Delphine Collin-Vézina PhD is an internationally recognized leader in mental health and child protection. Her research and social engagement contribute to the advancement of service systems for children, adolescents, and families. An inducted Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, she is a clinical psychologist, Full Professor at McGill University, Director of the Centre for Research on Children and Families, and holder of the Nicolas Steinmetz and Gilles Julien Chair in Community Social Pediatrics. Her work focuses on the development, evaluation, and implementation of innovative approaches that integrate scientific evidence into clinical practice and public policy. As Founding Director of the Canadian Consortium on Child and Adolescent Trauma (established in 2020), she convenes researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and individuals with lived experience to advance trauma-informed understanding through systemic, evidence-based innovations that promote meaningful and sustainable change, grounded in the lived realities of children and youth.

Cécile Rousseau, MD is professor at McGill University Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry and holds a Canada Research Chair in the prevention of violent radicalization. She has worked extensively with immigrant and refugee communities, developing specific school based interventions and leading policy oriented research. Presently her research focuses on intervention and prevention programs to address social polarization and violent radicalization.