Research and Knowledge Transfer Hubs

Community Based Research Hub

The goal of the Community Based Research (CBR) Hub is to increase capacity for CBR in mental health and addictions, by providing access to CBR-specific training, resources, and networking opportunities. The Hub aims to encourage community-university partnerships and support research practices that benefit research participants and contribute to tangible change.

•  What is Community Based Research (CBR)?
  Understanding CBR in the context of mental health and addictions
•  About the CBR Hub
  Hub structure, goals, and program of activities
•  Funding Opportunities
  A listing of CBR-specific funding opportunities in BC and beyond
•  Receive CBR Updates via Email
  Sign up to the CBR Hub mailing list
•  Events
  A listing of CBR-specific events in BC and beyond
•  CBR Resources
  A listing of CBR-specific resources

• Contact
  We welcome your participation in the CBR Hub - please feel free to send us comments or suggestions

What's New

April 2010 Book Release

Hearing (Our) Voices: Participatory Research in Mental Health describes two innovative participatory action research projects – one on communication with medical professionals, the other on housing – carried out by a group
of people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Under the guidance of Professor Barbara Schneider, participants designed the research, conducted interviews and focus groups, and participated in data analysis. Collectively, the participants disseminated the findings of the study through a number of creative strategies involving various media, including theatre performances, a documentary film, a graphic novel, and a travelling exhibit.
One of the central and significant findings of these projects is that people diagnosed with schizophrenia are frequently caught in a struggle between their dependence on care and their desire to lead independent lives. Hearing (Our) Voices points to ways to resolve this dilemma and thus transform lives by actively including people diagnosed with schizophrenia in research, in decision-making about their own treatment and housing, and in public discourse about schizophrenia.
Barbara Schneider is an associate professor in the Communication Studies Program at the University of Calgary.

Please visit the University of Toronto Press for more information.

Mental Health Commission of Canada: Consumer / Peer Research Network Development

"Creating a network ensuring principle involvement of persons with lived experience in mental health and substance use research" The Mental Health Commission of Canada plans to establish a consumer/peer research network to engage persons with lived experience in mental health and substance use research. The commission also hopes to expand the capacity of consumer/peer research in Canada. The network is scheduled for launch in March 2010. For more information, see "Consumer / Peer Research Network Development (CPRND) Project".

Community Consultation Report: A CBR Needs Assessment

During February and March 2009, the Hub conducted an online survey to identify resources and partnerships that are important to developing capacity for CBR in BC. To read the report and executive summary of this consultation, please click here. Thank you to all who participated!

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