Linda Van Til, University of Manitoba

Research

Anxiety Canadian Armed Forces Cannabis Depression Mental Health Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Suicide Attempts Suicidial Ideation

Latest funding

Cannabis and Mental Health among Veterans in Canada: Understanding the Role of Trauma and Impact on Help-Seeking.
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
Workplace reintegration of Veterans with mental disorders
CIHR · 2008 · Co-investigator
$80,000

All 2 grants and awards

Cannabis and Mental Health among Veterans in Canada: Understanding the Role of Trauma and Impact on Help-Seeking.

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Catalyst Grant: Cannabis and Mental Health - Veterans

Principal investigators: Afifi, Tracie O; Van Til, Linda D

Keywords: Anxiety; Canadian Armed Forces; Cannabis; Depression; Mental Health; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Suicide Attempts; Suicidial Ideation; Trauma; Veterans

Workplace reintegration of Veterans with mental disorders

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Catalyst Grant: Planning & Develop. in Mental Hlth & Addiction in the Workplace

Principal investigators: Pedlar, David J

Keywords: Depression; Mental Health; Military Workforce; Operational Stress Injuries; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Veteran

$80,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Anxiety Dear Professor Van Til, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on anxiety connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Cannabis and Mental Health among Veterans in Canada: Understanding the Role of Trauma and Impact on Help-Seeking." (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]