Griffin Epstein, Dawnmarie Harriott, Andre Hermanstyne, Suwaida Farah, Madelyn Gold, Lindsay Jennings, Michael Nurse, Maria Scotton and Julia Walter (2023). Supporting Peer Work . Working for Change. Toronto Drop-In Network. George Brown College. This report summarizes research findings of the Supporting Peer Work (SPW) research project, which investigated the working conditions of people in peer positions at social service agencies across the GTA. The report summarizes findi

Mahoney, T. (2023). Community-Engaged Research and the Climate Crisis: Key Insights and Best Practices. SFU CERi. About: Climate crisis is already unfolding across BC: heat domes, wildfires, and floods have had devastating impacts on communities throughout the province, both urban and rural. These impacts – like other social and environmental injustices – are unevenly distributed, often exacerbating existing harms to Indigenous peoples, communities of colour, and the underho

Centre for Community-Based Research and Evaluation Capacity Network. (2023). Evaluating Refugee Programs. https://www.eval4refugee.ca/ This website helps build the evaluation capacity of the refugee sector across Canada in order to improve supports and outcomes for refugee newcomers. The Centre for Community Based Research and the Evaluation Capacity Network, University of Alberta lead this national initiative. #MemberNews

Myrah, K., Rempel, K., & Laing, S. (2021). Allyship in research toolkit: A resource for those conducting research with participants of lived experience. Kelowna Homelessness Research Collaborative. https://khrc.ok.ubc.ca/resources/ The toolkit describes ways to incorporate authentic participation into the entire research or program development process, identifies strategies for engaging in a co-research/co-construction process, and outlines the benefits of practicing in this

Mahoney, T., Grain, K., Fraser, P., Wong, J. (2021). Community Resource Handbook. Community- Engaged Research Initiative, Simon Fraser University. The Community Resource Handbook is intended for community-serving organizations including, but not limited to, community groups, not-for-profit organizations, public and private foundations, and local, provincial and federal government agencies. It is designed to help community organizations gain a practical understanding of commun

Herchak, K. (2020). Decolonization Toolkit . VIDEA. This toolkit was designed to spark conversation and growth personally, professionally, organizationally, or community wide. An objective of this toolkit is to inspire deep and substantial conversation about Indigenous people, histories, decolonization and reconciliation. #MemberNews #EquityinResearch

Barclay, K., & Garcia, S. G. (2020). Adapting research methodologies in the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers may have originally relied on face-to-face forms of human interaction to collect their data and they can no longer do so due to the mobility restrictions in place worldwide. This document offers guidance on potentially useful methods to help redesign their projects. #MemberResearch #EquityinResearch

Janzen, R. and Ochocka, J. 2020. Assessing excellence in community-based research: Lessons from research with Syrian refugee newcomers. Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement,13:1 , Article ID 7037 . This article reflects on three Syrian refugee research projects that were conducted in Ontario, Canada to demonstrate tangible ways of assessing research projects which claim to be community-based, and in so doing gain a deeper understanding of how

The pdf below features community-based research journal articles between 2020 and 1998 written by a wide variety of contributors. #MemberResearch #CBRTheory #CBRMethods

Centre for Commnity-Based Research. (2019). Youth-Led Research Toolkit: A Guide To Understanding and Implementing Youth-Led Community-Based Research for Development Organizations. https://general0747.wixsite.com/youth-led-research This toolkit explains the 'what', 'why' and 'how' of youth-led community-based research. This toolkit was inspired by a project led by Mercy Corps Haiti in collaboration with Centre for Community Based Research and other partners. #MemberNews

Bird-Naytowhow, K., Hatala, A., Pearl, T., Judge, A., & Sjoblom, E. (2017). Ceremonies of Relationship: Engaging Urban Indigenous Youth in Community-Based Research . International Journal of Qualitative Methods , 16 (1), 160940691770789. This article presents experiences gained throughout the duration of a study that sought to identify the knowledge, resources, and capabilities required to support the health, resilience, and well-being of Indigenous youth within an urban Cana

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Communicating Science Effectively: A Research Agenda. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/23674. Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result, people face an increasing need to integrate information from science with their personal values and other considerations as they make important life decisions about medical care, the safety of

Ross, L., et. al. (2015). Key Practices for Community Engagement in Research on Mental Health or Substance Use. Centre for Addiction & Mental Health Community Advisory Committee for Research. https://lgbtqhealth.ca/projects/keypracticesforcommunityengagement.php This document is intended to provide academic researchers with a foundation for conceptualizing how one or both of these communities might be engaged in their next research project in these areas. #MemberResearch