Cheryl Forchuk, PhD

Books

• Forchuk, C., Csiernik, R.(Eds) (2021). Poverty, Mental Health and Social Inclusion. Canadian Scholars’ Press.
• Akhtar, N., Forchuk, C., McKay, K., Fisman, S., & Rudnik, A. (2020). Handbook of person-centred mental health care. Toronto, Canada: Hogrefe.
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Chapters and Reports

• Forchuk, C. (2021) Research competencies. In E. Staples, R. Pilon, & R. Hannon (Eds.), Canadian perspectives on advanced practice nursing (pp. 235-247, 2nd ed.). Canadian Scholars Press

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Shariff, S., Richard, L., Hwang, S.W., Kwong, J.C., Forchuk, C., Dosani, N. & Booth, R. (2022) COVID-19 vaccine coverage and factors associated with vaccine uptake among 23,247 adults with a recent history of homelessness in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study. Lancet Public Health 2022 ISSN 2468-2667
• Forchuk, C, Serrato, J., Lizotte, D., Mann, R., Taylor, G. & Husni, S. (2022) Developing a Smart Home Technology Innovation for People With Physical and Mental Health Problems: Considerations and Recommendations. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2022;10(4):e25116 https://doi.org/10.2196/25116
• Forchuk, C., Gyamfi, S., Martin, M-L., Corring, D., Srivastava, R., Harerimana, B. (2020) Transitional Discharge Model for Community Mental Health Integration: A Focused Ethnographic Study of Clients’ Perspectives. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12821
• Forchuk, C., Richardson, J. & Atyeo, H. (2021) Qualitative findings from a Housing First evaluation project for homeless Veterans in Canada. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health (Vol. 8 Issue 1 – 2022) pp.79-89 doi:10.3138/jmvfh-2021-0052

Visit Google Scholar for a comprehensive list of publications.

• Forchuk, C. & Booth, R. et al (2020 – 2024). Enhanced Surveillance for Chroic Disease Program (ESCDP) Homelessness Counts. Public Health Agency of Canada.
• Forchuk C. & Silverman, M. (2020-2024). Integrating Harm Reduction Strategies into Hospital Setting for People Who Use Methamphetamine. Health Canada.
• Forchuk, C. & Booth R. (2019-2021). Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Community Homes for Opportunity (Phase II). Ontario Ministry of Health.
• Forchuk, C. et al (2020-2023). Preventing Discharge to No Fixed Address – Youth (NFA-Y). Making the Shift - Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab.
• Forchuk, C. (2019-2022). Smart Technologies for Youth Mental Health. Royal Bank of Canada (through St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation; Ontario Centres of Excellence).
• Forchuk, C. (2019-2020). Smart Technologies in the Home: Developing and Testing Strategies for Seniors with Severe Mental Illness. AGE-WELL NCE.
• Forchuk, C. (2019-2020). Smart Homes: Supporting Community Integration for Clients with Severe Mental Illness. Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation.
  
  

Family Members' Perceptions of living with Persons suffering from SUDs among Black Communities: A Focused Ethnography Study

• Monari, E., PhD Nursing

Predictors of patient stigma perception appraisal: Developing and testing a dynamic stigma model of mental illness.

• Gyamfi, S., PhD Nursing

Syrian Refugee Women's Experiences with the Ontario Health Care System: A Critical Ethnography Study.

• Al-Hamad, Areej (2021), A. PhD Nursing

Visit Scholarship@Western for a list of completed student theses and dissertations.

• Beryl and Richard Ivey Research Chair in Aging, Mental Health, Rehabilitation and Recovery
• Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
• Lawson Health Research Institute
  • Associate Director and Scientist
  • Group Leader, Mental Health Research

• Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research, Western University (2020)
• Innovation Award, Lawson Health Research Institute (2020)
• Eileen Skellern Lecturer Award, United Kingdom (2016)
• Lighthouse Award in Innovation, Ontario Peer Development Institute (2016)
• Order of Ontario (2016)
• Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (2015)

• Member, Community Advisory Group (CAG). Housing First Youth Emergency Shelter - Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) (2017-present)
• Member, College of Reviewers, Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Government of Canada (2017-present)
• Distinguished University Professor Selection Committee (2021)
• ESDC Reaching Home’s National Homelessness Estimate Working Group/Government of Canada. (2021 – Present)