Grant: Catalyst Grant: Standards for Children and Youth Mental Health Services

Nicotine vaping is common in youth and is harmful to their health. Young people who have mental health problems are more likely to vape nicotine and experience harms. The Canadian Paediatric Society has released recommendations for health care providers to assess and treat vaping, but this is not being done very often in real-world practice. In our study, we will talk to health care providers at mental health treatment programs in Children's Hospitals across Canada. We will ask how regularly youth are being assessed for vaping or offered treatment. We will be looking at what gets in the way of following Canadian Paediatric Society recommendations. We will also look at what changes could help mental health programs and hospitals better follow the recommendations. Our findings will help us develop a plan to increase assessment and treatment of nicotine vaping for youth across Canada.