Akwatu Khenti, University of Toronto

Research

Ethnic And Immigrant Populations Health Professionals Mental Illness And Substance Use Mixed Methods Ontario Primary Health Care Rural And Urban Stigma And Discrimination

Latest papers

Cost of implementing the QualityRights programme in public hospitals in Gujarat providing mental healthcare.
The Indian journal of medical research · 2023 · senior author
Reducing stigma toward mental illness and substance use issues in primary health care in Chile: Protocol of a cluster controlled trial study.
Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022
Stigma and discrimination related to mental health and substance use issues in primary health care in Toronto, Canada: a qualitative study.
International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2020 · senior author

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Developing Partnerships to Engage Youth in Mental Health and Substance Use Services: Learning with an Emerging, Urban district of Metropolitan, Lima
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$19,944
Improving vaccine confidence in racial and ethnic minority communities: evaluating local public health partnerships in Ontario
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$232,764
Improving vaccine confidence in racial and ethnic minority communities: evaluating local public health partnerships in Ontario
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$156,324

All 6 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Cost of implementing the QualityRights programme in public hospitals in Gujarat providing mental healthcare.

Chatterjee S, Pathare S, Funk M, Drew-Bold N, Das P, Chauhan A, Kalha J, Krishnamoorthy S, Sapag JC, Bobbili SJ, Shah S, Mehta R, Patel A, Gandhi U, Tilwani M, Shah R, Sheth H, Vankar G, Parikh M, Parikh I, Rangaswamy T, Bakshy A, Khenti A

The Indian journal of medical research2023Senior author

DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2449_19 PMID: 37530307

02

Reducing stigma toward mental illness and substance use issues in primary health care in Chile: Protocol of a cluster controlled trial study.

Sapag JC, Traub C, Velasco PR, Arratia T, Alvarado R, Aracena M, Poblete FC, Villarroel L, Bravo P, Álvarez-Huenchulaf C, Jofré Escalona A, Vargas-Malebrán N, Bobbili S, Bustamante I, Khenti A, Corrigan PW

Frontiers in psychiatry2022

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1083042 PMID: 36606131

03

Stigma and discrimination related to mental health and substance use issues in primary health care in Toronto, Canada: a qualitative study.

Murney MA, Sapag JC, Bobbili SJ, Khenti A

International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2020.1744926 PMID: 32228393

04

Protocol: a cluster randomised control trial study exploring stigmatisation and recovery-based perspectives regarding mental illness and substance use problems among primary healthcare providers across Toronto, Ontario.

Khenti A, Mann R, Sapag JC, Bobbili SJ, Lentinello EK, Maas MV, Agic B, Hamilton H, Stuart H, Patten S, Sanches M, Corrigan P

BMJ open2017First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017044 PMID: 29162572

05

General Beliefs and Stigma Regarding Illicit Drug Use: Perspectives of Family Members and Significant Others of Drug Users in an Inner City in Brazil.

Ventura CAA, Carrara BS, Bobbili S, Vedana KGG, Khenti A, Hayashida M, Ferreira PS

Issues in mental health nursing2017

DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2017.1335362 PMID: 28662340

06

Participants' perception of a unique community of practice for substance abuse education in the Caribbean.

Reid SD, Downes E, Khenti A

Substance abuse2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1134753 PMID: 26713402

07

Developing a holistic policy and intervention framework for global mental health.

Khenti A, Fréel S, Trainor R, Mohamoud S, Diaz P, Suh E, Bobbili SJ, Sapag JC

Health policy and planning2016First author

DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czv016 PMID: 25832419

08

The Canadian war on drugs: structural violence and unequal treatment of Black Canadians.

Khenti A

The International journal on drug policy2014First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.12.001 PMID: 24418631

09

Global mental health: transformative capacity building in Nicaragua.

Sapag JC, Herrera A, Trainor R, Caldera T, Khenti A

Global health action2013Senior author

DOI: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.21328 PMID: 24088364

Developing Partnerships to Engage Youth in Mental Health and Substance Use Services: Learning with an Emerging, Urban district of Metropolitan, Lima

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Henderson, Jo; Quinlan-Davidson, Meaghen

Keywords: Engagement; Health Equity; Social Determinants Of Mental Health; Youth Mental Health And Substance Use Services

$19,944

Improving vaccine confidence in racial and ethnic minority communities: evaluating local public health partnerships in Ontario

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Joint Initiative

Principal investigators: Di Ruggiero, Erica

Keywords: implementation research; gender; public health; qualitative research; intersectionality ; equity; racial and ethnic minority; Evaluation ; community-centred interventions; faith-based organizations

$232,764

Improving vaccine confidence in racial and ethnic minority communities: evaluating local public health partnerships in Ontario

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Joint Initiative

Principal investigators: Di Ruggiero, Erica

Keywords: implementation research; gender; public health; qualitative research; intersectionality ; equity; racial and ethnic minority; Evaluation ; community-centred interventions; faith-based organizations

$156,324

Understanding and evaluating the role of partnerships with Canadian minority faith-based communities in improving vaccine confidence in communities and vaccination program implementers

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence

Principal investigators: Di Ruggiero, Erica; Loh, Lawrence; Allin, Sara; Fadel, Shaza A

Keywords: Equity; Faith-Based Organizations; Implementation Science; Public Health; Vaccine Confidence

$199,871

Provincial and key community responses to federal cannabis legalization: A multi-jurisdictional study

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Cat. Gr.: Pop. Health Interv. Res. on Legaliz. of Cannabis - FN/I/M and/or UIPop

Principal investigators: Rueda, Sergio; Hyshka, Elaine

Keywords: Cannabis Legalization; Multi-Jurisdictional Study; Public Health Impacts; Qualitative Methods

$100,000

Exploring Stigma, Discrimination and Recovery-Based Perspectives toward Mental Illness and Substance Use Problems among Primary Health Care Providers across Ontario

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Khenti, Akwatu A; Corrigan, Patrick

Keywords: Ethnic And Immigrant Populations; Health Professionals; Mental Illness And Substance Use; Mixed Methods; Ontario; Primary Health Care; Rural And Urban; Stigma And Discrimination

$575,116

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

Frequent collaborators

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
Psychology
Clinical Public Health Division
Community Health Sciences
Other

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Branka Agic

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Branka Agic

Psychology

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Hayley Hamilton

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Robert Mann

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Scott Patten

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Paper to mention

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ethnic And Immigrant Populations Dear Professor Khenti, 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]. I read your paper "Cost of implementing the QualityRights programme in public hospitals in Gujarat providing mental healthcare." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]