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The Experience of Pain for Black Women with Postpartum Depression

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Mental Health

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $50,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $25,000

Project Overview

My project aims to understand how racial identity is influencing the way Black women experience post-partum depression (PPD). Persistent stress from social exclusion and racial discrimination has been passed down through generations of Black communities. It is believed that this stress is now impacting the way Black individuals experience and…

Investigating the optimal reactive balance training intensity in chronic stroke patients

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Stroke

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $90,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $45,000

Project Overview

This project will determine the optimal intensity of reactive balance training (RBT) for people with chronic stroke. More specifically, we will find the intensity that improves balance in the shortest period of time. We suspect that high-intensity RBT may lead to quicker improvements compared to moderate-intensity RBT. We also think…

Psychological health and wellness among medical doctors in Canada and the impact of the Wellness4MDs supportive text messaging program.

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Mental Health

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Province

    Nova Scotia

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $50,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $25,000

Project Overview

This project's main aim is to create and test a daily text messaging program called Wellness4MDs to help doctors, medical trainees, and students in Canada deal with burnout, anxiety, and depression. We want to see if getting these supportive messages every day can make these symptoms less common and less…

Supine cycling with lower body negative pressure: a novel treatment for concussion

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Brain Injury

  • Competition

    2022 Brain Changes Initiative Award for Traumatic Brain Injury - Special Purpose Grants

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $50,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $25,000

Project Overview

The main aim of this project is to examine the efficacy of the non-pharmacological intervention of lower body negative pressure (LBNP) with head up tilt on cerebral blood flow and concussion symptoms during exercise in individuals with persisting symptoms. The non-pharmacological exercise-related treatment strategy will reduce concussion symptoms during exercise…

Vascular Interface with the Brain and Neurocognition via the Eyes (VIBE): Retinal Photography in Youth with Psychiatric Disorders

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Stroke

  • Competition

    2024 Personnel Awards for Women's Heart and Brain Health

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $120,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $30,000

Project Overview

The goal of this study is to advance knowledge regarding the association of vascular risk factors and blood vessels with brain structure and function in youth with severe mental illness. In addition to traditional vascular risk factors (body weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol levels), we are planning to study…