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Contribution: Innovation for Defence Excellence and and Security

The Governors of the University of Alberta

$176,639.99

Worn down by "Wicked Moral Problems": Digitally-delivering a group moral injury intervention to frontline COVID-19 service personnel

FY 2020-21 · 2021-01-18

Summary
Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Moral Trauma on the Frontline – See, Prevent and Treat Challenge. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in collaboration with Canada’s defence, security and public safety communities are looking for state-of-the-art research on “moral injury” and cutting edge prevention models and treatment strategies, in support of DND/CAF personnel, healthcare workers and First Responders at the front lines of the current pandemic, in order to provide for the long-term mental health of these populations.
Program
Innovation for Defence Excellence and and Security
Location
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2021-07-17
Agreement Number
CPCA-0626
Agreement Start Date
2021-01-18
Agreement Title
Worn down by "Wicked Moral Problems": Digitally-delivering a group moral injury intervention to frontline COVID-19 service personnel
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$176,639.99
Amendment Number
0
Description
Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Moral Trauma on the Frontline – See, Prevent and Treat Challenge. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in collaboration with Canada’s defence, security and public safety communities are looking for state-of-the-art research on “moral injury” and cutting edge prevention models and treatment strategies, in support of DND/CAF personnel, healthcare workers and First Responders at the front lines of the current pandemic, in order to provide for the long-term mental health of these populations.
Description (French)
Le financement appuiera la recherche et le développement afin de trouver des solutions au défi Traumatisme moral sur la ligne de front – Voir, prévenir et traiter. Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada (RDDC), en collaboration avec les communautés de défense, de sûreté et de sécurité publique du Canada, est à la recherche de travaux de pointe sur le « préjudice moral », sur les modèles de prévention et sur les stratégies de traitement de pointe, en appui au personnel du MDN et des FAC, aux travailleurs de la santé et aux premiers intervenants en première ligne de la pandémie actuelle, afin d'assurer la santé mentale à long terme de ces populations.
Organization Code
dnd-mdn
Organization
National Defence | Défense nationale
Program Name
Innovation for Defence Excellence and and Security
Program Name (French)
Innovation pour la defense, l'exellence et la securite
Recipient City
Edmonton
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
The Governors of the University of Alberta
Recipient Operating Name
The Governors of the University of Alberta
Recipient Postal Code
T6G 2E1
Recipient Province or Territory
AB
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
032-2020-2021-Q4-00053
Research Organization
The Governors of the University of Alberta