The human cost of mental illness is incalculable. So, too, the rewards of mental health research and innovation.
Lawson experts take a science-based, people-driven and systems-focused approach to building, restoring and maintaining the mental health of individuals and communities.
Always curious and always innovating, we search for answers to persistent mental disorders experienced by youth across the life span to older adults through neuroscience, interdisciplinary clinical practice, pharmacology, psychotherapy, neurostimulation and novel therapeutics, digital; technology, partnerships and policy change.
For some of our researchers, it’s about discovering how best to create a more effective mental health system for youth youth mental health. For others, it’s about tackling mental illness when it intersects with addiction, developmental disorders, trauma or homelessness. For others, it means developing better ways to heal people in forensic mental health settings.
And always, we’re driven to ensure our research findings can be translated to better health for all.
Our partnerships have unique depth and breadth; our expertise is renowned and sought out throughout Canada.
Lawson leads mental health research. Read on to discover where it will lead you.
