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First paper from Dr. Butler’s dissertation: “Prevalence of Mental Health Needs, Substance Use, and Co-occurring Disorders Among People Admitted to Prison” published!
We are pleased to announce that the study “Prevalence of Mental Health Needs, Substance Use, and Co-occurring Disorders Among People Admitted to Prison” conducted by Dr. Amanda Butler as part of her dissertation and her co-authors Dr. Tonia Nicholls, Dr. Sheri Fabian, and Dr. Ruth Lavergne has been recently published in the journal Psychiatric Services. […]
Team Members Presented at the American Psychology- Law Society Conference
Several of our team members presented at the annual American Psychology-Law Society conference in Denver Colorado on March 17-19, 2022 (Armaan Rajan, Kelsey Alexander and Jennifer Krentz). Armaan and Kelsey, in collaboration with BC Review Board chair Ms. Alison McPhail, Dr. Christopher Webster, and Dr. Tonia Nicholls, delivered a talk on the use of virtual hearings […]
Dr. Nicholls Recognized as an Inspiring Female Leader
We are proud to announce that Dr. Nicholls was recognized as an ‘inspiring female leader’ by BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute BCCHR, Women’s Health Research Institute, and BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services Research Institute. In 2015, UNESCO and UN Women announced an annual day to appreciate and honor the important role women and girls […]
BCMHSUS Concurrent Disorders Conference attracts over 1500 participants!
We are proud to announce that several of our team members presented at the 2nd annual BCMHSUS Concurrent Disorders Conference on Mar 10, 2022. Dr. Heather Palis gave a talk titled “Mental health care utilization upon release from provincial correctional centres and risk of re-incarceration in British Columbia”. She described the association between mental health […]