Making mental health care transitions safer and more accountable
I am a psychiatrist and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, and Physician Lead for Psychiatric Emergency Services at Sinai Health. My work focuses on what happens after a mental health emergency: whether people connect with ongoing care, who remains responsible when they do not, and how services can make that transition safer. I work across quality improvement, health policy, patient partnership, and the responsible use of digital tools.
Research areas
Care transitions and accountability
Who remains responsible after discharge, and what happens when a handoff fails?
Quality improvement and implementation
How can services redesign workflows and test changes that improve connection to care?
Responsible AI in mental health
How can digital tools support patients and clinicians while fitting safely into clinical care?
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
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CARE-NAV (Continuity, Accountability, Recovery and Engagement NAVigation) is a program of work focused on helping people connect with ongoing care after a psychiatric emergency. It brings together quality improvement, patient partnership, and digital navigation to understand where transitions break down and how services can respond. The aim is to develop practical approaches that make connection to care more reliable and clarify what should happen when a planned next step does not occur.
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MIRA is a digital navigator designed to help patients and clinicians identify local mental health and addiction services after an emergency visit. Our work examines how this kind of tool can fit into discharge planning and support connection to community care.
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This study examines why some people connect with community mental health services after a psychiatric emergency visit while others do not. Through interviews and journey mapping with patients, providers, and community partners, the study will identify where handoffs break down and what could make follow-up easier to reach.
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This work explores how clinical and administrative data across psychiatry services can be better organized to support quality improvement and decision-making. Its focus includes mapping existing data, identifying gaps and duplication, and considering the foundations needed for responsible use of digital tools.
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
2024 (Nov)
Rosen B, Fernandes V. Simplifying Psychiatric Documentation: Time-Saving Templates for Medication Recommendations. Smashwords, 2024.
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/tw7921Ros
ORCID ID: 0009-0009-9441-862X
Recent peer-reviewed publications
2026 (March)
Strudwick G, Shin HD, Kassam I, Ramamoorthi K, Rosen B, Patriquin MA, Baker J, Neufeld N. The Use and Utility of Wearable Devices for Tracking Sleep and Activity in Inpatient Mental Health Settings: Protocol for a Rapid Review. JMIR Research Protocols. 2026;15:e82290.
2025 (July)
Jeffs L, et al. (including Rosen B). Elucidating insights on how care was prioritized, adapted, and missed during and post pandemic. PLOS ONE. 2025.
2025 (June)
Jeffs L, et al. (including Rosen B). How did staffing strategies change amid COVID-19 and post pandemic? A qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2025;15(6):e091922.
Earlier publications
2023 (Jun)
Maunder RG, Rosen B, Heeney ND, et al. Relationship between three aspects of resilience—adaptive characteristics, withstanding stress, and bouncing back—in hospital workers exposed to prolonged occupational stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study. BMC Health Services Research 23, 703 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09731-x [Co-Author]
2023 (Feb)
Schaefert R, Stein B, Meinschmidt G, Roemmel N, Blanch J, Boye B, Carqueja E, De Metteis T, Dineen P, Doherty A, Ferrari S, Lanvin V, Lee W, Lemmens G, Lemogne C, Malyszczak K, Mendes-Pedro A, Nejatisafa A, Rasanen S, Rosen B, do Couto F, Syngelakis M, Tarricone I, Van der Feltz-Cornelis C, Huber C, Fazekas C, Vitinius F. COVID-19-related consultation-liaison (CL) mental health services in general hospitals: A perspective from Europe and Beyond. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, February 2023. [Collaborator]
2022 (May)
Rosen B, Preisman M, Read H, Maunder R, Greenberg N, Jeffs L, Wiesenfeld L. Providers’ perspectives on implementing Resilience Coaching for Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 2022. [Senior Responsible Author]
https://rdcu.be/cPFyQ
2022 (Feb)
Rosen B, Preisman M, Read H. Resilience Coaching for Healthcare Workers: Experiences of receiving collegial support during the COVID-19 pandemic. General Hospital Psychiatry, February 2022. R.O. Jones Award for Best Paper – 3rd Place. [Senior Responsible Author]
2020 (Oct)
Bahadur A, Preisman M, Rosen B. Challenges Facing Medical Education in Psychiatry during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Medical Education Journal, October 2020. https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.71020 [Co-Author]
2020 (Sep)
Rosen B, Preisman M, Hunter J, Maunder R. Applying Psychotherapeutic Principles to Bolster Resilience in Healthcare Workers during COVID-19. American Journal of Psychotherapy, September 2020. [Senior Responsible Author]
2020 (Mar)
Goldstein Z, Rosen B, Howlett A. Interventions for Paternal Perinatal Depression: A Systematic Review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.12.029 [Co-Principal Author]