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Our team is dedicated to advancing research that enhances treatment and support for those affected by mental illness, addiction and geriatric concerns, and looks to improve mental health and substance use services and policies.

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Mental Health Anti-Violence Hub for Empowerment, Advocacy, Resilience, and Trauma Support (MHAV-HEARTS)

Research Overview

How can mental health services be designed to meet the needs of people affected by intimate partner violence through coordinated, culturally safe, and trauma-informed approaches across community and hospital mental healthcare settings?

Oct 10, 2025 Waypoint Research Institute (WRI)

IPV Survivorship & Perpetration Risk Factors

Waypoint Talks presentation from April 1, 2025.

May 15, 2025

CELIA IPV Project

The CELIA-IPV Project aims to develop a common language for assessing and talking about intimate partner violence risk across municipal and provincial police services in Canada.

Apr 11, 2025

Our IPV Story

A collaborative platform advancing intimate partner violence (IPV) research and advocacy through lived experiences, innovative resources, and community-driven solutions.

Mar 12, 2025

Understanding coercive control in 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities

Research Overview

Understanding coercive control in 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities

Nov 15, 2024

A scoping review of reviews of the biopsychosocial factors associated with intimate partner violence (IPV)

Research Overview

A scoping review of reviews of the biopsychosocial factors associated with intimate partner violence (IPV)

Nov 15, 2024

A common language for assessing the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV)

Research Overview

Can a standard approach to interpreting IPV risk be developed across men, women, and individuals with diverse gender identities?

Nov 15, 2024

Examining data from a U.S. nationally representative cohort of adults who self-report violence

Research Overview

Examining data from a U.S. nationally representative cohort of adults who self-report violence

Nov 10, 2024

Coercive control in intimate relationships: Recent research and practical implications

Recording for Waypoint Talks

Sep 25, 2023