Dr. Julia Hews-Girard

Dr. Hews-Girard’s research program is diverse and includes understanding how youth and adults understand mental health and wellbeing and their perceptions of tools used to measure these, improving access to mental health care through peer support and digital options, understanding how and why measurement-based care is used by clinicians and clients to engage with care and improve outcomes, improving organizational supports and workplace environments for peer support workers, and improving access to care for women and girls with inherited bleeding disorders. 
Dr. Hews-Girard’s programs of research aim to change the way in which researchers and clinicians deliver care, identifying changes that make care more acceptable to youth and young adults and their families. Her research program is focused on integrated care models – focusing on integrating mental and physical health in a sustainable, youth-friendly manner – and improving transitions between pediatric and adult care settings for individuals with mental health concerns and chronic diseases. 
Through her postdoctoral work, Dr. Hews-Girard has expanded her research approaches to include mixed- and multi-methods studies, participatory research, and priority-setting methods.