Stanley Kutcher

Senator Stan Kutcher is an internationally renowned psychiatrist in adolescent mental health. He is a leader in mental health research, education, advocacy, policy and services innovation. He previously worked at the University of Toronto and Dalhousie University where he was the Department Head of Psychiatry, the Associate Dean of International Health and the Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health. Senator Kutcher’s work has been recognized through numerous awards and honors including: the Order of Nova Scotia, the John Ruedy Award in Medical Education, the Dr. John Savage Award in Global Health and was twice named a Mental Health Champion (Research and Innovation) in Canada. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Canadian Psychiatric Association, a Distinguished Alumni of McMaster University, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and the former Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Mental Health Policy and Training. Senator Kutcher and his team at Dalhousie University led the development of a national child and youth mental health framework for Canada (Evergreen). He has conducted award winning research into the neurobiology and treatments of mental disorders in young people and has developed and deployed innovative systems of mental health care nationally and internationally. Recently his focus was on primary care mental health interventions, mental health literacy development in school systems and in postsecondary institutions. Ensuring that the best available evidence is used to advance mental health and enable rapid access to effective mental health care is essential to all of Senator Kutcher’s initiatives.