Canadian Institute of Health Research

1. National Network for
Aboriginal Mental
Health Research
www.namhr.ca
Christine Sioui

2. History of NAMHR
Established January 2002
Grant from IAPH & INMHA
First national meeting June 2002
Relaunched as NEAHR in 2007
Currently 20 co-investigators
8 collaborators
10 partner organizations

3. Michael Chandler, UBC
Rod McCormick, UBC
Grace Iarocci, SFU
Adrian Tanner, MUN
Christopher Fletcher, UofA
Colleen Anne Dell, UofS
James Waldram, UofS
JoAnne Fiske, ULeth Jacob Burack, McGill
Michael Doxtater, McGill
Chris Lalonde, UVic Kathryn Gill, McGill
Kathleen Glass, McGill
Laurence Kirmayer, McGill
John Haggarty, NOSM Ann Macaulay, McGill
Ronald Niezen, McGill
Naomi Adelson, York Michel Tousignant, UQAM
Cornelia Wieman, UofT Nico Trocme, McGill

4. Research Themes
Social and developmental determinants of mental
health and well-being
Healing and mental health services
Substance abuse
Suicide prevention and mental health promotion
Child maltreatment, abuse and neglect

5. Goals
Capacity building
train new researchers, especially from Aboriginal backgrounds, to
develop greater capacity for methodologically sound and culturally
responsive mental health and addictions research in Aboriginal
communities;
Partnerships & Collaboration
develop research partnerships and collaborations among
investigator and Aboriginal communities across Canada to provide
opportunities for learning, mentoring, and knowledge production
relevant to the needs and priorities of communities, policy makers,
and front-line mental health workers;
Knowledge Translation
engage in innovative knowledge translation activities to guide
research and apply findings to develop more culturally appropriate
and effective mental health policy, promotion, and intervention for
Aboriginal populations and communities.

10. National Network for
Aboriginal Mental
Health Research
www.mcgill.ca/namhr
NAMHR@LISTS.MCGILL.CA
Christine Sioui