Children and young people

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Journal Articles

18/09/2023

Self-harm among youth during the first 28 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study

Mitchell RHB, Toulany A, Chung H, Cohen E, Fu L, Strauss R, Vigod SN, Stukel TA, Moran K, Guttmann A, Kurdyak P, Artani A, Kopec M, Saunders NR. CMAJ. 2023; 195(36):E1210-20. Epub 2023 Sep 18.

Journal Article

31/08/2023

Impact of national recommendations for routine pertussis vaccination during pregnancy on infant pertussis in Ontario, Canada: a population-based time-series study

Antoniou T, McCormack D, Fell DB, Kwong JC, Gomes T. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023; 23(1):627. Epub 2023 Aug 31.

Journal Article

23/08/2023

The association between household food insecurity and healthcare costs among Canadian children

Clemens KK, Le B, Anderson KK, Comeau J, Tarasuk V, Shariff SZ. Can J Public Health. 2023; Aug 23 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

16/08/2023

Mental illness following physical assault among children

Archambault E, Vigod SN, Brown HK, Lu H, Fung K, Shouldice M, Saunders NR. JAMA Netw Open. 2023; 6(8):e2329172. Epub 2023 Aug 16.

Journal Article

05/08/2023

Morbidity and healthcare use among mothers of children with cancer: a population-based study

Desai A, Sutradhar R, Lau C, Widger K, Lee DS, Nathan PC, Gupta S. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023; Aug 5 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

05/08/2023

Epidemiology of paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Ontario, Canada

Tijssen JA, McClean M, Lam M, Le B, To T. Resusc Plus. 2023; 15:100442. Epub 2023 Aug 5.

Journal Article

03/08/2023

Rates and predictors of visits to primary care physicians during and after treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a population-based cohort study

Breakey VR, Sutradhar R, Nathan PC, Patel S, Wheaton L, Li Q, Bassal M, Gibson P, Pole JD, Athale U, Gupta S. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023; Aug 3 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

24/07/2023

Household food insecurity and health service use for mental and substance use disorders among children and adolescents in Ontario, Canada

Anderson KK, Clemens KK, Le B, Zhang L, Comeau J, Tarasuk V, Shariff SZ. CMAJ. 2023; 195(28):E948-55. Epub 2023 Jul 24.

Journal Article

14/07/2023

A diagnostic subgroup comparison of health care utilization patterns in individuals with eating disorders diagnosed in childhood and/or adolescence

Couturier J, Gayowsky A, Findlay S, Webb C, Sami S, Chan A, Chanchlani R, Kurdyak P. Int J Eat Disord. 2023; Jul 14 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

13/07/2023

Gaps in childhood immunizations and preventive care visits during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study of children in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, 2016-2021

Evans A, Mahar AL, Deb B, Boblitz A, Brownell M, Guttmann A, Stukel TA, Cohen E, Sarkar J, Eze N, Katz A, Raveendran T, Saunders N. Can J Public Health. 2023; Jul 13 [Epub ahead of print].

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News Releases

News Release

18/09/2023

Physician visits for mental health concerns among children and youth in Ontario increased during the pandemic’s first year and rapidly shifted to virtual care

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Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists

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Children and young people

Journal Articles

Self-harm among youth during the first 28 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study

Impact of national recommendations for routine pertussis vaccination during pregnancy on infant pertussis in Ontario, Canada: a population-based time-series study

The association between household food insecurity and healthcare costs among Canadian children

Mental illness following physical assault among children

Morbidity and healthcare use among mothers of children with cancer: a population-based study

Epidemiology of paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Ontario, Canada

Rates and predictors of visits to primary care physicians during and after treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a population-based cohort study

Household food insecurity and health service use for mental and substance use disorders among children and adolescents in Ontario, Canada

A diagnostic subgroup comparison of health care utilization patterns in individuals with eating disorders diagnosed in childhood and/or adolescence

Gaps in childhood immunizations and preventive care visits during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study of children in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, 2016-2021

News Releases

Large rise in hospital visits for self-harm during the pandemic, particularly among young females

Study reveals link between food insecurity and children’s mental health services use

Even a modest reduction in kidney function increases health risks in young adults

Ontario study finds variation in mental health medication use in children and youth

Does getting injured during pregnancy impact a baby’s risk for cerebral palsy?

Newborns of women with disabilities have higher rates of health complications after birth

Researchers find no difference in rate of childhood diabetes in Ontario during COVID-19 pandemic

Emergency care and hospitalizations higher among cannabis users, study finds

The impact of reopening schools on community transmission of COVID-19 in January 2021

Physician visits for mental health concerns among children and youth in Ontario increased during the pandemic’s first year and rapidly shifted to virtual care

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists