Projects 

    CCBR typically has 15-20 ongoing projects and has completed over 500 projects since 1982. Each project is guided by our commitment to impacting social change in practical and powerful ways. We conduct research with people not on people, cultivating respect with communities at every step of the process.

    Projects can be searched for using words from the project title or using the service area, theme, or date range for the project. You can also type 'Service Area' or 'Theme' into the search bar to get a list of options in each of these fields.

    Projects

    9372_ Life in the Community: Four Years After the Closure of an Institution

    This research study documented community living practices and outcomes for people with disabilities. The study was funded by Health & Welfare Canada.

    9373_ Self-Directed Attendant Services

    This policy paper summarized the work of a policy-analysis group which focused on a consumer-oriented policy and perspective on personal support services for persons who are physically disabled. 

    9374_ Supported Employment and Quality of Life

    CCBR designed a research study that traced the process whereby people, who have previously been segregated at work, entered supported employment and became employed in regular jobs. The study was funded by the Ontario Lottery Grant Program.

    9375_ Empowerment Research Project

    CCBR designed a series of qualitative research studies that focus on people who have experienced powerlessness in their lives and whose stories reveal the ongoing struggle towards empowerment in community life. The studies were funded by the Disabled Persons Participation Program.

    9376_ Alberta Supportive Community Project

    This project was an evaluation of initiative, leadership, and outcomes of a Supportive Community Project in Edmonton, Alberta.

    9377_ Personal Guardianship Study

    This policy analysis paper on guardianship was based on a day-long meeting coordinated by CCBR to understand issues around guardianship. 

    9378_ Review of Support Service Needs of Adults with Physical Disabilities

    This project was a comprehensive review of individualized funding and attendant care in eight Ontario communities. The review was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services.

    9379_ Canadian Task Force on Mental Health of Immigrants and Refugees

    CCBR prepared a briefing in consultation with the Kitchener-Waterloo Refugee Coordinating Committee.

    9380_ Independent Living Research Study

    CCBR designed a qualitative study that examined three independent living centres in Kitchener, Winnipeg, and Calgary. The study was funded by the Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres.

    9381_ Evaluation of the Psychiatric Patient Mental Health Advocate Office

    This project was an evaluation of eleven sites for Psychiatric Patient Mental Health. The evaluation was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health.

    9382_ Return to the Community: The Process of Closing an Institution

    This project was the first comprehensive Canadian study of an institutional closure. The study was funded by Health & Welfare Canada and the Scottish Rite Foundation.

    9383_ Building a Framework for Support

    This study presented the words of a number of individuals who directly experienced the mental health system. People were asked to describe their perceptions of their own community needs. The study was funded by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).