Mental Health Service Use Among Children with Chronic Illness
A new paper titled “Mental Health Service Use Among Children with Chronic Physical Illness”, published in the Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and
Youth Chronic Conditions Linked to Higher Stress and Lower Well‑Being, National Study Finds
A new national study of over 13,000 Canadian youth aged 12–17, published in Scientific Reports, shows that young people living with chronic health conditions—especially mental
How Chronic Illness Affects Siblings: New Research Highlights the Importance of Supporting the Whole Family
A new paper by ARCH Lab’s Dominique Basque —who recently successfully defended her PhD thesis—explores how chronic physical illness in children affects the well‑being of
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