imprint Research
The overall goal of imprint research is to improve pediatric mental health care for children and youth in the Emergency Department (ED). While EDs are viewed as a 'safety net', owing to chronic mental health service shortages, it cannot be said that this health service context provides consistent patient-centred, effective emergency mental health care. Optimizing the role of the ED in relation to the continuum of mental health services will contribute to the Mental Health Commission of Canada's priority of making 'every door the right door', and ensuring children and youth have their mental health care needs met seamlessly as they move through the health care system. Projects in the imprint research program are designed to address multi-level factors to improve the care of children and youth with mental health needs.
Dr. Amanda (Mandi) Newton
Dr. Newton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta, and a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funded Clinician Scientist. She leads the imprint research program and has developed national partnerships to draw attention to existing gaps in pediatric mental health research and patient care in Canada. Dr. Newton completed her BScN (Nursing) from McMaster University (1999), her PhD (Clinical Health Sciences) with advanced clinical training in psychiatry with the Clinical Behavioural Sciences Program (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences) from McMaster University (2004), and her post-doctoral training (Knowledge Translation) from the University of Alberta (2007).
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Career Awards
- New Investigator, Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) 2012 – 2015
- Clinician Scientist, Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program (CCHCSP) 2008 – 2012
Credentialing
- Registered Nurse, College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA)