Clinical lead

Dr. Yona Lunsky is Director of the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, and Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She directs the Health Care Access and Developmental Disabilities Program (H-CARDD) which brings research, policy and practice together to improve the health of adults with developmental disabilities. She is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and Adjunct Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), Toronto.
Dr. Lunsky’s research explores clinical and systems issues related to health services. She is involved in several projects focused on improving primary, emergency and mental health care and is particularly interested in working together with health care providers and recipients to design tools to improve health care delivery.
Authors
Mais Malhas, DSW, M.ADS., Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Heather Hermans, Behaviour Therapist, Vita Community Living Services
Erin Orr, M.A., Centre for Addiction and Mental Health & Ryerson University
Chanelle Salonia, M.A., BCBA, Associate Director of Clinical and Educational Services, Vita Community Living Services
Lauren Zaretsky, B.A., Centre for Addiction and Mental Health