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Summer 2022

  • A new HRI Talk explores psychedelics as medicine for mental illness and addictions
  • New findings about the impacts of cannabis legalization are released
  • Dr. Jean Costello accepts new role as Director of Research and Evaluation
  • HRI welcomes four new scientific collaborators
  • A new report on progress and outcome monitoring is available now
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Spring 2022

  • A new HRI Talk explores the impacts of COVID-19 on addiction and mental health
  • HRI partners with CCSA to advance addiction research and evaluation
  • New Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dr. Marie Gendy, joins the HRI Team

Winter 2022

  • A new HRI Talk explores the microbiome and the gut-brain connection
  • Announcement: KPMG funds research expansion in Ontario
  • Digital mental health research: An update
  • HRI welcomes Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Braeden Terpou
  • Holiday Giving Campaign: Record-breaking results
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Fall 2021

  • Meet our new Executive Director, Dr. Sidney Kennedy
  • A $1M donation will fund new COVID-19 research
  • Our next HRI Talks event: November 3, 2021
  • Read the 2020-2021 Annual Report

Summer 2021

  • Trauma: The Next Pandemic?
  • Dr. Lena Quilty joins HRI team of scientists
  • HRI welcomes new Post-Doctoral Fellow
  • Darlene Walton Scholarship Award winner

Spring 2021

  • Coming this fall: HRI Talks
  • HRI awarded $100K from CCSA, Health Canada to explore impacts of cannabis legalization
  • HRI Trainee working to help people with military trauma, pandemic-related mental illness
  • Infographic: new findings from study exploring long-term recovery from addiction