
applications for the chart youth advisory council are now open!

The CHART Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is a group of youth aged 15-18 from across British Columbia who are passionate about improving health and wellbeing for young people in the province. The YAC represents all regions of BC and contributes their perspectives to all CHART projects.
Recruitment for the 2025-2026 YAC cycle is now open! You can read more about joining the YAC here, and please fill out this survey if you are interested in submitting your application!

Judy Wu Receives Two Awards!
Congratulations to our lab’s PhD Candidate, Judy Wu for her two recent conference achievements! Judy recently won the Best Poster Award at the 2024 BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) Research Day on November 1st for her poster titled “Demographic Factors Associated with Eco-Anxiety in BC Youth: Findings from the Youth Development Instrument” and Best Podium Presentation at the 2025 Annual Cascadia Symposium on January 10th for her presentation titled “Regional Differences in Eco-anxiety Among British Columbian Youth: Findings from the 2024 Youth Development Instrument.”

2024 CHART Lab Symposium Series: Check out the session recordings!
The CHART Lab hosted three symposium sessions focused on youth well-being, social connection, and school-based mental health promotion. Highlights included insights from the 2024 Youth Development Instrument (YDI), youth-adult dialogues, and expert panel discussions.