Mental Health Initiative

McMaster and the Faculty of Health Sciences have partnered with St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Homewood Health and Homewood Research Institute to establish a national network to treat trauma.  Under the leadership of Dr. Margaret McKinnon, the inaugural Homewood Chair in Mental Health and Trauma, the Homewood-McMaster Trauma Research Network will work to establish a network of researchers, evaluators and clinicians to advance clinical practice and outcomes in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related illnesses.