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THE CCMHS PROJECT
The CCMHS was developed based on extensive research project. Below is a summary with links to the PHD thesis and the articles published from this research.
Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Sport-Focused Mental Health Service Delivery Model Within a Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport
The aim of this project was to design, implement, and evaluate a specialized sport-focused mental health service delivery model for competitive and high-performance athletes, integrated within a broader Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport (CCMHS). The project spanned three phases during which (a) a sport-specific mental health service delivery model for competitive and high-performance athletes was collaboratively designed by stakeholders (Design Phase), (b) the model was pilot-tested within the CCMHS (Implementation Phase), and (c) the model was evaluated to understand whether practitioners and clients perceived the care delivered or received within the model to be acceptable and appropriate (Evaluation Phase. Overall, the findings of the research project demonstrate that collaborative approaches can be successfully applied in sport to guide leaders in developing and testing novel models to improve the health outcomes of sport participants. The research also shows that an interdisciplinary team of practitioners can successfully deliver sport-focused mental health care that is acceptable and appropriate to clients. Lastly, the project provides data on the first known empirical project to design, implement and evaluate a specialized mental health service delivery model applied nationwide in person and virtually with competitive and high-performance athletes experiencing mental health challenges and symptoms of mental illness.
THANK YOU TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS WHO PROVIDED VALUABLE INPUT DURING THE RESEARCH PROJECT!
Stakeholders provided critical perspectives and competencies across one or multiple phases of the CCMHS Project. Representing coaches, athletes, mental health practitioners, researchers, sport administrators and therapists, these stakeholders had an incredible wealth of experience and knowledge, bringing both breadth and depth to the research team.
Individuals are presented in alphabetical order with their affiliation at the time of the study
Anna Abraham | Registered Psychotherapist | uOttawa Mental Health Coordinator
Roger Archambault | Vice-president of performance services, INS Québec
Lindsay Bradley | Sport Medicine Physician, uCarleton Sport Medicine Clinic
Keana Bush | Youth Athlete |Employee, Lending Hand Smart Mortgage Solutions
Jennifer Bushell | Registered Kinesiologist |Athletic Therapist, 360Centre360
Samantha DeLenardo | Co-Founder and President, SAMHI
Natalie Durand-Bush | Professor, uOttawa School of Human Kinetics | CCMHS Co-Founder
Carla Edwards | Sport Psychiatrist, Synergy Sport + Mental Health
Mario Gaetano | Educator, Ottawa Catholic School Board | Coach, uOttawa
Gary Goldfield | Registered Psychologist | Senior Scientist, CHEO Research Institute
Patrick Grandmaître | Head Coach, uOttawa Men’s Hockey Team
Göran Kenttä | Sport Psychologist, The Swedish Sports Confederation
Zul Merali | President and CEO, Royal Ottawa Hospital IMHR
Paul Noble | Senior Manager, True Sport, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Kevin Rempel | 2013 World Champion and 2014 Sochi Paralympic bronze medalist
Benoit Séguin | Director, uOttawa School of Human Kinetics
Danika Smith | uOttawa Student-Athlete Services and Compliance Officer
Shaunna Taylor | Chair, CSPA | Executive Director, PacificSport Okanagan Sport Centre
Penny Werthner | Dean, uCalgary Faculty of Kinesiology | Advisor, Canadian Olympic Committee
Krista Van Slingerland | PhD Candidate, uOttawa School of Human Kinetics | CCMHS Co-Founder
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Following are select publications pertaining to mental health and sport from members of our team.
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DesClouds, P., & Durand-Bush, N. (in press).
The stoic collegiate swimmer – The collaborative work of a certified mental performance consultant and clinical psychologist to address performance and mental health issues. In S. Castillo, C. Wooding, D. Barba, & S. Chroni (Eds.), Building consulting skills for sport and performance psychology: An international case study collection. New York, NY: Routledge.
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Durand-Bush, N., & Van Slingerland, K. (in press).
Mental health and sport in Canada: An example of sport-focused collaborative care. In C. H. Larsen, K. Moesch, N. Durand-Bush, & K. Henriksen (Eds.), Mental health in elite sport: Theoretical and applied perspectives on how to help athletes thrive. Oxford, UK: Routledge.
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DesClouds, P., & Durand-Bush, N. (in press).
Smartphones and varsity athletes: A complicated relationship. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Movement Science and Sport Psychology.
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Henriksen, K., Schinke, R., McCann, S., Durand-Bush, N., Moesch, K., Parham, W. D., … Hunziker, J. (2020).
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Van Slingerland, K. J., Durand-Bush, N., DesClouds, P., & Kenttä, G. (2020).
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Van Slingerland, K. J., Durand-Bush, N., & Kenttä, G. (2020).
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McNeill, K., Durand-Bush, N., & Lemyre, P-N. (2020).
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Van Slingerland, K. J., Durand-Bush, N., Bradley, L., Goldfield, G., Archambault, R., Smith, D., Edwards, C., Delenardo, S., Taylor, S., Werthner, P., & Kenttä, G. (2019).
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Van Slingerland, K., Durand-Bush, N., & Rathwell, S. (2018).
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McNeill, K., Durand-Bush, N., & Lemyre, P-N. (2018).
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Jordalen, G., Lemyre, P. N., & Durand-Bush, N. (2016).
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McNeill, K., Durand-Bush, N., & Lemyre, P-N. (2016).
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Durand-Bush, N., McNeill, K., Harding, M., & Dobransky, J. (2015).
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Simon, C. R., & Durand-Bush, N. (2014).
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Dubuc-Charbonneau, N., Durand-Bush, N., & Forneris, T. (2014).
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Durand-Bush, N., Collins, J., & McNeill, K. (2012).
Women coaches’ experiences of stress and self-regulation: A multiple case study. International Journal of Coaching Science, 6(2), 22-43.
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Gustafsson, H., Kenttä, G., Hassmén, P., Lundqvist, C., & Durand-Bush, N. (2007).