Homeless Youth, Technology & Health
Shalini Lal
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Youth Experiencing Homelessness, Technology, and Health Care
We are conducting a series of scoping reviews on the subject of youth experiencing homelessness, technology, and health care. Currently, there are two projects in the works on this topic: 1) access and use of technology by youth experiencing homelessness and 2) the use of technology-based interventions to address mental health issues among youth experiencing homelessness.
1. Access and use of technology in youth experiencing homelessness and implications for healthcare: A scoping review
Project Summary
This scoping review seeks to synthesize knowledge on access to and use of technology among youth experiencing homelessness, and to consider implications for public health practice and health care services.
Considering that the study of access and use of technology among youth experiencing homelessness is an emerging research area, the scoping review method was used to map the extent, range, and nature of this topic. This review will thereby serve as a crucial step in advising future research and practice in this area.
This scoping review is now published! If you would like to learn more, you can check out the published article here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34901927/
2. The use of technology-based interventions to address mental health issues among youth experiencing homelessness.
Project Summary
This scoping review aims to give an overview of the current knowledge on the use of information and communication technologies to provide mental health services and interventions to youth (aged 13 to 29) experiencing homelessness.
Click on the following link to access the scoping review protocol: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/9/e061313. Stay tuned for the results!
Funders
These projects are partially supported through operational funds from the Canada Research Chairs Program awarded to Shalini Lal, PhD. There is no specific grant funding for these projects. If you would like to further support the advancement of research pertaining to youth experiencing homelessness, technology, and mental health, contact us at: ymhtechlab@gmail.com.
Contact person
Shalini Lal, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc.O.T. (Reg.QC)
Email: ymhtechlab@gmail.com
Youth Mental Health and Technology Lab
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
Pavillion S 850, Rue St-Denis, Bureau S03.328
Montréal (Québec) H2X 0A9
Email: ymhtechlab@gmail.com
