​Meet the Team


​​Working to support youth experiencing depression at the Cundill Centre for Child & Youth Depression (CAMH)

Dr. Darren Courtney
Principal Investigator 
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​Dr. Darren Courtney is a scientist at the Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression. He is also the Associate Director of the Margaret and Wallace McCain Centre for Child, Youth and Family Mental Health. He joined the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the University of Toronto in 2014.  He trained in the psychiatry residency programme at the University of Ottawa and was then hired as the clinical director for the Youth Inpatient Unit at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. Since joining CAMH, he has been pioneering research on the use of integrated care pathways to improve the service experiences and outcomes of youth with depression, anxiety, self-harm and related concerns, most notably through the CARIBOU research program.
Gray Liddell
Youth Engagement Specialist
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Gray is in the process of completing their Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and Sociology at McMaster University. They are passionate about ensuring that youth are given the space to contribute to their mental health support systems/resources and working towards dismantling societally influenced stigma regarding mental health. Gray hopes to pursue a Masters education in social work.
Eva Gonzalez Villanueva 
Research Coordinator
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Eva  joins CAMH with over six years of health promotion research experience. Her interests include child and youth development and mental health, parent training, cultural adaptation of evidence-based interventions, and health communication.
Anisha Jahagirdar 
Research Analyst 
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Anisha is currently studying Clinical and Counselling Psychology at the University of Toronto. In the past, her research has focused on the impact of social connection and peer mentorship on student success and wellbeing. She is currently interested in the role of familial support on youth and emerging adult mental health.
Anh T. P. Nguyen 
Research Analyst 
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Anh has a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Specialized Psychology from York University. She has been a Research Analyst at CAMH for over two years. Her research interests center around internalizing disorders with a patient-oriented research approach. She hopes to pursue graduate training in Clinical Psychology.​


Lab Alumni

Michelle Ferreira
Research Manager ​
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Lauren Hytman 
Research Trainee
Tess Rahaman
Youth Engagement Specialist
Dr. Bahar Amani
Scientific Associate
Rohina Kumar
Research Analyst ​
Michelle Raitman
​Research Analyst 
Jessica Chan
Research Analyst ​
Sara Mansueto
Research Analyst 
Sam Osman 
​Research Analyst 
"Bridging the research-to-practice gap in personalized care for depression,
one youth at a time."
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CAMH is situated on lands that have been occupied by First Nations for millennia; lands rich in civilizations with knowledge of medicine, architecture, technology, and extensive trade routes throughout the Americas. In 1860, the site of CAMH appeared in the Colonial Records Office of the British Crown as the council grounds of the Mississaugas of the New Credit, as they were known at the time. Today, Toronto is covered by the Toronto Purchase, Treaty No. 13 of 1805 with the Mississaugas of the Credit. Toronto is now home to a vast diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis who enrich this city. CAMH is committed to reconciliation. We will honour the land through programs and places that reflect and respect its heritage. We will embrace the healing traditions of the Ancestors, and weave them into our caring practices. We will create new relationships and partnerships with First Nations, Inuit and Métis and share the land and protect it for future generations.
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