The purpose of this project was to design and conduct a developmental evaluation of an innovative inter-agency collaborative that developed and tested an integrated system of support for people with developmental disabilities/dual diagnosis (DD/DD) accessing homeless shelters. The evaluation was funded by Ontario Local Poverty Reduction Fund via Community Living Brampton Caledon.

CBR provided training, coaching, and resourcing to project researchers, community supporters, and youth researchers. The work was funded by INSPIRIT Foundation.

The purpose of this evaluation was to develop an evaluation framework and to support its implementation for the Supported Independent Living (SIL) program. The Bob Rumball Associations for the Deaf (BRAD) funded this project.

The purpose of this project was to conduct an evaluation of the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre's Peer Support Group program regarding mental health. It built on the 5-year Community University Research Alliance (CURA) project on the  Taking Culture Seriously in Mental Health project.

CCBR conducted a needs assessment and action plan for a Family Healing Centre and Land-Based Healing services operated by the Shibogama Health Authority.

The purpose of the needs assessment was to understand and assess the housing and accommodation needs of people in Thunder Bay who use substances, and to develop a community plan to address the needs identified. The needs assessment was funded by City of Thunder Bay.

CCBR worked with CAMH in three communities (Hamilton, Kitchener/Waterloo and Timmins/Cochrane) to identify, review, and synthesize existing information about mental health system gaps within each community related to transition. The assessment was funded by Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH).

This project’s purpose was to conduct a process and impact evaluation of a program providing French language mental health services to the Francophone population of Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN). The evaluation was funded by Trellis Mental Health and Development Services.

CCBR developed an evaluation framework for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Toronto Elm Centre, a 300-unit supportive housing complex for low-income women and their families, for women living with mental health and addiction issues, and for families of Indigenous ancestry. CCBR conducted an evaluation of an innovative staff training and capacity building initiative to support the implementation of services within the Elm Centre.

CCBR was responsible for generating an overarching, mixed-methods evaluation of the EnHANCE project. This project was a leader in sustainable culture change and capacity building in inter-organizational partnerships and interprofessional collaborative practice. This evaluation was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health.

CCBR conducted an evaluation of client satisfaction and the effectiveness of service relationships among key community partners within a service provision network. Archival data was also examined and incorporated into the analysis. Recommendations were made for improved coordination and service response for people with developmental disabilities.

CCBR disseminated evaluation findings peer-reviewed publications, public reports, a website and other online forums, conferences, and a public feedback session of a previous longitudinal evaluation of recovery-focused case-management services in Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin. This project was funded by Trellis Mental Health and Developmental Services.