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# Announcing Carole-Anne Chiasson as the New Executive Director of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario 

 

We’re excited to share that **Carole-Anne Chiasson** has been appointed the new **Executive Director of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO)**, effective **September 15, 2025**.

Carole-Anne brings more than 15 years of visionary leadership in youth mental health and substance use health, with a deep commitment to equity, co-design, and integrated care. She has played a key role in transforming services and systems across Ontario to better support the needs of young people and their families.

For the past nine years, Carole-Anne has served as **Clinical Director of the Child, Youth and Emerging Adult Program at CAMH**, leading a team of over 300 staff and advancing several high-impact initiatives, including:

- Co-developing the **Youth Vaping, Substance Use and Technology Dependence Program**, a province-wide model for secondary school students, in partnership with INTREPID Lab, a leading hub for smoking and vaping treatment, research and education.
- Supporting the **AMANI program** through its growth to seven sites across Ontario. AMANI is mental health and substance use program that offers culturally responsive and affirming support for Black youth and their families.
- Implementing the **Navigate model** for early psychosis care at the Slaight Centre—now adopted across the province.

As Executive Director of YWHO, Carole-Anne will lead both the **Provincial Office at CAMH** and the **network of 32 Youth Wellness Hubs** across Ontario. She will work closely with young people, families, service providers, system leaders, funders, and researchers to build an integrated, youth-centred system that improves outcomes and access to care.

We would also like to recognize and thank **Dr. Jo Henderson**, YWHO’s founding Executive Director, who is transitioning to a new role as **Chief Scientific Officer**. Dr. Henderson’s vision, leadership, and partnership with youth, families and communities have shaped YWHO into a national leader in Integrated Youth Services.

Please join us in welcoming Carole-Anne Chiasson to her new role and in celebrating this important moment in YWHO’s growth.

For more about YWHO, visit [www.youthhubs.ca](https://www.youthhubs.ca/)