Maawandoonan - Collaborative Reimagination: Indigenizing and Decolonizing Mental Health Care in Manitoba

Updates:

• Interviews conducted with 7 participants, grounded in ceremony with Elder guidance

• Results revealed important gaps in current services

Next Steps:

• Next steps include engaging participants in co-development of culturally tailored mental health program

• Pilot program will be held to assess feasibility and acceptability

Engaging People with Chronic Pelvic Pain: The Need to Understand Experiences

Updates:

• Recruited 2 patient partners

• Development of needs assessment underway

Next Steps:

• Finalize needs assessment in collaboration with patient partners

• Distribute needs assessment nationally

Recognizing and Responding to Birth Trauma: The Development and Pilot Evaluation of a Brief Online Training Intervention for Canadian Health Care Providers

Updates:

• Recruited 146 interdisciplinary providers across Canada to hear about their training needs

• Partnered with the Centre for Healthcare Innovation with funding from PRIME to develop a brief online training intervention tailored to provider’s training needs

Next Steps:

• Pilot the training and gather feedback from providers across Canada that will inform refinements, future research, and implementation of the training

Tulong sa Pamilyang Pinoy: The Co-Development and Evaluation of a Single-Session Intervention Supporting Filipino Parent Mental Health

Project Description:

• Understanding needs across mental wellness, culture, parenting, & community connections for Filipino parents of young children

• Co-developing a single-session intervention to promote strategies for family wellness & accessing comprehensive services

Updates:

• Refined & edited project aims/methodology based on consultation & literature review

• Made connections within the community & with Filipino academics

• Applied for grants/scholarships to support project funding

Next Steps:

• Ethics application submission

• Conducting interviews