
Dr. Ferro Delivers Prestigious 2025 Carol Buck Lecture at Western University
On December 5, 2025, Dr. Mark Ferro, Canada Research Chair in Youth Mental Health and Director of the ARCH Lab, delivered the Annual Carol Buck

ARCH Lab Contributes to Study Confirming the Reliability of OCHS-EBS for Youth Mental Health Assessment
The ARCH Lab has contributed to a recent study published in Psychiatry Research that evaluated the Ontario Child Health Study Emotional Behavioural Scales (OCHS-EBS) in

Parent–Child Agreement on Mental Health in Kids with Chronic Illness: New ARCH Lab Study
The ARCH Lab’s Reese Parks has recently published a paper titled “Informant reports of psychopathology in children with chronic physical illness over time: Role of

Mental Health Problems Persist in Children with Chronic Illness, MY LIFE Study Finds
The ARCH Lab recently published findings from the first 48 months of the ongoing Multimorbidity in Children and Youth Across the Life-course (MY LIFE) Study

New ARCH Lab Study Finds Youth with Multimorbidity Face Higher Risks of Suicidality
The ARCH Lab recently published a study exploring the link between multimorbidity and suicidality among youth aged 15 to 17. The paper, titled “Factors associated
ARCH Lab’s Jothi Khaira Defends MSc Thesis
Congratulations to ARCH Lab’s Jothi Khaira, who successfully defended her MSc thesis titled “Socioeconomic Indicators and Psychopathology in Children with Chronic Physical Illness.” Jothi’s research

New ARCH Lab Research Reveals Key Risk Factors for Childhood Mental Health Challenges in Canada
A new ARCH Lab study has shed light on the factors linked to physical and mental health conditions in children — and how these issues

Blood Markers May Help Predict Mental Health Risks in Youth with Chronic Illness
New ARCH Lab research published in Brain and Behavior titled “Inflammatory Biomarkers Predictive of Psychopathology in Children With Physical Illness” suggests that inflammation in the

Stress Hormone in Hair Linked to Mental Health in Youth with Chronic Illness
A new paper published by the ARCH Lab, titled “Association Between Hair Cortisol and Psychopathology in Children With a Chronic Physical Illness“, has found that