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Cheryl Forchuk

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ProfessorSchool of NursingWestern University

Cheryl Forchuk

Professor

School of Nursing

Faculty of Health Sciences

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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35 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (5 CIHR, 3 SSHRC), most recently in 2022.

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Publications

109

Citations

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Health Care Homelessness Integrated Care Qualitative Methods Social Services Community Health Technologies Computer Engineering Health Systems Re-Design

Latest papers

Family members' perspectives of laws, policies and practices in substance use disorder treatment: Systemic alienation of the family in Canada.
The International journal on drug policy · 2026
Bridging the Gap: Canadian Healthcare Providers' Perspectives of Harm Reduction and Substance Use Education in Hospital.
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association · 2026
"Beggars can't be choosers": Exploring service users' perspectives on charitable meal services while experiencing homelessness.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026

All 78 publications

Latest funding

Mapping social engagement among children experiencing residential instability in Ontario, Canada
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$50,212
Global Centers Track 2: Heat Adaptation
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Families Responding to Substance Use Disorders: A Community-Engagement Study to Promote Family-Centred Public Health Policy and Health Service Delivery
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 27 grants and awards

78 publications.

Family members' perspectives of laws, policies and practices in substance use disorder treatment: Systemic alienation of the family in Canada.

St-Amant O, Hamilton A, Stergiopoulos V, Parada H, Forchuk C, Barbeau B, Tanguay R, Mor J, Stoiljkovic B

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105238 PMID: 41905092

Bridging the Gap: Canadian Healthcare Providers' Perspectives of Harm Reduction and Substance Use Education in Hospital.

Scott LE, Forchuk C, Csiernik R

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association2026

DOI: 10.1177/10783903251405853 PMID: 41456201

"Beggars can't be choosers": Exploring service users' perspectives on charitable meal services while experiencing homelessness.

Easton C, Oudshoorn A, Smith-Carrier T, Forchuk C, Marshall CA

Social science & medicine (1982)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119826 PMID: 42731443

Black family members' cultural beliefs and experiences regarding substance use and misuse by relatives: A focused ethnography.

Monari EN, Booth R, Forchuk C, Csiernik R

Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse2026

DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2024.2331634 PMID: 38557270

When I can't help, I suffer: A scoping review of moral distress in service providers working with persons experiencing homelessness.

Perez S, Kerman N, Dej E, Forchuk C, George C, Easton C, Marshall CA

Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England)2025

DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2024.2426986 PMID: 39579356

Dementia care and mortality in people experiencing homelessness: A matched cohort study.

Shariff SZ, Lam M, Dasgupta M, Forchuk C, Booth RG

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

DOI: 10.1002/alz.70571 PMID: 40799142

Harm Reduction in Inpatient Hospital Settings: An Ethics (Principlist) Analysis.

Birkness K, Forchuk C, Serrato J, Rudnick A

Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10728-025-00530-5 PMID: 40515972

Black Family Members' Experiences and Interpretations of Supportive Resources for Them and Their Relatives With Substance Use Disorders: A Focused Ethnography.

Monari EN, Booth R, Forchuk C, Csiernik R

Qualitative health research2025

DOI: 10.1177/10497323241263261 PMID: 39213134

Belonging through meaningful activity in the transition from unhoused to housed

Plett P, Gewurtz R, Oudshoorn A, Forchuk C, Marshall CA

PLoS ONE20246 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310701

Experience of Family Members of Relatives With Substance Use Disorders: An Integrative Literature Review.

Monari EN, Booth R, Forchuk C, Csiernik R

Creative nursing2024

DOI: 10.1177/10784535241252169 PMID: 38758032

Mapping social engagement among children experiencing residential instability in Ontario, Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Fearon, Danielle

$50,212

Global Centers Track 2: Heat Adaptation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023National Science Foundation Global Centres

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Daniel

Keywords: Climate change; Physiology; Heat; Behavior; Technology

$125,000

Families Responding to Substance Use Disorders: A Community-Engagement Study to Promote Family-Centred Public Health Policy and Health Service Delivery

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: St-Amant, Oona M; Hamilton, Angie

Keywords: Substance Use Disorder

$100,000

The Ontario Canadian Research Initiative Node Team (OCRINT) Phase II Application

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: CRISM Phase II: Regional Nodes

Principal investigators: Rehm, Jürgen T; LeBlanc, Sean J; Papadimitriou, Maria; Shahin, Rita M; Elton-Marshall, Tara E; Forchuk, Cheryl; Hopkins, Carol A; Le Foll, Bernard; Long, Dennis; Werb, Daniel M

Keywords: Harm Reduction; People With Lived And Living Experience; Prevention; Research; Substance Use; Treatment

$2,399,202

Human-Centred Digital Innovation for Ethical and Trusted Data Governance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Wang, Xianbin

Keywords: Connected Society; Internet of Things; Trusted Data Governance; Ethical Data Handling; Law and Technology; Human-Centred Design; Process and Protocol Verification; Trust Management; Digital Innovation; Privacy Protection

$125,000

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: homelessness prevention; policy; knowledge mobilization; Indigenous homelessness; promising practices; youth

$336,992

When Crisis Meets Opportunity: Responding to COVID-19 with integrative health and sheltering models for persons experiencing homelessness

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.:Emerg. COVID-19 Res. Gaps & Priorities- Health care systems and services

Principal investigators: Elliott, Jacobi B; Forchuk, Cheryl

Keywords: Health Care; Homelessness; Integrated Care; Qualitative Methods; Social Services

$182,373

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: homelessness prevention; policy; knowledge mobilization; Indigenous homelessness; promising practices; youth

$693,526

Methamphetamine use and homelessness: A mixed methods and qualitative approach to exploring lived experience, service provider and landlord experiences and perspectives

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Marshall, Carrie Anne

Keywords: Homelessness; Housing; Mental Health; Methamphetamine; Mixed Methods Research; Substance Use

$100,000

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: homelessness prevention; research; policy; knowledge mobilization; Indigenous homelessness; promising practices; youth

$20,000

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

Profile data last refreshed on September 26, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Cheryl Forchuk

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Family members' perspectives of laws, policies and practices in substance use disorder treatment: Systemic alienation of the family in Canada.

Bridging the Gap: Canadian Healthcare Providers' Perspectives of Harm Reduction and Substance Use Education in Hospital.

"Beggars can't be choosers": Exploring service users' perspectives on charitable meal services while experiencing homelessness.

Black family members' cultural beliefs and experiences regarding substance use and misuse by relatives: A focused ethnography.

When I can't help, I suffer: A scoping review of moral distress in service providers working with persons experiencing homelessness.

Dementia care and mortality in people experiencing homelessness: A matched cohort study.

Harm Reduction in Inpatient Hospital Settings: An Ethics (Principlist) Analysis.

Black Family Members' Experiences and Interpretations of Supportive Resources for Them and Their Relatives With Substance Use Disorders: A Focused Ethnography.

Belonging through meaningful activity in the transition from unhoused to housed

Experience of Family Members of Relatives With Substance Use Disorders: An Integrative Literature Review.

Mapping social engagement among children experiencing residential instability in Ontario, Canada

Global Centers Track 2: Heat Adaptation

Families Responding to Substance Use Disorders: A Community-Engagement Study to Promote Family-Centred Public Health Policy and Health Service Delivery

The Ontario Canadian Research Initiative Node Team (OCRINT) Phase II Application

Human-Centred Digital Innovation for Ethical and Trusted Data Governance

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

When Crisis Meets Opportunity: Responding to COVID-19 with integrative health and sheltering models for persons experiencing homelessness

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

Methamphetamine use and homelessness: A mixed methods and qualitative approach to exploring lived experience, service provider and landlord experiences and perspectives

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

Frequent collaborators

Richard Booth

Helene Berman

Catherine Ward-Griffin

Abraham Rudnick

Yolanda Babenko-Mould

Daniel Lizotte

Marilyn Kertoy

Jan Richardson

Michael Silverman

Michelle Servais

Javeed Sukhera

Akshya Vasudev

Carole Orchard

Tracy Smith-Carrier

Anna Garnett

Gillian King

Lorie Donelle

Mary Catherine Law

Blake Poland

Catherine George

Tara Gomes

Jacobi Elliott

Areej Al-Hamad

Henry Parada

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Michael Borrie

Jason Gilliland

Rahel Eynan

Rebecca Gewurtz

Sandra Regan

Pamela Lahey

Marilyn Ford-Gilboe

Paul Stolee