Kara Fletcher, University of Regina

Research

community based participatory research lived experience drug use podcast digital storytelling narrative inquiry crystal meth youth

Latest papers

Restructuring Crisis Response Programs as Civilian-Led: A Scoping Review.
Administration and policy in mental health · 2026
A Systematic Review of the Relationship between Child Sexual Abuse and Substance Use Issues.
Journal of child sexual abuse · 2021 · first author
The current practice of social work in pain management: a scoping review on chronic disease.
Social work in health care · 2021

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Supporting Workers to Build Resilience in Trauma-Impacted Children: A Saskatchewan Pilot Study in a Residential Program
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$52,452
Stories to Tell: A Pilot Podcast Project for Youth with Lived Experience of Crystal Meth Use in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$74,935

All 2 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Restructuring Crisis Response Programs as Civilian-Led: A Scoping Review.

Rowe MW, Nguyen A, Lowe L, Fletcher K, Eaton AD

Administration and policy in mental health2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10488-026-01514-w PMID: 42366288

02

A Systematic Review of the Relationship between Child Sexual Abuse and Substance Use Issues.

Fletcher K

Journal of child sexual abuse2021First author

DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2020.1801937 PMID: 33017264

03

The current practice of social work in pain management: a scoping review on chronic disease.

King J, Tupper S, Fletcher K, Brose K, Goodridge D

Social work in health care2021

DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2021.1878318 PMID: 33487135

Supporting Workers to Build Resilience in Trauma-Impacted Children: A Saskatchewan Pilot Study in a Residential Program

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Milne, Lise

Keywords: resilience; mental health; children; residential care; skill-building; self-regulation; child welfare

$52,452

Stories to Tell: A Pilot Podcast Project for Youth with Lived Experience of Crystal Meth Use in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Fletcher, Kara

Keywords: community based participatory research; lived experience; drug use; podcast; digital storytelling; narrative inquiry; crystal meth; youth

$74,935

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

Donna Goodridge

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: community based participatory research Dear Professor Fletcher, 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 "Restructuring Crisis Response Programs as Civilian-Led: A Scoping Review." (2026), and it 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 "Stories to Tell: A Pilot Podcast Project for Youth with Lived Experience of Crystal Meth Use in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan" (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]