The STEPP Lab is engaged in numerous research projects at various stages. Below we list a sample of active studies. For information about these or other projects, please contact us.

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BPD-BOOST: An Anti-Stigma Intervention for People with Borderline Personality Disorder

The STEPP Lab has been working with an excellent team of people with lived and living experience of BPD to co-design a group therapy intervention to address self-stigma in BPD (BPD – Overcoming the Obstacles of Stigmatizing Thoughts). Currently we are examining the efficacy of BPD-BOOST in reducing stigma, shame, and symptoms in those who self-identify as being a person with BPD.

Current status: Recruiting participants

 

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Examining the Impact of a Peer-Led Group Program for People with Loved Ones at Risk for Suicide: Reducing Burden and Increasing Hope with The Sashbear Foundation

The Sashbear Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that leads the dissemination of Family Connections™ in Canada. Offering a delivery model fully comprised of volunteer peers, research is needed to demonstrate the efficacy and the mechanisms of this intervention. The current project examines outcomes related to hope, shame, and anger.

Current status: Pre-launch (study set-up phase)

This work is supported by the University of Toronto’s OVPRI Engaged Scholarship Fund

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Core Outcomes in Disability Accommodations for Students (CODAS): A Delphi Study to Develop and Mobilize Standardized Process and Outcome Indicators for Research and Practice

Our aim is to engage postsecondary students as experts in defining and prioritizing process and outcome indicators of disability policy and accommodations with a focus that encompasses academic and functional outcomes, as well as the unique needs of students reporting a primary mental health-related disability.

Current status: Pre-launch (study set-up phase)

This work is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth

 

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The Intersection of Mental Wellness and Disability Services in the Postsecondary Setting

The project highlights the changing needs of university students engaged with disability services on campus, specifically the fact that many more students are reporting a primary mental health-related disability. This research examines stigma, self-advocacy, and intersectionality when assessing the mental health needs of these students.

Current status: Recruitment is complete; data analysis and knowledge translation phase.

 

     This work is supported by Inlight Student Mental Health Research Initiative, and Institutional Strategic Initiative at the University of Toronto