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Natasha Saunders

Adjunct Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Health System Planning & Evaluation Research Program

Phone
416-813-7654 Ext. 207076

Assistant
Nimo Jama, Administrative Assistant, 416-813-7654 Ext. 204375

Contact Natasha Saunders

Education

MSc, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research, University of Toronto
FRCPC, Pediatrics, University of Toronto
MD, University of Toronto
MSc, Vascular Physiology, Queen's University
BSc, Biology, Queen's University
BSc, Physical and Health Education, Queen's University

Research Focus

Pediatric health
Social determinants of health
Mental health and addictions
Health care delivery
Health services research

Other Affiliations

Staff Physician, The Hospital for Sick Children
Associate Scientist, SickKids Research Institute
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Recent ICES Grants

Mental health outcomes in victims of physical assault during childhood: a population-based study

Principal investigator: Saunders N
Co-investigators: Archambault E, Brown H, Vigod S.
National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect, Fellow Award
2019-2020; $39,030
Optimizing Canada's Healthcare for REfugees (OCHRE)

Principal investigators: Glazier R, Guttmann A, Rayner J
Co-investigators: Evans A, de Oliveira C, Isaranuwatchai W, Kurdyak P, Manuel D, Saunders N, Stukel T, Urquia M, Wiedmeyer H
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2018-2022; $585,224

Recent Awards & Recognition

Claire Bombardier Award

2015: Awarded to Dr. Natasha Saunders by the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto for the most promising student in the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research Program.
6/12/2015
Thomas and Edna Naylor Award

2015: Awarded to Dr. Natasha Saunders by the Institute of Health, Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto. The award is for a graduate student (MSc or PhD) who completes the best paper based on their thesis in the field of health services research.
6/12/2015
Research Training Competition (Restracomp) Award

2012-2015: Awarded to Dr. Natasha Saunders by the Hospital for Sick Children Research Training Centre. The award funds exceptional researchers working under the supervision of a SickKids scientist.
3/12/2012

Recent ICES Publications

10/9/2018

Use of the emergency department as a first point of contact for mental health care by immigrant youth in Canada: a population-based study

Saunders NR, Gill PJ, Holder L, Vigod S, Kurdyak P, Gandhi S, Guttmann A. CMAJ. 2018; 190(40):E1183-91. Epub 2018 Oct 9.

9/17/2018

Trends in mental health service utilisation in immigrant youth in Ontario, Canada, 1996–2012: a population-based longitudinal cohort study

Saunders NR, Lebenbaum M, Lu H, Stukel TA, Urquia ML, Guttmann A. BMJ Open. 2018; 8(9):e022647. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Mental Health and Addictions System Performance in Ontario: A Baseline Scorecard

MHASEF Research Team. March 2018.

See more ICES Publications

News coverage

The Toronto Star10/9/2018Article

Refugee and immigrant youth more likely to end up in ER during mental health crisis, study shows

The Star9/26/2017Article

Refugee children more vulnerable to injuries, Sick Kids study finds