Category: Research
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Progress on the Drug Awareness Training Course Creation by the DrugAwareBC team
The Community and Cultural Mapping Research Group has been deeply involved in the “Cultural Mapping Lived/Living Experiences of the Toxic Drug Overdose Crisis in BC’s Small Cities” project. Their current focus is on the vital role of tradespeople in addressing…
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CBRCanada CoP – June discussion infographic and September 13th CoP
View the complete infographic by clicking the PDF link: CoP-Infographic.pdf
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CSSE SCEE Montréal, Québec | Conference 2024
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From Passion to Impact: Thompson Rivers University’s Student Research Success Story
Casey Hopper’s transformative journey at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) exemplifies how undergraduate research can propel student success. A psychology major, Hopper’s passion for knowledge led him to take a bold leap in his second year—reaching out to a faculty member…
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Walk With Me: using community-engaged research to reduce harm and confront the toxic drug poisoning in small BC cities
New Publication: The article “Walk With Me: reducing harm and confronting the toxic drug poisoning crisis in small British Columbia cities through community-engaged research” is now available. This article is the result of a research project led by Dr. Marnie…
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Times Higher Education: Community-engaged research Giving a voice to marginalised people:
In the realm of academia, a transformative approach is gaining momentum: community-engaged research. Unlike traditional research, which often relies solely on “expert” perspectives, community-engaged research recognizes the vital role of community knowledge. Researchers collaborate directly with community members, allowing them to…
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CAF-FCA Webinar: Supporting Tradespeople Who Use Substances
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Walk With Me: A Community-Engaged Research Response to the Drug Poisoning Crisis
New Publication: The Walk With Me team and SFU CERi have collaborated on the report Walk With Me: A Community-Engaged Response to the Drug Poisoning Crisis to illuminate a powerful role for community-engaged research in addressing the drug poisoning crisis. Since the toxic drug poisoning crisis was declared a provincial public health emergency…
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Exploring the toxic drug overdose crisis through art: The Omega news story
In the halls of Thompson Rivers University’s Trades and Technology Building, a recent art exhibit shed light on the hidden issue of substance use in the trades industry through the innovative method of cultural story mapping. The research team collected…