News & Events
Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Time: 11am CST/1pm EST
Duration: 60 minutes
Language: English presentation with simultaneous captioning in French, followed by a period of questions and answers in both official languages, English and French
Description:
CIHR/CIPSRT will be hosting a webinar to support participants with the requirements of the funding opportunity and to answer questions on how to apply.
CIHR is seeking grant applications to its final funding opportunity under the PTSI in PSP Initiative titled Catalyst Grant: Crisis/Suicide Line and App-based Support Models for Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries in Public Safety Personnel. Successful grant recipients will work directly with either one of the two Research and Coordination Hubs for Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries in PTSI in PSP (2021) to address innovative research questions related to the efficacy/effectiveness, feasibility, development and/or evaluation of best practices, guidance documents and uptake of both support services by PSP.
Research Areas
This funding opportunity will support projects addressing research questions relevant to at least one of the two research streams supported through the Research and Coordination Hubs:
- RESPond Hub for Research in Suicide Prevention for Public Safety Personnel (CAMH), previously referred to as the CSPS Crisis/Suicide Prevention Line
- PeerOnCall Hub for App-based Peer-to-Peer Support (McMaster University), previously referred to as the “OnCall” app
Presenter: Dr. Eric Marcotte, Associate Director, Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
As Associate Director of the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction, Dr. Eric Marcotte plays a key role in the development and implementation of innovative research programs to improve health within the broad mandate areas of the institute. Dr. Marcotte holds a PhD in Medical Sciences from McMaster University, and did post-doctoral work at McGill University.
Register here
Please send an email to pts-spt@cihr-irsc.gc.ca with any questions or concerns.
