Our latest study found that sexual minority individuals, especially lesbian women, faced heightened mental health challenges during COVID-19, emphasizing the urgency for targeted interventions.

Our latest study shows that low-income older adults in Korea who received social assistance had fewer suicide-related hospitalizations and deaths than those who did not. Social protection programs are crucial in reducing self-harm and suicides. Read more:

Our latest study on cannabis legalization in Alberta reveals no increased risk of cannabis-related hospitalization for both younger adults (18-24) and older adults (25+): #CannabisResearch #PublicHealth @YorkUHealth @YUResearch @YorkUKINE.

#MinimumWage hikes offer many health benefits, but our quasi-experimental study finds a 2% uptick in smoking post-2018 hike in South Korea, underscoring  potential pitfalls of well-intentioned public policies. Link: @YorkUHealth @YUResearch @YorkUKINE.

RT @ICESOntario: 1/5 New: Disparities in cannabis-related emergency department visits across depressed and non-depressed individuals and th….

Based on our analysis of all patients diagnosed with depression in Ontario between 2014-18 (n=929 844), depressed individuals have 4 times higher risk of cannabis-related acute care, but legalization did not disproportionately increase the risk in the depressed group.

Our study "Disparities in cannabis-related emergency department visits across depressed and non-depressed individuals and the impact of recreational cannabis policy in Ontario, Canada" was recently published in Psychological Medicine

This morning I got to sit down with Tammie from Breakfast Television and discuss the results of our newest study that described differences in suicidal behaviour across gender and orientation. Here's the video @YorkUKINE @YorkUnews @ICESOntario .

RT @ICESOntario: New study: Women who identify as bisexual are at the highest risk of suicide & suicide attempts. Future research is needed….

RT @YorkUnews: A new study based on health records from over 123K people led by @YorkUHealth Prof Antony Chum with @ICESOntario shows bisex….

Please check out our new study published in Social Science & Medicine 'Is the association between sexual minority status and suicide-related behaviours modified by rurality?'.#LGBTQ+ #YorkU @YorkUKine @YorkUHealth.

Our research on "Investigating suicide related behaviours across sexual orientation and neighbourhood deprivation levels: A cohort study using linked health administrative data" was recently published in PLOS One

🚨 Job Alert 🚨 .We're currently seeking RAs, post-docs, and trainees in the Toronto area who are interested in doing research at our lab (at YorkU) and learning data science and coding. For more information .#HealthSciences #AcademicTwitter #Postdoc #job

RT @ICESOntario: We're thrilled to welcome @phdslab as a new @ICESOntario scientist! Antony's #research focuses on social and policy determ….

We're currently recruiting MSc and PhD Students for our Population Health and Data Science Lab at #YorkU's Faculty of Health. Please check the following link for more information

Increase in cannabis-related emergency department visits spikes with legalization: study

Our research on 'Associations between recreational cannabis legalization and cannabis-related emergency department visits by age, gender, and geographic status in Ontario, Canada' was recently published

Apple Music podcast link

Dr. Antony Chum on the Bill Kelly Show (CHML Hamilton) discussing THC and Cannabis addictions. (Interview starts at 33:45 mark).

School of Kinesiology & Health Science Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair Antony Chum and a team of researchers examined how the #MeToo movement in South Korea impacted depressive symptoms among women with a history of sexual violence