London, Ont. researchers get $2.8M in funding for national health-care worker mental health program
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A team out of Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ont., received $2.8 million to launch a project in supporting the mental health of Canadian health-care workers.
A team out of McDonald Franklin OSI (Operational Stress Inquiry) Research Centre in London, Ont., received $2.8 million in funding to launch a project aimed at supporting the mental health and well-being of Canadian health-care workers.
Receiving the funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the project is titled “Promoting Resilience and Mental Health: Adapting Canada’s Department of National Defence Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) Program to Support Canadian Health Care Workers.”
The MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre primarily works with veterans, those working within the Canadian military, and their families in providing specialized mental health services.
The centre is part of Lawson Health Research Institute, one of Canada’s top hospital-based research institutes.
“We’re very excited about this initiative,” said Dr. Don Richardson, Lawson scientist and director of the MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre at St. Joseph’s Hospital. “The funding will primarily be used to adapt a current module, which is the Road to Mental Readiness Program that was well established in the Canadian Forces, and adapting it to health-care workers.”
According to a media release provided by Lawson Health Research Institute, the purpose of this project is to identify mental health barriers within health-care institutions and create a “streamlined framework” aiming to build and promote supportive environments nationally.
Spanning 14 months, the project will assist researchers in planning, testing and adapting the health care-focused Road to Mental Readiness Program, according to the release.
“We want to educate institutions to create an environment that supports wellness not just at the individual level, but at the institutional level as well,” said Dr. Anthony Nazarov, associate scientist at Lawson and the MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre at St. Joseph’s Health Care London.
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