Acknowledgments

Hear me, Understand me, Support me: What young women want you to know about depression

In validation of the many women and community organizations that have contributed to the VALIDITY♀ project since 1999—we couldn’t have done it without you:

Young women:

Alex, Amber, Amrita, Amy, Andrea, Angela, Anu, Ayshia, Bridget, Danah, Deone, Ellen, Femi, Ida, Karen, Karyn Laura, Katherine, Lindsey, Lisa, Lucy, Luisa, Meagan, Mira, Nadine, Naomi, Neva, Nikki, Preeti, Priscilla, Sara, Shauna, Sonia, Suzanne, Talia, Tiana, Tanya, Valerie, Vanessa and all of the young women who participated in the focus groups and conference

Partner organization:

Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association (Windsor); CAMH Child, Youth and Family team; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (cheo-Ottawa); l’école secondaire E.J. Lajeunesse (Windsor); Place Concorde (Windsor); Ridgemont High School (Ottawa); St. Stephen’s House (Toronto); Teen Health Centre (Windsor); University of Windsor’s Media Arts Program; Ursula Franklin High School (Toronto); Venus Magazine (Toronto); Women’s Health in Women’s Hands (Toronto); Youth Link (Toronto); Youth Net/Réseau Ado (Ottawa, Halton, Hamilton and Peel)

CAMH

Alisha, Andrea, Anja, Anne, Barbara, Blanche, Brenda, Bridget, Cathy, Chantal, Cheryl, Christine, Danah, Diana, Donna, Elizabeth, Ellie, Erin, Gloria, Jane, Jean, Julia, Kate, Kathy, Lise, Liz, Martha, Mary, Michelle, Pat, Sylvie

The writing and editing team

Young Women
Bridget Sinclair (Writing Weekend Facilitator), Meagan Blewett, Tanya Champagne, Ida Chan, Priscilla Elliston, Neva Isaac-Sands, Karyn Laura, Amy Crystal Paul, Shauna Stokely, Katherine Q. Tran, Tiana Zarubica

CAMH
Mary Quartarone, Christine Lebert, Ellie Munn, Elizabeth Scott, Julia Greenbaum, Cheryl Hunt, Chantal Wade, Sylvie Guenther, Barbara Steep, Diana Ballon, Martha Ayim, Cathy Thompson, Nick Gamble

We especially acknowledge and thank the clinicians from CAMH’s Child, Youth and Family Program and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, who contributed their expertise. In addition, we are grateful for the valuable input from researcher Cheryl van Daalen, which highlighted important work on anger and the silencing of young women’s voices.

Product development
Julia Greenbaum, Christine Lebert, Ellie Munn, Mary Quartarone

Artwork
Cover: Katherine Q. Tran
“In Their Words” divider: Danah Beaulieu

Design
Young Women
Amy Crystal Paul, Katherine Q. Tran, Tiana Zarubica

CAMH
Anja Kessler, Christine Lebert, Ellie Munn, Mary Quartarone

Print production
Christine Harris, CAMH

Reviewers
Young Women

Danah Beaulieu, Sonia Bricel, Tanya Champagne, Ida, Neva Isaac-Sands, Ayshia Musleh, Amy Crystal Paul, Katherine Q. Tran, Tiana Zarubica

Service Providers
Dr. Donna Akman, Dr. Alice Bluemke, CAMH Child, Youth and Family Program, Dr. Michael Cheng, Dr. Amy Cheung, Patricia A. Commins, Karen Degagne, Alice Kaltwasser, AnnMarie Marcolin, Jill Morris, Bridget Sinclair, Dr. Cheryl van Daale

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