The Digital, Inclusive, Virtual, and Equitable Research Training in Mental Health Platform (DIVERT Mental Health Platform) is a 6-year transdisciplinary health research training program funded by over $2.5M from the Canadian Institutes for Health (CIHR), large in-kind contributions from IBM Canada for computing infrastructure, and over $500K in-kind support from non-governmental organization partners. The program was formally announced in March 2022.
This training platform brings together the leadership of nine principal investigators across Canada: Rebecca Pillai Riddell (Nominated PI, York University), Patrick McGrath (Psychology, Dalhousie University), Quynh Doan (Pediatric Emergency Medicine, BC Children’s Hospital & University of British Columbia), Allison Crawford (Psychiatry, CAMH & University of Toronto), Ruth Green (Social Work, York University), Annette Majnemer (Occupational Therapy, McGill University), Amanda Newton (Pediatrics, University of Alberta), Rita Orji (Computer Science, Dalhousie) and Lori Wozney (IWK Health Centre). Please join us by becoming an associate fellow: https://divertmentalhealth.ca/become-a-member/