Congratulations to our Past Recipients

Project: Research Honoraria - MSc in Psychiatry Research Thesis Project with Patient Partners

Applicant: Daniel Basso

Community partners: Patient partners

Equity-denied groups project will engage: Individuals living with addiction/those using illicit substances; individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities

Project: African Nova Scotian/Black Communities and NS Early Psychosis Program Knowledge Exchange Workshop

Applicant: Dr. Kara Dempster

Community partners: Leaders in the ANS/Black community

Equity-denied groups project will engage: Black Nova Scotians; Individuals living with addiction/those using illicit substances

Project: Community Event for Elderly African Nova Scotians

Applicant: Damilola Onietan

Community partner: Lucasville Community Association

Equity-denied groups project will engage: Black Nova Scotians; Vulnerable age groups (over 65)

Project: Framework Development – Pediatric Mental Health Care

Applicant: Dr. Pippa Moss

Community partners: Youth and their families with lived experience of second-generation antipsychotics treatment, local businesses & organizations, and representatives from community-based mental health and primary care services in rural Nova Scotia

Equity-denied groups project will engage: Vulnerable age groups (those under 19); rural population; individuals living with physical and mental disabilities

Project: Research - Transformative Pathways to Promoting Mental Health in Black Students Event

Applicant: Somtoo Henry

Equity-denied groups project will engage: Black Nova Scotians; Other BIPOC populations

Project: 2^nd Annual Dalhousie Psychiatry Resident Association Symposium on Social Determinants of Health

Applicants: Drs. Jasmyn Cunningham, Cameron Taylor, and Talia Bond

Community partners: The Brotherhood of Nova Scotia, Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre, COAST, and Halifax Lancers, where the residents participated in an Equine Supported Wellness Workshop.

Project: Early Psychosis Intervention Nova Scotia (EPINS) Educational Webinars

Applicant: Brittany Chisholm

Community partners: EPINS teams in rural health zones, family members, first voice, and relevant community agencies

Equity-denied groups project will engage: Vulnerable age groups (over 65 and under 19); rural population; Individuals and families experiencing first episode of psychosis

Project: Needs Assessment for Supportive Housing for Young Mothers

Applicant: Dr. Dawn Veinot

Community partners: Supportive Housing for Young Mothers

Project: Mental Health Mini-Conference

Applicants: Dr. Zenovia Ursuliak and Becky Marval

Community partners: North End Community Health Centre

Equity-denied group project will engage: Street population/homeless, and those experiencing poverty

Project: Awareness Event for International Graduate Students

Applicant: Bala Harri

Community partners: Dalhousie University, BIPOC Graduate Student Mentoring Academy, Dalhousie University Black Student Advising Centre, Graduate Student Association of the Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie Wellness Center, Dalhousie University Student Accessibility Centre.

Equity-denied group project will engage: Newcomers and Refugees