Dr. Karen Naidoo is an adjunct professor in Caribbean Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her research investigates how young Canadian-Caribbean people understand and respond to mental health services. She completed her post-doctoral research with the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH) as a content developer, specializing in the dissemination of research knowledge on interventions that end or prevent the experience of homelessness for young people to policymakers and service providers. In addition, she is the cofounder and managing director of SOAR-Caribbean Inc., aimed at building linkages for educational institutions and community-based organizations operating in Grenada, Jamaica, and Guyana. Her international projects draw focus to the examination of transnational youth voices, mental health, and queer youth education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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