Danya Fast
(she/her)
BA, MA, PhD
Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Scientist, Foundry
Reimagining recovery with young people who use(d) drugs and their caregivers, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Scheme Grant, PI
Mobilizing Knowledge with Young People Who Use Drugs, Caregivers, and Providers: Informing Improved Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Services, Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Catalyst Grant, PI
Between homelessness and care (and back again): Navigating complex institutional trajectories among young people who use drugs in Metro Vancouver, Making the Shift, PI
Side-by-side: Improving the care system to improve health and well-being of youth who use crystal meth, Vancouver Foundation, Participatory Action Research Investigate Grant, PI
Side by side: Identifying strategies to address the health and social needs of youth who use stimulants, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Scheme Grant, PI
Substance use and addiction services engagement among vulnerable youth: An ethno-epidemiological study, Canadian Institutes of Health Research /SickKids – New Investigator Research Grant, PI
Substance use and addiction services engagement among vulnerable youth, Vancouver Foundation –Participatory Action Research Investigate Grant, PI
Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Award
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