Grant: Training Grant: Patient-Oriented Research Training Grant - Health System Stream

This project supports researchers and clinicians at two forensic hospitals in Canada to become more patient-oriented in research and practice. The project team comes from Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene, Ontario and the Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Both are high-secure settings that care for patients with complex mental health conditions. Patients in these settings are called patients, not prisoners, because their mental healthcare is prioritized over the crime for which they have been convicted. Forensic patients are often highly vulnerable and have complex experiences of trauma and oppression. The project team will engage patient partners to understand their experiences of care in the forensic context, and how to work together when conducting research. The project will also support an emerging leader in forensic patient-oriented research who will receive extensive training and mentorship. Ultimately, the project will develop guidelines for research and practice, training and education materials, and other tools to improve the care and wellbeing of forensic patients at Waypoint, the RPC, and beyond.