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A clinical protocol for group-based ketamine-assisted therapy in a community of practice: the Roots To Thrive model
No full textThis article was originally published as: Dames, S., Kryskow, P., Tsang, V.W.L., & Argento, E. (2025). A clinical protocol for group-based ketamine-assisted therapy in a community of practice: the Roots To Thrive model. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1568017Ketamine-assisted therapy (KaT) has demonstrated therapeutic potential in treating depression, anxiety, and PTSD, driving interest in group-based models of care. Yet, few published protocols offer the comprehensive structure required for safe, scalable application in real-world clinical settings. The RTT-KaT model offers a resilience-informed, community-anchored framework that integrates trauma-aware care with a respectful and intentional weaving of Western and Indigenous knowledge systems. Initially launched as a quality improvement initiative through a partnership between a Canadian university and a regional health authority, RTT-KaT has since evolved into a non-profit clinical program. To date, it has supported over 750 participants through more than 2,000 KaT sessions and 700 Community of Practice groups. RTT-KaT is a culturally informed, resilience-focused model of group-based psychedelic-assisted therapy developed and refined since 2018. The model is rooted in the intentional weaving of Western clinical frameworks and Indigenous knowledge systems, grounded in principles of relational accountability, cultural humility, and trauma-informed care.This work was supported by Research Ethics BC for research and development in the area of psychedelic therapies (SD), and by the Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Award, a government-supported grant designed to promote collaboration between researchers and industry (EA)
Analysis of Yukon's tourism industry post-pandemic: tourism labour market needs
No full textThis study investigated the labour market needs faced by tourism businesses in Yukon, employing a convergent mixed-methods approach that integrated qualitative and quantitative data. The research identified a persistent mismatch between laboir demand and supply, consistent with national and global trends. Key factors contributing to workforce instability included seasonality, limited housing, competition from the public sector, and reliance on foreign and student labour. Additionally, skill shortages, both technical and interpersonal, were exacerbated by a lack of region-specific training opportunities. Recruitment strategies in Yukon largely relied on local networks and word-of-mouth, while retention efforts combined financial and non-financial incentives, reflecting community-oriented approaches. Government employment programs, though conceptually supportive, faced issues related to accessibility and alignment with the seasonal nature of tourism. Succession planning was marked by grow in case of eliminating or reducing barriers, including workforce limitations and housing challenges. The findings underscored the need for a multi-level intervention framework, guided by the Social-Ecological Model (SEM), addressing individual, community, institutional, and policy-level factors. This research offered actionable insights to enhance workforce sustainability in Yukon’s tourism sector
DANGEROUS NEW TIKTOK TREND – Sensational Language! A Qualitative Discourse Analysis of TikTok and Facebook Through Similar Scandals
No full text2025This study examines Canadian media coverage of TikTok and Facebook amid similar scandals: TikTok's ban from government devices in March 2023 and Facebook's whistleblower, Frances Haugen, scandal in October 2021. Using Bacchi's "What is the Problem Represented to Be" approach, a qualitative content study of 51 Canadian news stories (37 TikTok, 14 Facebook) was completed to see how the media talked about the associated scandals and risks of each platform. The results show that the majority of news coverage of TikTok in Canada was negative. It used sensational language, focused on the app's links to China, and framed it as a direct and intentional threat, particularly to youth. Facebook coverage, on the other hand, was less common overall, despite similar security concerns. It often represented the platform to be accidentally negligent instead of intentionally harmful. The differences are discussed through the framework of moral panic, youth-focused technopanics, and Canada's extensive history of both latent and outwardly expressed anti-Asian sentiment. The study shows how historical biases, geopolitical narratives, and youth moral panic potentially influence Canadian media’s use of sensational language, in turn impacting the coverage of social media platforms and potentially shaping public perception and policy in Canada
The effect of reduction and orthographic consistency in an auditory repetition task
No full textResearch poster from the Sixth Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of American and the Acoustical Society of Japan which took place December 1-5, 2025 in Honolulu, Hawaii.This research examines the relationship between effects of reduction and orthographic consistency on Japanese word production
A Sustainability Assessment of the Harte Trail
No full text2025The Harte Trail is a 6.5-kilometre urban parcel of land located within the neighbourhood of Charleswood in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Harte Trail is significant to the community’s leisure needs while supplying benefits of active transportation, environmental education, and biodiversity preservation. These benefits exist because the trail provides infrastructures and areas where people can conduct recreation, appreciate nature, strengthen community bonds, learn, and support sustainability initiatives. Several stakeholder groups manage this trail, primarily the City of Winnipeg, Friends of the Harte Trail, Manitoba Trails Association, and broadly, the general public. This sustainability assessment, based on key-informant interviews with members of stakeholder groups and a public engagement survey, led to recommendations about how regenerative sustainability could apply. The results indicated several areas where the trail can be improved. For example, reviewing infrastructure possibilities, forming partnerships, and preserving the existing strengths
Teaching Forests as Living Museums: Case Study Research in Innovative Practices that Further National, Community, and Environmental Sustainability
No full text2025Teaching Forests are physical entities with numerous attributes for human well-being, including ecological services (e.g., flood control, carbon storage relevant to climate change), provision of timber and non-timber forest harvests, health, and social benefits, and are places of spiritual value. In response to increasingly changing forest environments, Teaching Forest management requires innovative and proactive measures to integrate environmental, social, and economic imperatives in forest sustainability. Using an inductive approach, attributes, and activities of 54 Teaching Forests in the Northern Hemisphere, selected from Canada, the United States of America, and Europe, were reviewed online and from email interviews of management to identify three types of innovation: i) product, ii) processes, and iii) organizational change mechanisms. This study explores the opportunities, challenges, and innovative solutions of Teaching Forests and the potential for transferability of these innovations to Northern Alberta and Nova Scotia, Canada
Power, Relationships and the Influence of Community Development in Alberta Community Housing
No full text2025Canadian social housing exists in a web of power dynamics that creates a complex relationship between housing provider landlords and tenants. Housing providers have control over a significant aspect of tenants’ life through the approval and administration of their home. Community development, as a social process aims to inform and redistribute power in unbalanced relationships. Using Calgary Housing Company as a case study and conducting semi-structured interviews with staff and tenants, this thesis answers the question how are power relations between Alberta community housing landlords and tenants impacted by community development practises/projects? Findings indicate that power dynamics vary depending on how power is viewed, but that both groups feel a power imbalance in the relationship. The results suggest community development practices do impact the power relations, but such practices are understood and used more deliberately by landlords while tenants view the practises more inherently personal. Practical recommendations to help redistribute power are suggested in the conclusion of this work, including the need for further research into the relationship between social housing landlords and tenants
Climate Adaptation in Out-Of-Hospital Settings: Building Strategic Disaster Resilience in Ambulance Operations
No full text2025The study contributes insights to the academic dialogue surrounding the resilience and practices of ambulance services, particularly in the context of escalating climate-related risks and overlapping disasters, such as pandemics. This study uses a pragmatic lens to highlight the implications for operational adjustments within the British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) and comparable organizations. This research focus is a single BCEHS case study on the ambulance system’s resilience in the face of climate change-related disasters. The research focuses on operational capacity and organizational resilience in the context of climate disasters, such as wildfires, floods, heatwaves, and other health emergencies, such as pandemics. Key findings indicate challenges in organizational resilience, with staffing shortages emerging as the most-cited risk identified by 88.3% of respondents, highlighting vulnerabilities. The study applies the principles of high reliability organizations (HRO) and a complexity lens (i.e., wicked problems) and uses a mixed-methods approach involving interviews, a focus group, and a Likert-scale survey. The data were captured from disasters such as COVID-19, the 2021 British Columbia “heat dome” heatwave, and atmospheric river flooding in British Columbia in fall 2021 to explore and offer suggestions to improve situational awareness, disaster planning, and training and exercises, as well as developing strategies to include climate-related disaster risk in organizational planning and risk assessments
Exploring Experiences and Perceptions of NCR Offences
No full text2025This study sought to explore the needs of victims of individuals deemed NCR through the lens of victim service providers. This study was conceptualized due to a lack of literature addressing victims of individuals deemed NCR. Utilizing a narrative methodology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with two participants. Through an in-depth exploration of their lived experiences, the data revealed three major findings. The major areas of victim needs were tailored support to unique victim responses, professional collaboration and division of responsibility, and addressing challenges and limitations of victim services. This study concluded with recommendations on how to address these needs, including adjustments to the victim service delivery model and increased government funding. Limitations of this study included sample size and the absence of direct victim perspectives. This study has important implications for future research, practice, and policy, with areas of future research centered on increased sample sizes to improve academic rigour
Safeguarding tomorrow's data landscape with AI for youth: A practical handbook
No full textArtificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the way young digital citizens (ages 16-19) learn, socialize, and engage with digital technologies. While AI offers numerous benefits, such as personalized learning and entertainment, it also raises significant concerns about data privacy, informed consent, and the responsible use of personal information. This handbook aims to empower stakeholders by offering best practices and step-by-step guidance to protect youth data in AI contexts.This project has been funded by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)