Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Our goal is to identify and advance equity-informed research priorities, knowledge, and capacity centered on people who are aging while living with health complexities linked to poverty, mental health, and/or substance use; people who are aging on the fringes. The proposed planning/consultation meetings will bring together key stakeholders, including those with lived/living experience, to develop the collaborative partnerships necessary for conducting research that promotes health equity for this population. These meetings will be inclusive of multidisciplinary perspectives and diverse lived/living experiences. The focus will be on building capacity to identify areas of intersectionality between the impact of poverty, mental health challenges, and substance use on aging. Interactive and scenario based large and small group discussion will take place. Key talking points and ideas will be captured during each meeting and thematic analysis will be applied. The resulting key themes will be synthesized and presented to participants for the purpose of identifying research priorities, the primary objective of this planning grant. Partnership development is a key objective of this planning grant, as it lays the foundation for conducting research specific to the needs of individuals who are aging on the fringes. Overall, this CIHR Institute of Aging planning and dissemination grant, led by an Early Career Researcher in the field of aging, will be used to identify equity-informed research priorities, advance knowledge, and build capacity to plan, implement, and engage in rigorous and robust research that is inclusive and considerate of individuals who are aging on the fringes.