Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

It is common for adults with Type-2 Diabetes (T2D) to also have mental health issues like depression or addiction. For these adults to get the health care they need, they often must go to two or more different health care providers. This does not meet their whole health needs. To address this need, our team co-designed and tested a virtual program led by a health coach with experience in both T2D and mental health. In recent years, there have been growing moves to virtual health care delivery. While this move has its benefits, there is more work to be done to understand how adults living with T2D and mental health issues can be best supported. The planned Forming A Whole Health Access to Treatment Pathway for Adults Living with Type-2 Diabetes and Mental Health project builds on current relationships and research. The purpose of this project is to: 1)To find and describe gaps that would support whole health access for T2D 2)To find and describe who most needs the program we designed 3)To understand and apply findings from the tested program to support next steps for research 4)To strengthen relationships This will be done by bringing together stakeholders from across Canada to participate in workshops and discussions. These stakeholders include community organizations and health care providers. Workshops will be co-led by people with lived experience of T2D. Principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion have shaped this project.