By Emily Levitt OVERVIEW WHAT IS THE RESEARCH ABOUT? Impulsivity, briefly defined as acting without thinking, can be a problem for people living with substance use disorders. However, there is limited research on how impulsivity changes during treatment. This is complicated by the fact that impulsivity can be measured in several different ways. This study […]
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Event Information September 14, 20237:00-8:00pm (ET)Virtual on Zoom This session shed light on how the change in cannabis’s legal status has affected the landscape of mental health and substance use research and treatment. Our panel of experts explored various facets of cannabis legalization, focusing on the public health and research dimensions of this transformative policy […]
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HRI is pleased to announce a new research project that will help shape the future of digital health in Canada. Commissioned by Health Canada and the Standards Council of Canada, HRI is leading a national, collaborative team of key partners, including the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), the Canadian Centre on Substance Use […]
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Text and photo originally published in the Wellington Advertiser. Written by Joanne Shuttleworth. The Grove Hubs and the Homewood Research Institute have received a $100,000 grant to evaluate the reach and delivery of services provided at youth hubs dotted across Guelph and Wellington County. “We’re interested in the outcome to continue to improve service,” said […]
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Event Information June 7, 20237:00-8:00pm (ET)Virtual on Zoom In Canada, one in three people will experience mental illness in their lifetime. Concurrent disorders are defined as co-occurring substance use disorders with other mental health conditions. For example, up to 40% of people who are diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder will also have a co-occurring substance […]
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Dr. Jean Costello, HRI’s Director of Research and Evaluation, and Cyndy Dearden, Executive Director of The Grove, YWHO Wellington Guelph, have received $100,000 to evaluate the reach and delivery of services provided by The Grove YWHO Wellington Guelph, a network of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) sites delivering integrated youth services within the Wellington-Guelph region. […]
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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 […]
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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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