Precision Rewired Podcast | Precision Child and Youth Mental Health Collaboratory | CHEO Research Institute 

A limited podcast series hosted by Dr. Kathleen Pajer

Discover how data, biology, technology, and lived experience are reshaping mental health care for children and youth.

About the series

Inside the Future of Precision Mental Health

Precision Rewired is a limited series from the CHEO Research Institute’s Precision Child and Youth Mental Health (PCYMH) Collaboratory. 

Dr. Kathleen Pajer interviews emerging leaders across Canada who are rethinking how mental health care is understood and delivered. 

From genomics and AI to new models of care, each episode offers an accessible, behind-the-scenes look at the innovations shaping the future.

What you will learn 

  • How precision mental health care is transforming outcomes 
  • The role of data, AI, and genomics in care decisions 
  • Why environment, lived experience, and biology must be integrated 
  • How collaboration is accelerating innovation across Canada 

Why it Matters

Mental health care is evolving.

This series explores how we move beyond one-size-fits-all approaches toward care that is: 

  • Personalized 
  • Data-informed 
  • Equitable 
  • Future-ready 

Learn more about how the CHEO Research Institute is accelerating discoveries to transform mental health care.

Explore Episodes

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcast or YouTube.

About the host

Dr. Kathleen Pajer 
Medical Director, Precision Child and Youth Mental Health Collaboratory, CHEO Research Institute 

Dr. Pajer is a psychiatrist, researcher, and leader in child and youth mental health, currently the Director of the CHEO Research Institute’s Precision Child and Youth Mental Health Collaboratory. 

Learn more about how the CHEO Research Institute is accelerating discoveries to transform mental health care through the PCYMH Collaboratory.

The PCYMH Collaboratory is made possible thanks to the Waverley House Foundation, through the CHEO Foundation, and in partnership with SickKids.