The Canadian Poverty, Health Equity, and Climate Change Initiative
The Canadian Poverty, Health Equity, and Climate Change knowledge mobilization initiative started in 2022 with funding from the McConnell Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. This initiative aims to improve Canada’s climate change mitigation and adaptation responses as […]
Lead: Sean Andrew Kidd
Affiliates: Leanne Lacap
Dr. Sean Kidd is a Senior Scientist with the Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and an Associate Professor in the University of Toronto’s Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Kidd’s areas of focus have included developing and trialling interventions for individuals with severe mental illnesses and youth who have experienced homelessness. His research has included trials of cognitive and critical time interventions for schizophrenia spectrum populations, housing stabilization interventions for homeless youth, digital health interventions for severe mental illness, and global health work in the area of climate change and homelessness. He has founded global and national networks related to health equity and climate change and co-leads climate-related initiatives at CAMH.