Media and Advocacy

Dr. Liisa Galea has been a staunch and vocal advocate for women's mental health and women's health research for years. She has spent countless hours advocating for dedicated funding, greater visibility, and equal representation for women's health. Dr. Galea is currently the inaugural womenmind Treliving Family Chair in Women's Mental Health at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, ON. She is also a Senior Cluster Lead for the Women's Health Research Cluster. Please find below a collection of recent media appearances or announcements by Dr. Galea on behalf of the WHRC, CAMH, and womenmind.

Dr. Galea Interviewed on The Social CTV

Dr. Liisa Galea represented CAMH's 'No One Left Behind' campaign on the 'The Social' on CTV, addressing the realities of women's mental health, and how we can do better. You can watch her interview here!

Dr. Galea and Sandi Treliving talk to BMO in Vancouver

Dr Liisa Galea, Sandi Treliving, and Marianne Raimondi-Surmann werepanelists on a conversation hosted by BMO in partnership with CAMH Foundations womenmind. They spoke about the importance of furthering women's health research. Learn more about the event here, and womenmind here.

Dr. Galea Testifies at the House of Commons

On April 11, 2024, Dr. Liisa Galea was invited to testify before the House of Commons Standing Committee for Health as a witness for Women's Mental Health. Dr. Galea spoke about the lack of grants awarded to studying women's health. She advocated for ring-fenced funding for women's health research and women's mental health. You can watch her testimony here, and read a transcript of the session here.

Dr. Galea on CBCListen Radio

Dr. Liisa Galea joined Mary-Jean Cormier on CBC Listen Superior Morning Radio to talk about how sex and gender can affect age-related brain health. Listen to the full recording here.

Women's Health Research Cluster Youtube Channel

The women's health research cluster is an international network of professionals working to improve women's+ health research. We regularly share podcasts, seminars, and workshops on our channel. Dr. Liisa Galea is a senior cluster leader with the WHRC. You can learn more about the cluster here, or view their youtube videos here!

Dr. Galea and Aastha Sahni lead conversation for Room Women's Network

Dr Liisa Galea, representing CAMH, and Aastha Sahni of Advica Health led a conversation exploring different forms of hormone therapy and how women can be empowered to confidently navigate perimenopause and menopause. You can read more about the event at the conversation here.

Manulife Donates $1 Million over 3 years to the Women's Health Research Cluster

We are very excited to share a huge leap forward for women's health research: an alliance between the Women's Health Research Cluster, womenmind and CAMH, funded will a $1 Million grant over three years from Manulife. Learn more here!

Learn More about womenmind

womenmind™ is a community of philanthropists, thought leaders and scientists dedicated to tackling gender disparities in science to put the unique needs and experiences of women at the forefront of mental health research. Please learn more about their mission and work here!

Dr. Galea's Article in VICE: "I should be allowed to leave men out of my studies"

On July 31, Dr. Liisa Galea published an article in VICE stating that “there is a much-needed push for gender equality in science, but the government’s inclusion mandates can backfire. Read more here.

Dr. Liisa Galea writes a BMJ editorial: Women's health research is underfunded

In this editorial for the British Medical Journal, Drs. Galea and Parekh explain, building off of findings that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US and Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) in Canada, have underfunded women's health research. You can read more here.

Dr. Galea points out the urgent need to fund women's health in the Toronto Star.

Dr. Galea and Dr. Gay highlight the delay in diagnoses, greater adverse effects from new drugs, and so call 'atypical' symptoms that women face. They also provide possible solutions to these issues, read more here!