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Report: Scaling Up STRENGTH: Adaptation in a Pandemic Context

We are pleased to share findings from the "Scaling Up STRENGTH" Study (Adaptation Phase: March 2020 to May 2023). This report captures the adapting and testing of the STRENGTH model of outreach within a pandemic context in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) neighbourhood of Vancouver.

Co-designing an Outreach Intervention for Women Experiencing Street-Involvement and Gender-Based Violence: Community–Academic Partnerships in Action

We are excited to share this important paper from the STRENGTH pilot project is now published (through open access) and available online.

A to Z’s and Beyond of Research Grant Navigation: Application to Study Completion

Presented by Drs. Shahin Kassam and Vicky Bungay on April 3, 2024 from 12-1pm PST (rescheduled from March 6). The presentation will be online through Zoom Meetings. Click on the title for more details.

“How a Canada Research Chair’s community-led outreach model is impacting lives”

On December 6, 2023, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) ) and Canada Research Chairs (CRC) published a research story highlighting the work of Dr. Vicky Bungay in collaboration with community partner co-leads and other team members, both through the STRENGTH and Scaling Up projects...

Capacity Seminar Series presents: Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: A Look at Current Knowledge and Practices

Presented by Michelle Gagnon, RN, PhD(c), on January 31, 2024 from 12-1pm PST. The presentation will be online through Zoom Meetings. Click on the title for more details.

Capacity Seminar Series presents: Can Conventional Criminal Justice Systems Deliver Justice for Rape Victim-Survivors?

Presented by: Dr. Lara Hudspith on November 23, 2023 from 12-1pm PST. The presentation will be online through Zoom Meetings. Click on the title for more details.

Capacity Seminar Series: Exploring the perceived impacts of safer supply program engagement on criminalized income-generating activities: Perspectives of program clients and service providers

Presented by: Dr. Katherine Rudzinski on October 19, 2023 from 12-1pm PST. The presentation will be online through Zoom Meetings. Click on the title for more details.

How an emergency department is organized to provide opioid-specific harm reduction and facilitators and barriers to harm reduction implementation: a systems perspective

Congratulations to PhD candidate Sunny Jiao on this amazing work in the area of harm reduction and healthcare. Read this excellent analysis of policy shaping care in emergency departments.

Closed: Hiring Outreach Workers at Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society for the CLOE Project

As part of the Scaling Up project, the CLOE Project outreach team in Kelowna supports people who have experienced gender-based violence to engage with the outreach team in safe, respectful ways that foster trust and engagement and promote health, safety and well-being. Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society (COEFS), the project’s community co-lead, is now hiring two […]

Capacity Research Seminar Series Presents: Women Impacted by Forced Migration: A Community-Academic Research Partnership

Capacity Research Seminar Series Presents "Women Impacted by Forced Migration: A Community-Academic Research Partnership" on September 21, 2023 from 12-1pm.

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