It is estimated that between 30% and 50% of homeless individuals have a mental illness.

Some clinical programs at the Douglas Institute have already integrated recovery into their practices.

The research group directed by Rob Whitley studies the environmental factors that shape the onset and remission of mental illness.

Team members of the Mental Health and Society Research Group

Ongoing research projects that the Mental Health and Society Research Group is working on

Stress during pregnancy is also a risk factor that may have significant consequences for the developing fetus.

Documentation for the National Centre for Excellence in Mental Health (NCEMH)

Non-institutional residential resources aim to provide a living environment adapted to individual needs that promotes recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration.

Rob Whitley examines barriers and facilitators to recovery within both health services and the wider socio-cultural environment.

Eric Latimer, PhD, is a health economist and looks for ways to improve the services to people with severe forms of mental illness.