The GRISE has given itself the mission to produce useful knowledge for the continuum of interventions that are offered during the developmental periods of childhood, adolescence and transition to adulthood.

The GRISE brings together regular and associate researcher members, postdoctoral researcher members, graduate research students, interns and research staff. It is also home to three Canada Research Chairs (CRCs): one in placement and rehabilitation of adolescent girls and young women in difficulty (holder: Nadine Lanctôt); a second one in stigmatization and psychosocial development of youth (holder: Alexa Martin-Storey); and a third in school readiness, inclusion of vulnerable populations and social adjustment (holder: Gabrielle Garon-Carrier). Two teams are funded by the Research Team Support Program of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC). One is directed by Mélanie Lapalme (Team for Research on Sex-/Gender-Based Behavioural Difficulties and Social Adjustment: Understanding the Risk and Protection Factors, Including the Impact of Services, That Model Youth’s Adjustment Pathways; 2020-2024) and the other one, by Nadine Lanctôt (Team for Research on Rehabilitation of Girls and Women in Difficulty; 2018-2022).