Objectives
- Build an integrated, cross-sectoral training hub focused on capacity-building and community-based interventions benefiting the health of 2SLGBTQ+ people.
- Foster an interdisciplinary training network, with engaged partners and mentors from across Canada, supporting a new generation of investigators/practitioners in academia, government, healthcare, and community.
- Develop an innovative and sustainable education and training program, including both in-person and online elements.
- Champion Indigenous self-determination, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and accessibility in research and training contexts, supporting and amplifying the work of Indigenous, Black, and other people of colour.
Partners
In early 2021, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) introduced a new funding stream, the Health Research Training Platform (HRTP) Pilot. Health Research Training Platforms are intended to support the next generation of health researchers through training and mentorship. Funding pools were available for training platforms related to several different areas of research, including Stigma Reduction and Life Course Mental Wellness for LGBTQ/2S Populations.
48 co-applicants, including academics, health professionals, and community leaders came together to submit the successful proposal for the 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Hub. The Principal Investigators (PIs) are:
- Dr. Daniel Grace, University of Toronto
- Dr. Jacquie Gahagan, Mount Saint Vincent University
- Dr. Mark Gilbert, BC Centre for Disease Control
- Dr. Hannah Kia, University of British Columbia
- Dr. Nathan Lachowsky, University of Northern British Columbia
The Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA) Champion for the Hub is Dr. Ciann Wilson, Wilfred Laurier University.
Co-investigators represent academic institutions and community organizations from across Canada. Other community, government, and academic stakeholders are engaged in the work of the 2SLGBTQ+ Health Hub as advisors, committee members, mentors, and lecturers. We are committed to supporting ongoing community engagement in the work of the 2SLGBTQ+ Health Hub, prioritizing the work of those marginalized within larger queer and trans spaces including those who are Black, Indigenous, and other people of colour (BIPOC), transfeminine, and/or disabled.
The 2SLGBTQ+ Health Hub is staffed by the Program Manager (Anna Penner), the Research Administrative Assistant (Hanako Smith) and the Research Coordinator for the Dalla Lana School of Public Health Centre for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research (Mackenzie Stewart).