Event information March 23, 20237:00-8:00pm (ET)Virtual on Zoom Why does having the support of a community affect a person’s journey to wellness? Join us to learn about the latest research on the importance of community for people living with substance use issues. In this HRI Talk, our panelists explored the critical role of social support […]
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By Jacqueline Mitchell, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Yuri Quintana, PhD, HRI Senior Scientist, believes in the power of technology. While there’s little debate that social media has the potential to cause great harm, Quintana – who is chief of the Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – notes there’s a growing body of evidence […]
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HRI received $100,000 from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and Health Canada to study the effects of cannabis legalization on at-risk populations.HRI’s Director of Evaluation, Dr. Jean Costello, led the study, which utilized patient data from Homewood Health Centre and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. The study was co-led by HRI Senior […]
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The family of an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer who died by suicide five years ago is seeing their work pay off after launching a fellowship in his honour. Paul Horne from Oshawa was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder when he died at the age of 50. “He was a top-notch human being. He had […]
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Thank you to everyone who attended! Event Information: The people our society sends to the front lines of catastrophe – the disasters, the conflicts, the pandemics – do invaluable, selfless work. Too often, they pay a price for their efforts. Increasingly, one of the tolls they pay is living with a form of trauma called […]
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Thank you to everyone who attended! You can find a link to the recording on our YouTube channel.
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Thank you to everyone who attended! You can find a link to the recording and the report inside this post.
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Homewood Research Institute (HRI) is pleased to announce that Dr. Jean Costello has accepted the position of Director of Research and Evaluation.
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Last year, HRI received $100,000 in funding from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and Health Canada to study the effects of cannabis legalization on at-risk populations. Findings from this project are now available.
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HRI collaborators bring value to projects and studies across all areas of research and evaluation. We are pleased to welcome four new members to our team.
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