Trevor Goodyear
RN, BScN, MSN, MPH, PhD
Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Principal Investigator. Getting upstream of youth overdose: A youth-engaged policy restructuring study. Funding Source: Catalyst Grant, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2025-2027
Principal Investigator. Canadian news media and expert knowledge user perspectives on involuntary substance use treatment: A discourse analysis. Funding Source: Insight Development Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, 2025-2027
Co-Principal Investigator. Bridging the “Missing Middle”: A qualitative study to improve mental health care for transition-aged youth. Funding Source: Provincial health Services Authority Priority Research Funding, 2024-2026
Principal Investigator. Out on the street: A community-based study with homeless 2SLGBTQ+ youth who use drugs. Funding Source: Doctoral Award & Internal University Awards, Canadian Institutes of Health Research & University of British Columbia, 2022-2024
Principal Investigator. Establishing a research collaboration to improve health outcomes associated with homelessness among 2SLGBTQ+ youth across British Columbia. Funding Source: Planning & Dissemination Grant, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2022-2023
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Mental health and substance use challenges are some of the most pressing issues impacting young people. These topics are the focus of Dr. Trevor Goodyear’s research program at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR). Dr. Goodyear joined BCCHR as an investigator in October 2025. “One of the reasons I'm drawn to working with youth is the…
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