Young Minds Matter

The Canada Gairdner Awards celebrate the world’s best biomedical and global health researchers through seven annual awards.The Gairdner Foundation also engages in outreach programs across Canada and acts as a convener with the public, policymakers and other stakeholders on the impact of science on our everyday lives.

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Meet an award-winning researcher addressing the global mental health crisis, ask your burning questions and sharpen your trivia!

Learn about what it&#x27;s like to research the global mental health crisis, including adolescent mental health, discover a day in the life of a mental researcher, ask your burning questions and sharpen your trivia with a game of Kahoot!I﻿n partnership with <a href="https://www.exploringbytheseat.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants</a> and <a href="https://www.lotusstemm.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lotus STEMM</a> and sponsored by <a href="https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/futurelaunch/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">RBC Future Launch</a><h3>A﻿bout the Speaker</h3>

Winner of the <a href="https://www.gairdner.org/winner/vikram-patel/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">2019 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award</a> and Professor at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Vikram Patel's research focuses on the nature of mental health problems, their social determinants, and the use of community resources for their prevention and treatment. His work spans the life course and includes child development and adolescent mental health, in addition to mental health problems in adulthood. His work played a central role in the emergence and development of the field of global mental health.

Agenda

How I Became a Mental Health Researcher

A Day in the Life: A Virtual Tour

Explore the research Dr. Vikram Patel is currently working on and what has he learned about youth mental health.

Acting Early for Life-long Well-being

Kahoot!

Live Q&A

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