2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC recipient, Carla Hilario
Michael Smith Health Research BC has recognized two UBC Okanagan researchers through the Scholar and Health Professional Investigator programs that make up their 2024 Health Research BC Awards.
Dr. Carla Hilario, an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development is a Scholar award recipient. The Scholar competition supports early career health researchers, helping them form their own research teams, train the next generation of scientists and develop world-leading research programs.
Her research addresses the structural and social determinants of young people’s mental health, with an aim to develop information about the broader social factors and forces that shape youth mental health.
“This research will generate needed information about youth mental health, racial discrimination and other social factors that can inform changes in practice and policy, to improve mental health outcomes for diverse youth,” says Dr. Hilario. “This Scholar Award will enable me to significantly advance and expand this important work, while also connecting me to a community of scholars in BC.”
Her program focusses on bridging knowledge gaps in what diverse youth identify as facilitators and barriers to accessible, safe and inclusive mental health services and systems.
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