Research network for youth mental illness launched

A new Patient-Oriented Network in Adolescent and Youth Mental Health has been launched with $12.5 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and a matching donation from Graham Boeckh Foundation. The five-year funding commitment will bring together top researchers in the field with patients, provinces and mental health care institutions. The foundation was formed by the family of Graham Boeckh, who suffered from schizophrenia and died due to complications with his medication. The network will be network-based, national, multi-institutional, multi-disciplined and collaborative, focusing on improving outcomes for young people suffering from or at risk of serious mental illness. A selection panel will provide strategic direction and collaborate with the network to ensure that its objectives are met. The network is the first to be launched under CIHR's Strategy for Patient Oriented Research….