ARCH Lab Celebrates Two Successful PhD Defenses
The ARCH Lab is thrilled to celebrate two of our PhD students—Melissa Elgie and Dominique Basque—who have successfully defended their doctoral theses. Their work advances
Child Physical and Mental Health Often Overlap, New Study Finds
A new study titled “Physical illnesses, mental or neurodevelopmental disorders, and multimorbidity in children: results from the Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth” provides
MY LIFE Study Data Reveals Many Children with Chronic Illness Develop Mental Health Problems Over Four Year Period
A new paper led by ARCH Lab PhD student Melissa Elgie titled “Onset of Psychopathology Among Children With Chronic Physical Illness,” finds that youth in
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