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Item Open Access “They didn't think we'd live this long”: A qualitative exploration of older adults living with HIV perspectives on geriatric care in Ontario(Wiley, 2025-05-22) Kokorelias, Kristina M.; Valentine, Dean; Eaton, Andrew D.; Dove, Erica; Su, Esther; Sheppard, Christine L.; McKinlay, Stuart; Brown, Paige; Singh, Hardeep; Wasilewski, Marina B.; Flanagan, Ashley; Zhabokritsky, Alice; Abdelhalim, Reham; Parpia, Rabea; Zewude, Rahel; Jamieson, Laura; Walmsley, Sharon L.; Sirisegaram, LuxeyIntroduction Advances in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care have increased life expectancy, leading to more older adults living with HIV. This study examines older adults' perspectives on geriatric healthcare needs. Methods A community‐based qualitative study in Ontario, Canada, recruited some adults aged 50+ years living with HIV through quota and purposive sampling. Quota sampling was used to include individuals of different ages, genders and ethno‐racial backgrounds to capture a range of experiences. Data were collected via semi‐structured interviews and focus groups, analyzed using the Qualitative Analysis Guide of Leuven. Results Participants included interviewees (n = 14) and focus group attendees (n = 12). Four themes emerged: (1) lack of knowledge and access to geriatric care, highlighting service challenges; (2) healthcare providers' understanding of HIV and ageing, with stigma concerns; (3) role of social support networks for emotional/practical support; and (4) requirements for improved geriatric care, advocating provider education and greater social care access. Conclusions Gaps in geriatric care for older adults with HIV highlight stigma, access issues and the need for education, virtual care and tailored, inclusive healthcare solutions.Item Open Access Methodological Insights From an Experience-Based Co-Design Method Applied to a Study of Older Adults Living with HIV’s Perspectives on Virtual Geriatric Care(SAGE Publications, 2025-04) Kokorelias, Kristina M.; Wasilewski, Marina B.; Singh, Hardeep; Valentine, Dean; Eaton, Andrew D.; Sheppard, Christine L.; Sirisegaram, LuxeyThis paper outlines the application of Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) to explore the perspectives of older adults living with HIV regarding virtual geriatric care. The study focuses on identifying the unique needs, challenges, and preferences of this population in the context of remote healthcare delivery models. EBCD, a participatory research method, engages service users, healthcare providers, and stakeholders in co-designing solutions to improve healthcare services. By involving participants throughout the research process, the approach ensures that resulting interventions are informed by real-world experiences, enhancing their likelihood of acceptance and effectiveness. The methodology includes in-depth interviews, focus groups, and journey mapping with older adults living with HIV to gather data. Through collaborative discussions, care gaps were identified, and key areas for improvement in virtual care were highlighted. Active participation from healthcare professionals ensured that these findings were translated into actionable solutions. Practical insights were also gained on fostering an inclusive and respectful environment for marginalized populations, ensuring that their voices were central to the co-design process. This study demonstrates that EBCD is an effective method for engaging older adults living with HIV in the design of virtual care interventions, leading to patient-centered solutions that address both clinical and psychosocial needs. Key contributions of the study include the development of a framework for applying EBCD in virtual geriatric care, identification of critical care gaps in this context, and the promotion of inclusive practices for vulnerable populations. The findings suggest that EBCD can play a significant role in advancing health equity and improving the quality of care for older adults living with HIV, especially as virtual healthcare continues to evolve.Item Open Access Why aquatic deoxygenation belongs in the planetary boundary framework(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2025-05-05) Ferrer, Erica M.; Pezner, Ariel K.; Eddebbar, Yassir A.; Breitburg, Denise; Crowe, Sean; Garçon, Véronique; Grégoire, Marilaure; Jane, Stephen F.; Leavitt, Peter R; Levin, Lisa; Rose, Kevin; Wallace, Douglas; Jamie MalesItem Open Access Safeguard programs and mandatory mental health checks in Canadian police agencies: history, trends, and future directions(SG Publishing, 2025-03-20) Handley, Kyle; Carleton, R. Nicholas; Deschênes, A.A.; Devlin, J.; Kamkar, K.; Lee, V.; Mackoff, R.; Martin-Doto, C.A.; Shields, N.; Stockdale, K.; Teale-Sapach, MichelleThis paper traces the emergence of Safeguard programs in Canadian police agencies and explores the research and methods of delivering routine, mandatory mental health check-ups to sworn and civilian personnel in positions with frequent exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic content or situations. A definition for Safeguards is proposed and future directions for police leaders and research are discussed.Item Open Access Mental health disorder symptom changes among public safety personnel after emotional resilience skills training.(Elsevier Inc., 2025-02-05) Carleton, R. Nicholas; Sauer-Zavala, Shannon; Teckchandani, Taylor A.; Maguire, Kirby Q.; Jamshidi, Laleh; Shields, Robyn, E.; Afifi, Tracie O.; Nisbet, Jolan; Andrews, Katie L.; Stewart, Sherry H.; Fletcher, Amber J.; Martin, R; MacPhee, Renée, S.; MacDermid, J.C.; Keane, Terence M.; Brunet, Alain; McCarron, Michelle C. E.; Lix, Lisa M.; Jones, N.A.; Krätzig, Gregory P.; Neary, J. Patrick; Anderson, Gregory S.; Ricciardelli, Rosemary; Cramm, Heidi; Sareen, Jitender; Asmundson, Gordon J.G.Public safety personnel (PSP) are frequently exposed to psychologically traumatic events. The exposures potentiate posttraumatic stress injuries (PTSIs), including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Protocol was designed to mitigate PTSIs using ongoing monitoring and PSP-delivered Emotional Resilience Skills Training (ERST) based on the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders. The current study pilot-tested ERST effectiveness among diverse PSP.Item Open Access Feeling detached: The central role of detachment in a network study of posttraumatic stress symptoms in Public Safety Personnel(Elsevier BV, 2025-03) Boehme, Blake A.E.; Ebrahimi, Omid V.; Carleton, R. Nicholas; Asmundson, Gordon J.G.Background: Due to the nature of their work, Public Safety Personnel (PSP; e.g., firefighters, paramedics, police officers) are frequently exposed to potentially psychological traumatic events (PPTE) and are at increased risk of developing posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) compared to the general population. To date, there are a limited number of published studies that have used the statistical tools of network analysis to examine PTSS in PSP, typically relying on small, homogenous samples. Basic procedures: The current study used a large (n = 5,319) and diverse sample of PSP to estimate a network of PTSS and exploratory graph analysis to assess alternative structures of symptom clustering, compared to tradi- tional latent models. Main findings: The results of the analyses estimated two symptom clusters which differed from most latent models of PTSS. Re-experiencing and avoidance symptoms clustered together, instead of in two clusters. Similarly, hy- perarousal symptoms (hypervigilance, sleep disturbance, startle reflex, concentration difficulties) clustered in a single community instead of two or three clusters in many latent models of PTSS. The symptom of detachment played the most central role in the network and acted as a bridge symptom between numerous clusters of symptoms. The least central symptom was amnesia, which also had the most inconsistent pattern of clustering and bridging. Other bridge symptoms included negative emotions, difficulty concentrating, and reckless behaviour. Principal conclusions: The symptom of detachment played a pervasive role in centrality and bridging in a network of PTSS in PSP. Future research is necessary to identify whether central PTSS differ across populations based on their PPTE type (e.g., combat, assault, rape) or typical environmental factors (e.g., group cohesion in PSP and military).Item Open Access Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health.(2025-01) Weeks, Murray; Marion, Danielle; Robert, Anne-Marie; Carleton, R. NicholasThis study provides a descriptive overview of the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Canada, across sociodemographic characteristics, mental health-related variables and negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.Item Open Access Prévalence de l’état de stress post-traumatique (ESPT) au Canada pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 : résultats de l’Enquête sur la COVID-19 et la santé mentale(Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch (HPCDP) Public Health Agency of Canada, 2025-01) Weeks, Murray; Marion, Danielle; Robert, Anne-Marie; Carleton, R. NicholasIntroduction Cette étude donne un aperçu descriptif de la prévalence de l’état de stress post-traumatique (ESPT) au Canada, en fonction des caractéristiques sociodémographiques, des variables liées à la santé mentale et des effets négatifs de la pandémie de COVID-19. Methods Les données ont été obtenues à partir des cycles 1 et 2 de l’Enquête sur la COVID-19 et la santé mentale (ECSM), recueillies à l’automne 2020 (N = 14 689) et au printemps 2021 (N = 8 032). La prévalence de l’ESPT a été mesurée à l’aide de la liste de contrôle de l’ESPT pour le DSM-5 (PCL-5). Les associations transversales ont été quantifiées à l’aide d’une régression logistique tenant compte des caractéristiques sociodémographiques. Results La prévalence globale de l’ESPT était de 6,9 %. Les facteurs associés à une prévalence accrue de l’ESPT étaient le genre féminin, un âge plus jeune, un revenu inférieur (uniquement chez les femmes), le fait de vivre en milieu urbain, le statut de travailleur de première ligne ou l’absence de travail au cours de la semaine écoulée (uniquement chez les hommes), une santé mentale passable ou mauvaise, un faible sentiment d’appartenance à la communauté, des symptômes d’un trouble d’anxiété généralisée ou d’un trouble dépressif majeur, des idées suicidaires, une forte consommation d’alcool, une consommation quotidienne de cannabis, une consommation accrue d’alcool et de cannabis depuis le début de la pandémie, une diminution de la consommation d’alcool depuis le début de la pandémie (chez les hommes seulement), des préoccupations concernant la violence à la maison et des répercussions négatives associées à la pandémie. Conclusion La prévalence de l’ESPT au Canada varie considérablement selon les groupes sociodémographiques, et elle est plus fréquente chez les personnes présentant des indicateurs d’une faible santé mentale ou d’un faible état de bien-être, ainsi que chez les personnes qui ont été plus durement touchées par la pandémie de COVID-19. Il est important d’effectuer une surveillance continue et accrue de l’ESPT au Canada pour mieux comprendre et traiter le fardeau associé à cet état pathologique ainsi que les répercussions associées.Item Open Access La sociolinguistique pour le changement en immersion française : un examen transdisciplinaire d’idéologies linguistiques dans les prairies canadiennes(University of New Brunswick, 2024-10-29) Adedeji, Olushola; Davis, Stephen; Roy, Sylvie; Sterzuk, AndreaCet article examine les discours d’enseignants1 et d’élèves en immersion française sur les idéologies linguistiques qui les empêchent d’être inclus dans les communautés francophones. Nous débutons par une recension des écrits sur certaines idéologies pour mieux connaître le travail qui se fait déjà dans le domaine. À partir de la sociolinguistique pour le changement qui prend une approche critique et réflexive sur notre rôle en tant que chercheurs ainsi que sur l’examen des relations de pouvoir chez les parlants de français langue seconde, nous examinons des extraits de nos recherches qui traitent des discours sur les idéologies présentes. Notre équipe transdisciplinaire examine donc les variétés linguistiques ; la sécurité linguistique des élèves ; la pertinence de l’immersion pour les élèves plurilingues et les rôles des répertoires linguistiques des élèves dans l’apprentissage du français en immersion. Nous constatons que les discours continuent à exclure les apprenants de français, mais que ces discours commencent à changer, surtout chez les apprenants plurilingues. Si on s’éloigne un peu de l’idée que la francophonie doit être d’une certaine façon, on conclut que des changements sont possibles.Item Open Access Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets’ exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic events during the Cadet Training Program(Wiley, 2024-12-20) Andrews, Katie L.; Maguire, Kirby Q.; Jamshidi, Laleh; Afifi, Tracie O.; Nisbet, Jolan; Shields, Robyn, E.; Teckchandani, Taylor A.; Asmundson, Gordon J.G.; Brunet, Alain; Lix, Lisa M.; Sauer-Zavala, Shannon; Sareen, Jitender; Keane, Terence M.; Neary, J. Patrick; Carleton, R. NicholasLifetime exposures to potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs) among Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cadets starting the Cadet Training Program (CTP) appear lower than exposures reported by serving RCMP, but the prevalence of PPTE exposures during the CTP remains unknown. The current study assessed PPTE exposures during the CTP and examined associations with mental disorders among RCMP cadets. Participants were cadets (n = 449, 24.7% women) from the larger RCMP Longitudinal Study who self-reported critical incidents, PPTE exposures, and mental health disorder symptoms at pretraining and predeployment. Most participants reported no exposures to a PPTE (n = 374, 83.3%) during the CTP. Participants who reported any PPTE exposure (n = 75, 16.7%; i.e., direct or indirect) most commonly reported serious transport accidents, physical assault, and sudden accidental death. The most common direct PPTEs (i.e., “happened to me”) during the CTP were physical assault (n = 13), other unwanted or uncomfortable sexual experience (n = 11), and serious transportation accident (n = 8). The total number of PPTE types reported at predeployment was associated with increased odds of screening positive for any mental health disorder, aOR = 1.22, 95% CI [1.01, 1.49], p = .049, and positively associated with mental health disorder symptoms, ps < .001. These results provide the first assessment of PPTE exposure among RCMP cadets during the CTP, indicating that 16.7% of cadets experience PPTEs directly or indirectly. The PPTEs reported by cadets may help inform additional opportunities to further increase safety during training.Item Open Access Exploring the Perspectives of Older Adults Living With HIV on Virtual Care: Qualitative Study(JMIR Publications Inc., 2024-12-04) Kokorelias, Kristina M.; Valentine, Dean; Dove, Erica; Brown, Paige; McKinlay, Stuart; Sheppard, Christine L.; Singh, Hardeep; Eaton, Andrew D.; Jamieson, Laura; Wasilewski, Marina B.; Zhabokritsky, Alice; Flanagan, Ashley; Abdelhalim, Reham; Zewude, Rahel; Parpia, Rabea; Walmsley, Sharon L.; Sirisegaram, LuxeyBackground As the population of individuals with HIV ages rapidly due to advancements in antiretroviral therapy, virtual care has become an increasingly vital component in managing their complex health needs. However, little is known about perceptions of care among older adults living with HIV. Objective This study aimed to understand the perceptions of older adults living with HIV regarding care. Methods Using an interpretive, qualitative, descriptive methodology, semistructured interviews were conducted with 14 diverse older adults living with HIV. The participants lived in Ontario, Canada, self-identified as HIV-positive, and were aged 50 years or older. Efforts were made to recruit individuals with varying experience with health care. Reflexive thematic analysis was conducted with the interview transcripts to identify prevalent themes. Results The identified themes included (1) the importance of relationships in virtual care for older adults living with HIV; (2) privacy and confidentiality in virtual care; and (3) challenges and solutions related to access and technological barriers in virtual care. These themes highlight the perceptions of diverse older adults living with HIV concerning care, emphasizing the fundamental role of trust, privacy, and technology access. Conclusions By embracing the unique perspectives and experiences of this population, we can work toward building more inclusive and responsive health care systems that meet the needs of all individuals, regardless of age, HIV status, or other intersecting identities.Item Open Access Barriers to integration of health and equity into urban design policies in Regina, Saskatchewan(2024-12-06) Mahani, Akram; Lyeo, Joonsoo Sean; Fung, Agnes; Husack, Kelly; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Diener, Tania; Brown, ChelseaAlthough there is extensive literature on the impact of urban design on health, little is known about the barriers to integrating health into urban design policies. As cities increasingly lead efforts to improve health equity and population health, understanding the perspectives and experiences of municipal actors on health and equity is essential. To address this gap, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 stakeholders engaged with urban design policy- and decision-making at the City of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada. We analysed our data using a qualitative thematic framework. Our research uncovered a lack of shared understanding of health among municipal actors. Interviewees identified several barriers to integrating health and equity in urban design policies, including inaccessibility of evidence; insufficient resourcing; fragmented governance structure; limited legal power of local governments in Canada; a deeply ingrained culture of individualism and lack of representation. Our findings underscore the importance of adopting an integrated and holistic approach for healthy and equitable urban design. As urbanization continues to bring a greater share of the world’s population into urban areas, it is crucial to understand how municipal governance can foster environments that promote residents’ well-being.Item Open Access How Municipal Actors Leverage Evidence to Support Urban Planning: Perspectives from the City of Regina(University of Toronto Press, 2024-11-14) Mahani, Akram; Lyeo, Joonsoo Sean; Fung, Agnes; Husack, Kelly; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Diener, Tania; Brown, ChelseaDespite growing calls for evidence-informed policy-making, policy- and decision-makers in municipal governments often face barriers to the integration of evidence into their work. These barriers may be especially prominent in small-to-medium-sized cities, which are often comparatively resource-strained relative to the larger cities that are the focus of much of the existing literature. We interviewed 30 municipal actors involved in urban planning at the City of Regina—the municipal government representing the medium-sized city of Regina located in western Canada. Our study revealed that evidence was often positioned differently among policy- and decision-makers. Interviewees had different definitions of evidence, accessed various sources of evidence, placed differing levels of trust in certain forms of evidence, and experienced different barriers to the integration of evidence into their day-to-day work. This article contributes to a better understanding of the role of evidence among urban planners and has important lessons on how to bridge the gap between urban planning policy- and decision-makers and producers of evidence.Item Open Access Exploring caregiver experiences and support needs in end-of-life care for people living with HIV: A scoping review protocol(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-12-02) Kokorelias, Kristina M.; Eaton, Andrew D.; Wasilewski, Marina B.; Redublo, Tyler; Sirisegaram, Luxey; Chukwudi NnajiBackground and objectives End-of-life care supports individuals in the last few weeks or months of their life and their caregivers, offering psychosocial support, symptom management and relief, and resources. While some of the first public end-of-life care facilities were established due to HIV/AIDS, the current needs of caregivers for people living with end-stage HIV are not well understood. Caregivers provide two-thirds of the care for people living with HIV, yet their specific support needs and experiences are under-researched. Existing strategies often use a “one-size-fits-all” approach, which may not address the unique challenges faced by these caregivers, such as stigma and lack of social support. This study aims to synthesize the literature on the end-of-life care experiences and needs of caregivers for individuals living with HIV. Research design and methods A scoping review, guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s framework and the Joanna Briggs Institute’s recommendations, will be conducted. An Information Specialist will assist in developing a search strategy to be applied across databases like Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and PubMed. Search results from each database will be imported into Covidence software for duplicate removal and title and abstract screening. Two researchers will independently screen studies using the ‘Population–Concept–Context’ (PCC) framework, with screening conducted at two levels: title and abstract, and full-text. The inclusion criteria will be piloted on a random sample of articles to ensure inter-rater agreement (kappa statistic >0.61). Disagreements will be resolved through discussion or with the involvement of a content expert if needed. Final selections will be reported using the PRISMA flow diagram, and reasons for exclusion will be documented. Discussion and implications The findings from this scoping review will provide valuable insights into the end-of-life care experiences and support needs of caregivers for individuals living with HIV. By identifying common themes and challenges, such as caregiver fatigue, emotional strain, stigma, and lack of social support, this study will underscore the inadequacy of the current “one-size-fits-all” approach in addressing the unique needs of these caregivers. This research has the potential to influence both clinical practice and policy by advocating for more personalized support strategies within end-of-life care settings.Item Open Access An Approach of Adjusting the Switch Probability based on Dimension Size: A Case Study for Performance Improvement of the Flower Pollination Algorithm(arXiv, 2022-08-20) Aziz, Tahsin; Muhammad, Tashreef; Chowdhury, Md Rashedul Karim; Alam, Mohammad ShafiulNumerous meta-heuristic algorithms have been influenced by nature. Over the past couple of decades, their quantity has been significantly escalating. The majority of these algorithms attempt to emulate natural biological and physical phenomena. This research concentrates on the Flower Pollination algorithm, which is one of several bio-inspired algorithms. The original approach was suggested for pollen grain exploration and exploitation in confined space using a specific global pollination and local pollination strategy. As a “swarm intelligence" meta-heuristic algorithm, its strength lies in locating the vicinity of the optimum solution rather than identifying the minimum. A modification to the original method is detailed in this work. This research found that by changing the specific value of “switch probability" with dynamic values of different dimension sizes and functions, the outcome was mainly improved over the original flower pollination method.Item Open Access Frequency Distribution of Prime Numbers between an Integer and its Square: A Case Study(arXiv, 2022-09-26) Muhammad, Tashreef; Shahariar, G.M.; Aziz, Tahsin; Alam, Mohammad ShafiulThe chronicle of prime numbers travel back thousands of years in human history. Not only the traits of prime numbers have surprised people, but also all those endeavors made for ages to find a pattern in the appearance of prime numbers has been captivating them. Until recently, it was firmly believed that prime numbers do not maintain any pattern of occurrence among themselves. This statement is conferred not to be completely true. This paper is also an attempt to discover a pattern in the occurrence of prime numbers. This work intends to introduce some mathematical well-known equations that point to the existence of a simplistic pattern in the number of primes within the range of a number and its square. We assume that the rigorous evaluation of the perceived pattern may benefit in many aspects such as applications of encryption, algorithms concerning prime numbers, and many more.Item Open Access Utilizing Technical Data to Discover Similar Companies in Dhaka Stock Exchange(arXiv, 2023-01-12) Muhammad, Tashreef; Aziz, Tahsin; Alam, Mohammad ShafiulStock market investment have been an ideal form of investment for many years. Investing capitals smartly in stock market yields high profit returns. But there are many companies available in a market. Currently there are more than 345 active companies who have stocks in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Analyzing all these companies is quite impossible. However, many companies tend to move together. This study aims at finding which companies in DSE have a close connection and move alongside each other. By analyzing this relation, the investors and traders will be able to analyze a lot of companies’ statistics from a calculating just a handful number of companies. The conducted experiment yielded promising results. It was found that though the system was not given anything other than technical data, it was able to identify companies that show domain specific outcomes. In other words, a relation between technical data and fundamental data was discovered from the conducted experiment.Item Open Access Thermal heterogeneity in the proximity of municipal solid waste landfills on forest and agricultural lands(Elsevier BV, 2021-06-01) Karimi, Nima; Ng, Kelvin Tsun Wai; Richter, Amy; Williams, Jason; Ibrahim, HussameldinInformation on the spatial extent of potential impact areas near disposal sites is vital to the development of a sustainable natural resource management policy. Eight Canadian landfills of various sizes and shapes in different climatic conditions are studied to quantify the spatial extent of their bio-thermal zone. Land surface temperature (LST) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) are examined with respect to different Land Use Land Cover (LULC) classes. Within 1500 m of the sites, LST ranged from 18.3 °C to 29.5 °C and 21.3 °C–29.7 °C for forest land and agricultural land, respectively. Linear regression shows a decreasing LST trend in forest land for five out of seven landfills. A similar trend, however, is not observed for agricultural land. Both the magnitude and the variability of LST are higher in agricultural land. The size of the bio-thermal zone is sensitive to the respective LULC class. The approximate bio-thermal zones for forest class and agricultural classes are about 170 ± 90 m and 180 ± 90 m from the landfill perimeter, respectively. For the forest class, NDVI was negatively correlated with LST at six out of seven Canadian landfills, and stronger relationships are observed in the agricultural class. NDVI data has a considerably larger spread and is less consistent than LST. LST data appears more appropriate for identifying landfill bio-thermal zones. A subtle difference in LST is observed among six LULC classes, averaging from 23.9 °C to 27.4 °C. Geometric shape makes no observable difference in LST in this study; however, larger landfill footprint appears to have higher LST.Item Open Access Canadian Provincial and Territorial Correctional Worker Mental Health and Well-Being Study (CWMH): Navigating Practical and Unanticipated Methodological Challenges(SAGE Publications, 2024-10-08) Ricciardelli, Rosemary; Andres, Elizabeth; Johnston, Matthew S.; Taillieu, Tamara L.; Dorniani, Sahar; Carbonell, Marina; Bennett, Brittany; Hozempa, Kadie; Coulling, Ryan; Cassiano, Marcella Siqueira; Afifi, Tracie O.; Carleton, R. NicholasPrevious research assessing correctional worker (CW) mental health has seldom assessed for differences based on jurisdiction or diverse occupational categories. The current study was designed to provide a nuanced quantitative examination of mental health disorder prevalence and related problems among CWs and to qualitatively explore the varying social contexts surrounding CW well-being. We reflect on how we overcame unanticipated challenges and disruptions (e.g., technology, COVID-19 pandemic) throughout the design, launch, and analysis of the survey, and illustrate how our national study, driven by a rigorous methodological approach and collaborative research design, builds on the extant CW mental health and wellness literature.Item Open Access Evaluating the before operational stress program: comparing in-person and virtual delivery.(Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-07-25) Ioachim, Gabriela; Bolt, Nicole; Redekop, Michelle; Wakefield, Andrew; Shulhin, Andrii; Dabhoya, Jilani; Khoury, Juliana M.B.; Bélanger, Kathy; Williams, Sarah; Chomistek, Tessa; Teckchandani, Taylor A.; Price, Jill A.B.; Maguire, Kirby Q.; Carleton, R. NicholasPublic safety personnel (PSP) are at increased risk for posttraumatic stress injuries (PTSI). Before Operational Stress (BOS) is a mental health program for PSP with preliminary support mitigating PTSI. The current study compared the effectiveness of delivering BOS in-person by a registered clinician (i.e., Intensive) to virtually delivery by a trained clinician (i.e., Classroom).