Cannabis and Mental Health
Cannabis and Mental Health: an Environmental Scan and Scoping Review
Project Status:Complete
Knowledge User(s)
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Funding Source(s)
- Mental Health Commission of Canada
Project Objectives
To identify and document the current knowledge base of cannabis and mental health to support the development of research and policy in Canada.
Research Approach
Environmental Scan, Scoping Review
Project Lead(s)
Fiona Clement
Fiona Clement has extensive training in Health Services Research, Health Economics and Health Policy. She is the Director of the Health Technology Assessment Unit within the O’Brien Institute of Public Health, University of Calgary; a policy responsive research unit that completes evidence synthesis, economic evaluations, health technology assessments and reassessments in response to decision-makers’ needs. Her research interests include drug and non-drug technology reimbursement and cost containment policy, evidence in decision-making, and evidence in health policy development.
Dr. Clement was selected as the Canadian Harkness fellow in 2014; a unique opportunity to study US healthcare policy. She has also received the Maurice McGregor Award for outstanding leadership and excellence in HTA in Canada. She is the first from Alberta to be awarded either of these awards. As a result, in 2015, she was named one of Calgary’s Top 40 under 40 for her work in health policy.