Vergunst, F., Commisso, M., Geoffroy, MC., Temcheff, C., Poirier, M., Park, J., Vitaro, F., Tremblay, R. E., Cote, SM., & Orri M. (2022). Association of childhood externalizing, internalizing and comorbid symptoms with long-term economic and social outcomes. European Psychiatry, 65(S1), S434-S434. doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1102 
Watkins-Martin, K., Bolanis, D., Richard-Devantoy, S., Pennestri, MH., Malboeuf-Hurtubise, C., Philippe, F., Guindon, J., Gouin, JP., Ouellet-Morin, I., & Geoffroy, MC. (2022). The effects of walking in nature on the negative and positive affect in adult psychiatric outpatients with major depressive disorder: A randomized-controlled study. Journal of Affective Disorders, S0165–0327(22)00977-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.08.121
Perret, L.C., Boivin, M., Moreau-Vaillancourt, G., Andlauer, T. F. M., Paquin, S., Langevin, S., Girard, A., Turecki, G., O’Donnell, K., Tremblay, R. E., Côté, S. M., Gouin, JP., Ouellet-Morin, I., & Geoffroy, MC. (2022). Polygenic risk, peer victimization and depressive symptoms in adolescence: Results from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Children Development. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13706
Beaudry, G., Drouin, O., Gravel, J., Smyrnova, A., Bender, A., Orri, M., Geoffroy, MC., & Chadi, N. (2022). A comparative analysis of pediatric mental health-related emergency department utilization in Montréal, Canada before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Annals of General Psychiatry, 21, 1–17. doi: 10.1186/s12991-022-00398-y Â
Geoffroy, MC., Bouchard, S., Per, M., Khoury, B., Chartrand, E., Renaud, J., Turecki, G., Colman, I., & Orri, M. (2022). Prevalence of suicidal ideation and behaviors in children aged 12 years and under: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 9(9), 703–714. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00193-6
Suicide claims
700 000 lives
globally
each year
Dr. Geoffroy
Our research laboratory, based at McGill University and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, is directed by Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy, psychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, and Canada Research Chair in Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
Our team includes highly qualified research professionals, statisticians, master and doctoral students, as well as postdoctoral researchers. We actively collaborate with clinicians and people with lived experience.
Land acknowledgement
McGill University is situated on the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà :ka, a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst nations. We recognize and respect the Kanien’kehà :ka as the traditional custodians of the lands and waters on which we meet today.
Knowledge
mobilisation
Through our various knowledge mobilisation activities, we contribute to raising awareness about suicide prevention and mental health and reducing stigma.
We are connected to several research and knowledge mobilisation teams, groups, and networks.
Recent dissemination
Quick facts about us
Dr. Geoffroy was recently awarded funding by Fond de recherche du Québec (FRQ) to lead an interuniversity research team on youth suicide prevention
established in 2018
Canada Research
Chair in
Youth Suicide Prevention
Dr. Geoffroy
The research team is led by Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy. She is an Assistant Professor in the department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association), an Associate member in the department of psychiatry at McGill University and a Canada Research Chair holder.