The research mission of the CMHD is to promote mental health and wellness in racialized and other underserved communities through cutting-edge psychological science.

The work of the CMHD is interdisciplinary and collaborative, focusing on research with adults, youth, students, couples, and families across race, ethnicity, and culture.

Given the expertise in both cross-cultural mental health arenas of the CMHD investigators, the research products are intended to contribute significantly to understanding mental health disparities in communities of color, leading to the ongoing development of culturally-sensitive interventions.

The CMHD trains graduate and undergraduate students who are committed to alleviating mental health disparities, becoming culturally proficient scientists-practitioners, and developing programs in the community from a solid empirical basis.

The CMHD provides training opportunities for undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students from academic programs across the University of Ottawa, as well as visiting and remote scholars, to learn the skills needed to effect positive change in mental health disparity populations. All uOttawa graduate students in Psychology are welcome to conduct research in the lab.

The CMHD is dedicated to public service on multiple leves, as both scientists and citizens of the world.

The CMHD fulfills its service mission through educational lectures about mental health to the community and internationally, consultations with community organizations, and participation in community forums. Our center is in the process of developing interventions for the provision of mental health care to the underserved.

The CMHD is also active in raising awareness through social media, blogs, media interviews, and public discourse.