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Contribution: Innovation for Defence Excellence and and Security

The University of Western Ontario

$200,000.00

Multidimensional assessment of COVID-19-related moral injury: From wounded psyche to brain, mind and body

FY 2020-21 · 2021-01-25

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
London, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Reference Number
032-2020-2021-Q4-00054
Amendment Number
0
Agreement Type
Contribution
Recipient Type
S
Recipient Legal Name
The University of Western Ontario
Recipient Operating Name
The University of Western Ontario
Research Organization
The University of Western Ontario
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient City
London
Recipient Postal Code
N6A 3K7
Program Name
Innovation for Defence Excellence and and Security
Program Name (French)
Innovation pour la defense, l'exellence et la securite
Agreement Title
Multidimensional assessment of COVID-19-related moral injury: From wounded psyche to brain, mind and body
Agreement Number
CPCA-0642
Agreement Value
$200,000.00
Agreement Start Date
2021-01-25
Agreement End Date
2021-07-24
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