Using a Mobile Laboratory to Study Mental Health, Addictions and Violence: A Research Plan

Samantha Wells, Andrea Flynn, Kathryn Graham, Jürgen Rehm, John Cairney, Nick Kates, James L. Kennedy, Daniela S.S. Lobo, Michael Chaiton, Peter Menzies, Rachel F. Tyndale and Zulfikarali Verjee
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Samantha Wells: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 200-100 Collip Circle, London, Ontario, N6G 4X8, Canada
Andrea Flynn: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 200-100 Collip Circle, London, Ontario, N6G 4X8, Canada
Kathryn Graham: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 200-100 Collip Circle, London, Ontario, N6G 4X8, Canada
Jürgen Rehm: University of Toronto, 27 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A1, Canada
John Cairney: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada
Nick Kates: McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8, Canada
James L. Kennedy: University of Toronto, 27 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A1, Canada
Daniela S.S. Lobo: University of Toronto, 27 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A1, Canada
Michael Chaiton: University of Toronto, 27 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A1, Canada
Peter Menzies: University of Toronto, 27 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A1, Canada
Rachel F. Tyndale: University of Toronto, 27 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A1, Canada
Zulfikarali Verjee: University of Toronto, 27 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A1, Canada

Challenges, 2011, vol. 2, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: This paper describes an innovative new research program, Researching Health in Ontario Communities (RHOC), designed to improve understanding, treatment and prevention of co-occurring mental health, addictions, and violence problems. RHOC brings together a multi-disciplinary team of investigators to implement an integrated series of research studies (including pilot studies and full studies). The project involves use a mobile research laboratory to collect a wide range of biological, behavioral and social data in diverse communities across Ontario, Canada, including remote and rural communities, areas experiencing poverty and social disorganization, urban areas, and Aboriginal communities. This paper describes the project background and research plan as well as the anticipated contributions of the project to participating Ontario communities and to broader scientific knowledge.

Keywords: mental health; substance use; addiction; violence; co-morbidities; mobile research laboratory; multi-level modeling; community-based research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A00 C00 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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