Denise Brend, Université Laval

Research

moral distress moral distress instrument (MDI)youth protection young offenders trauma-informed care secondary traumatic stress turnover intention residential childcare workers

Latest funding

Sensing the past: Exploring disability histories in Alberta
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$72,314
2025 Community of Practice on Child and Youth Trauma: Trauma-Focused Approaches as a Tool for Transforming Social Practice and Policy
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$80,000
Moral distress, organizational efforts to reduce secondary traumatic stress, and turnover intention among Canadian child and youth service providers.
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$14,491

All 5 grants and awards

Sensing the past: Exploring disability histories in Alberta

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sitter, Kathleen C.

Keywords: Disability; Storytelling; Participatory; Collaborative; Sensory Methods; History

$72,314

2025 Community of Practice on Child and Youth Trauma: Trauma-Focused Approaches as a Tool for Transforming Social Practice and Policy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Collin-Vézina, Delphine

Keywords: childhood trauma; trauma-informed care; restrictive measures; child protection centres; schools

$80,000

Moral distress, organizational efforts to reduce secondary traumatic stress, and turnover intention among Canadian child and youth service providers.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Brend, Denise

Keywords: moral distress; moral distress instrument (MDI); youth protection; young offenders; trauma-informed care; secondary traumatic stress; turnover intention; residential childcare workers

$14,491

Canadian Consortium on Child Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care: Developing cohesive intersectoral practices and policies to support trauma-impacted children and youth

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: trauma-informed care; complex trauma; child protection; child and youth services; outreach; engagement; intervention; policy

$1,088,509

Canadian Consortium on Child Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care: Developing cohesive intersectoral practices and policies to support trauma-impacted children and youth

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: trauma-informed care; complex trauma; child protection; child and youth services; outreach; engagement; intervention; policy

$807,914

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: moral distress Dear Professor Brend, 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 moral distress 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 SSHRC-funded project "Moral distress, organizational efforts to reduce secondary traumatic stress, and turnover intention among Canadian child and youth service providers." (2024), 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]