Deadline: 16-Jul-21
Frayme is mobilizing diverse lived expertise as a form of evidence to inform active research in the youth mental health and substance use (YMHSU) sector. Frayme will support currently funded YMHSU research through the Learning Through Living (LTL) Applied Research Grant Program by awarding 4 grants of $50,000 so researchers can engage youth and caregivers with lived expertise in research practice through partnership.
Goals
- Integrate and engage diverse, lived expertise to support dissemination, implementation and/or adaptation of research.
- Enhance active research by integrating diverse perspectives from youth and caregivers to make the research design more informed by those who use service.
- Support scaling out of the learnings about engaging individuals with lived expertise in active research so that other researchers can build/integrate these approaches into their research. Specifically, they wish to discover:
- What worked for engaging individuals with lived expertise? To what extent and why?
- What did not work for engaging individuals with lived expertise? Why and what could have been done otherwise?
- Why is what worked important?
- How did you implement it? What should others know so they can implement it?
- How did you measure your engagement process?
Areas
- Low socio-economic status, homelessness/barriers to housing
- Systemic racism, exclusion and discrimination in the YMHSU sector
Strategies
- Gathering information through formal/informal evaluation (qualitative / narrative feedback)
- Conference and poster presentations
- Publication costs to peer-reviewed and/or open-access publications
- Development of public information materials, such as reports, infographics, fact sheets, newsletters, etc.
- Policy papers or responsiveness summaries, detailing recommendations and incorporation of practice into future work
- Arts-based or creative approaches to share research processes and outcomes (e.g., storytelling through video, art, poetry, etc.).
- And many more! This is an opportunity to get creative and shine a light on your great work!
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations or affiliated individuals eligible for applying include Canadian not-for-profit and charitable organizations (this may include some post-secondary institutions).
- Overview of the current active research project (highlighting considerations of equity, inclusion, diversity and accessibility).
- Institutes/Organizations that have supported the research (e.g., financial, administration, in-kind support, etc).
- Applicable REB approval for the research and outline of any modifications/amendments that would be necessary to engage individuals with lived expertise.
- Demonstration of plan for meaningful engagement with individuals with lived expertise (including timelines, budget breakdowns, roles and expectations).
- Overview of any previous or current engagement of individuals with lived expertise, advisors, or formal advisory structures supporting the research.
- Plan for knowledge mobilization of findings or results to the broader YMHSU system following the grant.
For more information, visit https://frayme.ca/learning-through-living-applied-research-grant-program