Supporting impactful community research
Our grants and research awards are designed to seed-fund research projects led by experienced academic researchers and community researchers/service providers collaborating to address gaps in community mental health and addressing community needs, while integrating the insights of people with lived experience into each stage of their project.
Susan Petryk and Jill Bally
Long waits and distance can make specialist care difficult to access for families across Saskatchewan. Co-principal investigators Susan Petryk and Jill Bally are exploring a consultation model that connects children and caregivers with a specialist by video while a nurse practitioner provides support in person, closer to home.
Mark Sinyor
A Harry Potter novel becomes a way to teach coping skills in the classroom. Dr. Mark Sinyor and his team use Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to introduce middle-school students to cognitive behavioural therapy through a free mental health literacy curriculum. The MHRC-supported online platform makes the program accessible beyond the classroom, with documented visits from more than 78 countries and territories.
Leena K. Augimeri and Margaret Walsh
Children and families who complete Stop Now And Plan (SNAP) can continue practising key self-regulation skills through a mobile coaching app. Leena K. Augimeri and Margaret Walsh’s project develops interactive videos, activities and tools informed by families and tests their usefulness in a small pilot.
Shannon Scratch and Alex Elkader
Siblings of children with disabilities can have their own emotional and social needs overlooked. Shannon Scratch and Alex Elkader’s team adapts a peer-group program into iSibworkS, a six-week virtual intervention that helps siblings share experiences, practise coping skills and build self-esteem, while developing versions for younger children and teenagers.
Erin Fredericks and Nathan Thompson
What can young 2SLGBTQI+ people learn from community members who lived through the AIDS epidemic? Erin Fredericks and Nathan Thompson’s youth-led project brings generations together to build resilience, belonging and practical mental health resources through recorded interviews and workshops.