Peer-led, Collaborative, and Culturally-Informed Research
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Peer-led, Collaborative, and Culturally-Informed Research ✳︎
In our work at HOPE, we aim for our participants and community members to walk away feeling like they've been part of a unique experience contributing to direct positive change within their communities.
We also aim to keep participants included in key points of our research, ensuring all knowledge gathered through our research reaches community members in an inclusive, culturally-relevant, and accessible format. Together, we tackle policy change, create new strategies, reduce social/health disparities, and empower the diverse communities we work with
Community based research(CBR) and other forms of community-informed research play a key role in grounding our research in cultural understanding, and curating an environment of co-learning between community members and researchers.
Our Work
Community Symposia
For the past couple years the HOPE Centre has hosted a yearly Community Symposium in efforts for community members, healthcare providers, activists, academics, researchers and support people to strategize and reimagine the future of health research for 2SLGBTQ+ people in Canada. Our goals is to foster meaningful connections, spark cross-team dialogue, and gather input to inform the next steps for the HOPE Centre’s research/engagement priorities.
SGM Counselling Training Hub
The Sexual and Gender Minority Counselling Training Hub exists to build the capacity of outreach workers serving sexual and gender diverse communities, particularly those within AIDS Service Organizations, to deliver evidence-based counselling interventions for HIV prevention, testing, and care. Workers are provided with training that is culturally-relevant, trauma-informed, and fosters a community of practice through collaborative learning and mentorship.
Our Research
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Sexual and mental health of black queer communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Examination of alcohol use, cigarette smoking, and mental health disparities in LGBTQIA+ adults in Canada
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Building gender diverse communities - Developing an informed, youth-led, model of care for the trans youth served by the M'Wikwedong Friendship Centre
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Examining the experiences of transgender and non-binary nurses in the workplace
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Building gender diverse communities - Developing an informed, youth-led, model of care for the trans youth served by the M'Wikwedong Friendship Centre
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Developing an adapted gender minority stress and resilience model to explain alcohol use and harms among transgender youth who drink
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An Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Treat PTSD & Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men
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Creating a province-wide 2-spirited model of HIV self-testing, treatment, care, and support: Paving the path towards ending AIDS by 2030
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Implemeting community-based health promotion capacity for diverse equity-seeking women
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Culturally Responsive Sexual Health and Wellbeing Programming for Transgender Middle Eastern and North African Newcomer Young Adults in Ontario
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Crystal Methamphetamine Use and Its Associations with Sexually Transmitted Infections Among GBM: Identifying Modifiable Treatment Targets
