Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
In partnerships with:
Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health
Institute of Gender and Health
Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health
And partner Organizations:
Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative
Health Canada
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre
The study of alcohol and illicit drugs use, abuse, and addictions and cross-addictions with tobacco and gambling addiction are areas that require independent and integrated research attention in Canada. Through this Strategic Initiative, the sponsoring organizations hope to challenge researchers working across a host of disciplines representing the full spectrum of health research to undertake work that will contribute to our understanding of alcohol and illicit drug use, abuse and addiction and cross-addictions with gambling and tobacco use in order to inform the intervention strategies of addiction professionals, policy makers, and the Canadian public.
Summary
Introduction
Background
Partners
Specific Objectives
Eligible Research Areas
Eligibility
Funds available
Mechanisms of Support
Contacts for Further Information
References
Description of Partners
The use of alcohol and illicit drugs is a major health and social issue for Canadians. Socially and economically disadvantaged groups, including Aboriginal peoples, street youth and women as well as people with mental disorders, are particularly vulnerable to the effects of addiction. Addiction and the use of alcohol and illicit drugs are significant components of many health and social issues in Canada, ranging from HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C to homelessness, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), family violence, concerns associated with child health welfare, delinquency and crime.
Canada's research efforts are hampered by the absence of a coordinated approach. While some preliminary work has been done to build an agenda for research into addiction and the use of alcohol and illicit drugs in Canada and to strengthen collaboration among stakeholders within this field, and between the alcohol and illicit drugs field and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the leadership of the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), there continues to be a need to promote multi-disciplinary approaches that cross all CIHR pillars from basic research to population health. Further, funding for addictions research has become increasingly sporadic in recent years, and the sharing of knowledge among the many disciplines and jurisdictions working in the area has suffered as a result.
It is recognized that the traditional approach to research funding is to delineate a specific topic of interest and support priority inquiries within it. To date, this has been the dominant approach to research questions that address the use and abuse of tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs and gambling (hereafter: the "target behaviours"). While not without merit, this approach does have limitations, particularly in relation to recognizing the significant inter-relationships among the target behaviours in areas such as underlying causality, co-occurrence, preventive strategies, and therapeutic responses.
To better understand these inter-relationships and their implications, a more integrative approach must be adopted. As an initial step toward recognition of this need, a new Research Theme exploring cross-addictions is being introduced. This funding and the
research themes will focus on: a) the review and synthesis of existing peer-reviewed and grey literature addressing the overlap among the target behaviours, and b) the secondary analysis of existing data sets to promote further understanding of the inter-relationships among the target behaviours. Projects supported under this initiative must focus on at least two of the target behaviours. See specifically Strategic Research Theme 10 "Alcohol, Tobacco and Gambling: Cross-Addictions".
A recent key development to the field of alcohol and illicit drugs was the May, 2003 announcement of the renewal of a comprehensive Drug Strategy for Canada. Canada's Drug Strategy is a federally coordinated initiative to reduce the harm associated with the use of narcotics and controlled substances and the abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs. The renewed Strategy strikes a balanced approach between education, prevention and health promotion initiatives, as well as enforcement measures. The development of a broad and complete research agenda has been identified as a key contributor to the success of the Strategy. A cross-Canada consultation is underway to develop and implement a proposed National Framework for Action on Substance Use and Abuse in Canada, of which the federal Drug Strategy would be an integral part. The research agenda will be a key component of the National Framework.
Further, under the leadership of Canadian neuroscientist, Dr. Franco Vaccarino, in 2004 the World Health Organization released a report on the Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence that gives a summary of current knowledge of the biological basis of these behaviors.
This Strategic Initiative grew out of the October, 2003 Forum on Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Research in Canada, at which leading addictions researchers and other specialists and key stakeholders (e.g., researchers in various disciplines, decision-makers, practitioners and deliverers of services, communities and the public) met to develop a strategic addictions research agenda for Canada, ranging from basic and clinical science to social, cultural and environmental research in relation to alcohol and illicit drugs. This involved a review of the range of research and related priorities in Canada and internationally; identification of research themes fundamental to addressing health and social issues associated with alcohol and illicit drugs in Canada; and exploring and supporting the development of research partnerships among individual and organizational stakeholders. The Forum also provided an important beginning point for the development of a research agenda under Health Canada's renewed Drug Strategy. Prescription drugs were not included in the scope of the Forum, however, there are several current undertakings in Canada that are directed toward this area. These include a chapter on prescription drug misuse in CCSA's report on "Substance Abuse in Canada - 2004", and Health Canada's document on the current situation of the abuse of psychotropic products in Canada, including attention to current scientific and public health issues, research needs and potential priorities.
Planning for the 2003 Forum started with recommendations from several previous workshops, including a December 2001 event co-sponsored by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), CIHR and Carleton University - Canadian Addictions Researcher Workshop: Moving Toward a Plan of Action to Develop a National Research Agenda, and a gathering held in April 1993, sponsored by the National Health Research and Development Program, Health and Welfare Canada - Substance Abuse Research and Funding Priorities: A National Workshop.
The 2003 Forum, from which this Strategic Initiative was directly developed, was jointly sponsored by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, the Canadian Executive Council on Addictions, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Health Canada and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (formerly Solicitor General Canada). The various forms of funding to be offered through this current Strategic Initiative signals these partners' original intent to build capacity and strengthen Canadian research in this area. This Strategic Initiative will support multidisciplinary research across all of CIHR's research themes: 1) biomedical, 2) clinical, 3) health systems and services, and 4) the health of populations, the social and cultural dimensions of health and environmental influences on health.
Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction is dedicated to identifying and developing collaborations with other CIHR institute(s), branch(es) or office(s), funding organizations and stakeholders to enhance the availability of funding for this strategic initiative, and to create, where appropriate, opportunities for knowledge exchange and translation related to the scope of this particular initiative. Applicants are invited to visit the Descriptions of Partners to find a list of partners and their respective mandates and/or strategic interests. This list will continue to evolve as new partners join in this initiative. The specific research foci and requirements for each partner are outlined in the section "Objectives and Eligible Research Areas".
The objectives of this Strategic Initiative, Research in Addictions: Innovative Approaches in Health Research, are to:
Research proposals must demonstrate that they contribute to the goals of increasing understanding of and action around the measures, causes, consequences, prevention, treatment and control of alcohol and illicit drug use, abuse and addiction. Applicants should read carefully the Report on the Forum on Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Research in Canada to understand some recently identified current and new research questions, challenges, and associated methods. Applications should explain how the proposed research will address one or more of the research themes identified below in order to generate and translate new knowledge about alcohol and illicit drug use, abuse and addiction, leading to improvements in the health of Canadians and strengthening of the health system of Canada. Research projects that involve secondary analysis of existing data, as well as those which generate new evidence, will be supported through this Strategic Initiative.
Research within and across multiple disciplines and research themes will be required to address the problems of alcohol and illicit drugs and cross addictions with tobacco use and gambling, ultimately, to achieve the goal of improving the health of Canadians. To this end, applicants are required to link their specific research to the development of a broader conceptual framework of addictions research in Canada (see page 24 of the Report on the Forum on Alcohol and Illicit Drugs in Canada). It is anticipated that individuals working in a wide variety of health-related disciplines such as economics, policy, epidemiology, sociology, psychology, bio-medicine, chemistry, genetics, political science, nursing, and cross disciplines, e.g., addiction and many others, may be interested in this Strategic Initiative.
Strategic Research Themes
Specifically, this Strategic Initiative will support research that will advance knowledge related to any of the nine strategic research themes articulated by delegates of the Forum on Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Research in Canada. These themes are summarized below, and are described in more detail in the Forum report, including key words and phrases, relevance to CIHR research pillars and the determinants of health, current research, potential new research questions, and possible partners. A tenth theme has been identified, and focuses on the examination of cross-addictions between alcohol, tobacco and gambling.
Examples of possible research areas within each of the ten research themes that might be conducted under this Request for Applications are provided below. These examples are not intended to be exhaustive and there is no intent to imply that applications in these research areas would be more successful than those in other research areas.
1. Aboriginal Peoples: This strategic research theme identifies substance abuse and addictions research as guided by a resiliency perspective with respect to Aboriginal peoples. The categories that embody the factors of resiliency are spiritual, social/emotional, physical and mental health of Aboriginal individuals, families, communities and Nations. Moreover, research should be both relevant to and involve Aboriginal communities, and contribute to understanding substance use, dependency and addiction, and at the same time produce knowledge that is generalizable and applicable.
Examples of research relevant to this topic include but are not limited to studies of:
The Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (IAPH), the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), and the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth (IHDCYH) as well as the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse will consider funding New Emerging Team Grants, Policy Research Grants, Knowledge Synthesis Grants, New Discoveries: High Risks Seed Grant and Secondary Analysis Grants for proposals in this research theme that are deemed relevant to their respective strategic interests and mandates.
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation will consider funding New Discoveries: High Risk Seed Grants on Impact of residential schooling on Aboriginal peoples on alcohol and illicit drug use and other addictive behaviors. The suggested area that requires increased understanding is the relationship between the trauma experienced in residential schooling, particularly physical and sexual abuse and its intergenerational impacts, and alcohol and illicit drug abuse. This needs to be considered in the context of colonialism forced upon Aboriginal peoples in Canada and current socio-demographic factors such as poverty, violence and isolation. Also in need of greater understanding is the relationship between residential schooling, alcohol and illicit drug abuse, and other addictive behaviours.
The First Nations and Inuit Branch will consider funding Knowledge Synthesis Grants for proposals in Substance abuse treatment in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in Canada. There is currently little clear information addressing the effectiveness of residential-based treatment services for substance abuse in Canada. The National Native Alcohol & Drug Abuse program, a program of the First Nations & Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada, has delivered the residential-based treatment program since 1984. Little information is available that describes if the program has been effective, if the program has adequate resources to meet its current need, or that residential-based treatment is the most effective approach for meeting the current need of substance abuse treatment in First nations & Inuit communities in Canada. This is the suggested area of focus.
2. Biology of Substance Use and Addiction: This strategic research theme is divided into eight areas: 1) neuroscience, e.g., neurobiology and neuropsychology; 2) systemic effects, including pharmacokinetics, end organ damage/protection and overdose/suicide; 3) specific, e.g., relapse, including cue relativity/incentive motivation, drug effects and stress and outcome expectancy; 4) models, e.g., animal and human; 5) methods, e.g., imaging, electrophysiology, biomarkers and genetic/epigenetic marker; 6) treatments, e.g., medication and vaccines; 7) interactions, e.g., genes and environments, intrauterine exposure, development, early life events; and 8) information, e.g., translation and dissemination of scientific knowledge.
Examples of research relevant to this topic include but are not limited to studies of:
The Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), and the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth (IHDCYH) as well as the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse will consider funding New Emerging Team Grants, and New Discoveries: High Risks Seed Grant for proposals in Biology of Substance Use and Addiction that are deemed relevant to their respective strategic interests and mandates.
3. Epidemiology: This strategic research theme includes determining incidence, prevalence and patterns of alcohol/drug use through dependence, as well as assessing individual and social changes in the use and consequences of alcohol/drugs. Other components include monitoring key indicators of use and non-use (through primary and secondary data), collecting epidemiological data that is necessary to establish harm and costs to society, and identifying risk, protective, and resilience factors. The analysis of social and economic cost information relevant for planning is also a key feature.
Examples of research relevant to this topic include but are not limited to studies of:
The Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), and the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth (IHDCYH) as well as the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse will consider funding New Emerging Team Grants, Policy Research Grants, New Discoveries: High Risks Seed Grant and Secondary Analysis Grants for proposals in Epidemiology that are deemed relevant to their respective strategic interests and mandates.
4. Health Promotion, Prevention and Healthy Public Policy: This strategic research theme includes community-based, multi-level, multi-sectoral, cross-national, community institutions and settings, e.g., workplace, schools, healthcare, hospitality industry sites and media channels. Methods include monitoring policy initiatives, creation of personal competencies, influencing the adoption of health protective attitudes and behaviours, impact evaluation, natural experiments, community demonstrations, cost-benefit studies and policy and intervention experiments.
Examples of research relevant to this topic include but are not limited to studies of:
The Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), and the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth (IHDCYH) as well as the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse will consider funding New Emerging Team Grants, Policy Research Grants, Knowledge Synthesis Grants, New Discoveries: High Risks Seed Grant and Secondary Analysis Grants for proposals in Health Promotion, Prevention and Healthy Public Policy that are deemed relevant to their respective strategic interests and mandates.
5. Populations/Resiliency: This strategic research theme is divided into three key areas: (1) inherited and acquired predispositions, including: biological components such as genetic, epigenetic, drug exposure, toxins and trauma, and psychosocial components such as family modeling, abuse and neglect, trauma - including intergenerational, social support, coping skills, community, socio-economic status and child development; (2) biological-environmental interactions, including biological traits that affect responses to environmental events; and (3) group differences, including differences based on sex/gender, definable sub-types or population segments, Aboriginal Peoples, disability, age, criminogenic factors, and personality.
Examples of research relevant to this topic include but are not limited to studies of:
The Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), and the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth (IHDCYH) as well as the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Health Canada will consider funding New Emerging Team Grants, Policy Research Grants, Knowledge Synthesis Grants, New Discoveries: High Risks Seed Grant and Secondary Analysis Grants for proposals in Populations/Resiliency that are deemed relevant to their respective strategic interests and mandates.
6. Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination: This strategic research theme includes studying and developing effective knowledge about the ways that useful information and skills are exchanged among the public, practitioners, scientists and policy makers. The purpose of this research is to produce evidence-based changes in perceptions, policies and practices through education and training, community engagement and development and organizational development practices. Key principles include community participation, collaboration and inclusivity.
Examples of research relevant to this topic include but are not limited to studies of:
The Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), and the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth (IHDCYH) as well as the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Health Canada will consider funding New Emerging Team Grants, Policy Research Grants, Knowledge Synthesis Grants, New Discoveries: High Risks Seed Grant and Secondary Analysis Grants for proposals in Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination that are deemed relevant to their respective strategic interests and mandates.
7. Sex Differences and Gender Influences: This strategic research theme identifies the need for the variables of sex and gender to be investigated across areas of alcohol and illicit drugs research. Sex and gender are more than just control variables; It is important to improving knowledge of how men and women experience addictions in different ways, both biologically and socioculturally.
As such, "sex" refers to "biological trait" while "gender" refers to "the array of society-determined roles, personality traits, attitudes, behaviours, values, relative power and influence that society ascribes to the two sexes on a differential basis."
Examples of research relevant to this topic include but are not limited to studies of:
The Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), and the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth (IHDCYH) as well as the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse will consider funding New Emerging Team Grants, Policy Research Grants, Knowledge Synthesis Grants, New Discoveries: High Risks Seed Grant and Secondary Analysis Grants for proposals in Sex Differences and Gender Influences that are deemed relevant to their respective strategic interests and mandates.
8. System Design and Evaluation, and Public Policy: This strategic research theme includes evaluation of systems, structure design, planning, integration, coordination and information management and how systems interact with policy, legislation and resource allocation. Systems include the addictions system and its interaction with health systems and public health, criminal justice, social welfare, education, children and family services, community, political system, and all levels of government, i.e., federal, provincial, municipal and international. The addiction system includes the continuum of prevention and treatment activities.
Examples of research relevant to this topic include but are not limited to studies of:
The Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), and the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth (IHDCYH) as well as the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse will consider funding New Emerging Team Grants, Policy Research Grants, Knowledge Synthesis Grants, New Discoveries: High Risks Seed Grant and Secondary Analysis Grants for proposals in System Design and Evaluation, and Public Policy that are deemed relevant to their respective strategic interests and mandates.
9. Treatment and Relapse Prevention: This strategic research theme includes: treatment outcome and long-term follow-up; development of innovative measures of outcome including harm reduction; treatment matching, e.g., biological predictors, environmental factors; dismantling studies, e.g., therapist effects, mechanisms of change; biological correlates of treatment outcomes; clinical trials and integration of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy; treatment gaps, e.g., innovative treatment for concurrent disorders, youth, families, offenders, disabled, elderly, etc.; process of change studies; effectiveness studies; harm reduction; transfer of knowledge and dissemination to the frontline.
Examples of research relevant to this topic include but are not limited to studies of:
The Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), and the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth (IHDCYH) as well as the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse will consider funding New Emerging Team Grants, Policy Research Grants, Knowledge Synthesis Grants, New Discoveries: High Risks Seed Grant and Secondary Analysis Grants for proposals in Treatment and Relapse Prevention that are deemed relevant to their respective strategic interests and mandates.
10. Alcohol, Tobacco and Gambling: Exploring Cross-addictions. The objective of this research theme is to promote a more integrative approach to investigation of the inter-relationships and implications of concurrent alcohol use, tobacco use, and gambling in order to inform the intervention strategies of addiction professionals, policy makers, and the Canadian public
Examples of research relevant to this topic include but are not limited to studies of:
The Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH), and the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth (IHDCYH) as well as the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative and the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre will consider funding Knowledge Synthesis Grants, and Secondary Analysis Grants for proposals in Alcohol, Tobacco and Gambling: Exploring Cross-addictions that are deemed relevant to their respective strategic interests and mandates.
Eligibility of Randomized Controlled Trials Applications
Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) will NOT be considered under this RFA. RCTs are defined as any study involving humans where at least two interventions are compared using random allocation, statistical methodologies and blinding techniques for the purpose of determining whether an innovative intervention leads to improved health.
Eligibility criteria for all CIHR research funding programs apply. The business office of the institution of an eligible Nominated Principal Applicant generally administers CIHR funds. Please refer to the Eligibility Requirements for CIHR Grants and Awards regarding the eligibility requirements for individuals and institutions.
Specific Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility requirements specific to this Request for Applications include the following:
Based on the total funds available for the initiative, applications will be funded from the top-ranked down as far as budgets will allow. Applications receiving a score of less than 3.5 will not be considered for funding.
To apply for the Strategic Initiative « Research on Addictions: Innovative Approaches in Health Research » please refer to the Specific Requests for Applications (RFAS) below:
| Request for Applications | Funding | Timelines |
| New Emerging Teams Grants are intended to support the creation or development of teams of investigators undertaking collaborative, multidisciplinary research in any of the eligible research areas outlined in this Strategic Initiative. |
Up to $300,000 per year for 5 years | Letter of intent: March 15, 2005 Full application deadline: August 1, 2005 |
| Policy Research Grants are intended to stimulate research that will influence and guide policy decisions, or have direct impact on policy decisions. |
Up to $65,000 per year for 3 years |
Registration: May 1, 2005 Full application deadline: August 1, 2005 |
| Knowledge Synthesis Grants are intended to support interdisciplinary teams of researchers and practitioners/decision-makers to conduct collaborative reviews of evidence for particular interventions. Outcomes of the reviews are expected to be: (1) guidelines for practice in the relevant area(s); and (2) priorities for further research. | Up to $80,000 for 1 year |
Registration: May 1, 2005 Full application deadline: August 1, 2005 |
| New Discoveries: High Risk Seed Grants are designed to encourage unique or original research, or support an extraordinary new direction in any of the eligible research areas outlined in this Strategic Initiative. | Up to $60,000 per year for 2 years | Registration: May 1, 2005 Full application deadline: August 1, 2005 |
| Secondary Analysis Grants are designed to encourage research undertaken through secondary analysis of existing data sets to promote further understanding of the inter-relationships among the target behaviours. | Up to $40,000 for 1 year | Registration: May 1, 2005 Full application deadline: August 1, 2005 |
For questions on CIHR funding guidelines, how to apply, and the peer review process contact:
Dominique Lalonde
Program Delivery Officer
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: (613) 941-1090
E-mail: dlalonde@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
For questions about this initiative and research objectives contact:
CIHR - Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
Richard Brière
Assistant Director
Telephone: (514) 761-6131 ext. 3930
E-mail: richard.briere@douglas.mcgill.ca
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
Colleen Anne Dell
Senior Research Associate/Academic Liaison
Telephone: 613-235-4048 ext. 235
E-mail: cdell@ccsa.ca
Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative
Lynn Lavallée
Research Grant Manager
Telephone: (416) 961-7223
E-mail: LLavallee@ctcri.ca
Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre
Rob Simpson
CEO,
Telephone: (519) 763-8049 ext. 222
E-mail: rob@gamblingresearch.org
Neurosciences of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence (2004).
Geneva: World Health Organization.
For further information on alcohol and illicit drug use, abuse and addiction in Canada, visit: Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
Note: Additional partners, including partners from industry and the private sector are expected to join this funding initiative over the coming year.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
CIHR is Canada's major federal funding agency for health research. Its objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system.
CIHR - Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA)
The vision of the is that innovative research will provide Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction new knowledge of the biological and socio-cultural processes underlying neurological, mental and addictive disorders. As such, the INMHA's mission is to foster excellence in innovative, ethically responsible research in Canada that aims to increase our knowledge of the functioning and disorders of the brain and the mind, the spinal cord, the sensory and motor systems, as well as mental health, mental illness and all forms of addiction. The INMHA intends to support initiatives that mobilize and link scientists in innovative collaborative programs across these research domains. The INMHA seeks to translate this new knowledge into a better quality of life for all Canadians through improved outcomes, health promotion and health care services.
CIHR - Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (IAPH)
The goal of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health is to lead a national advanced research agenda in the area of aboriginal health, and to support innovative research based on scientific excellence and aboriginal community collaboration that improves the health of aboriginal peoples living in Canada. CIHR-IAPH's mission is to play a lead role in building research capacity in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, and to support partnerships and alliances between aboriginal communities and health research organizations/institutes at the local, regional, national and international levels.
Institute of Gender and Health (IGH)
The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health will support research to address how sex (biological factors) and gender (socio-cultural experiences) interact with other factors that influence health to create conditions and problems that are unique, more prevalent, more serious or different with respect to risk factors or effective interventions for women and for men.
The Institute of Gender and Health strongly encourages applicants to demonstrate the use of gender-based or gender-sensitive analysis (GBA) in applications. GBA is an approach to research and evaluation which systematically inquires about biological (sex-based) and sociocultural (gender-based) differences between women and men, boys and girls, without presuming that any such differences exist. The purpose of GBA is to promote rigourous sex/gender-sensitive health research that expands understanding of health determination in both sexes, in order to provide knowledge that can result in improvements in health and health care. IGH is currently examining various ways to stimulate substantive GBA practice among the research community. In the meantime, we refer you to the Canadian resource on GBA policy and practice published by Health Canada which can be found at the web addresses below. Applications with explicit reference to how they incorporate sex or gender considerations in the development of the research question, methodology and analysis will receive favourable pre- and post- peer review funding consideration from IGH.
What is Gender-Based Analysis?
* Please note that if you locate and/or use alternate sex and gender sensitive guidelines, we would appreciate their citation.
Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH)
The CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health will support research to enhance maternal, child, and youth health and to address causes, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, short- and long-term support systems, and palliation for a wide range of health concerns associated with reproduction, early development, childhood, and adolescence.
Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
The vision of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation is one where those affected by the legacy of Physical Abuse and Sexual Abuse experienced in Residential School have addressed the effects of unresolved trauma in meaningful terms, have broken the cycle of abuse, and have enhanced their capacity as individuals, families, communities and nations to sustain their well being and that of future generations. The mission is to encourage and support Aboriginal people in building and reinforcing sustainable healing processes that address the legacy of Physical Abuse and Sexual Abuse in the Residential School system, including intergenerational impacts.
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) is Canada's national addictions agency. Its mission is to provide objective, evidence-based information and advice that will help reduce the health, social and economic harm associated with substance abuse and addictions. Established in 1988, the CCSA is an arms-length, not-for-profit organization supported by the Federal Government through Canada's Drug Strategy.
Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI)
The Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI) is a national partnership of research organizations working to increase capacity and innovation in research relevant to tobacco control policies and programs. The goal of the CTCRI is to provide strategic leadership to catalyze, coordinate and sustain research that has a direct impact on programs and policies aimed at reducing tobacco abuse and nicotine addiction.
The First Nations and Inuit Health Branch supports the delivery of public health and health promotion services on-reserve and in Inuit communities. It also provides drug, dental and ancillary health services to First Nations and Inuit people regardless of residence. The Branch also provides primary care services on-reserve in remote and isolated areas, where there are no provincial services readily available.
Health Canada
Health Canada is the federal department responsible for helping the people of Canada maintain and improve their health. Health Canada strives to improve the health of all Canada's people, while respecting individual choices and circumstances, and therefore seeks to put Canada among the countries with the healthiest people in the world. In partnership with provincial and territorial governments, Health Canada provides national leadership to develop health policy, enforce health regulations, promote disease prevention and enhance healthy living for all Canadians. Health Canada ensures that health services are available and accessible to First Nations and Inuit communities. It also works closely with other federal departments, agencies and health stakeholders to reduce health and safety risks to Canadians.
Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre
The Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre (OPGRC) is an arms-length agency established in 2000 by the Government of Ontario. Funded from the Ontario Problem Gambling Strategy, the Centre's mandate is to increase the capacity to conduct problem gambling research in Ontario, to effectively disseminate the results of problem gambling research, and to invest in research endeavours that increase our collective knowledge of problem gambling, its prevention, and its treatment. In addition, the Centre holds, as one of its core values, participation in collaborative initiatives that further the pursuit of its mandate.
